Location: Asheville, NC

Start Date: 07-12-2025

End Date: 10-11-2025

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Friday-Monday, 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM (day), 9-10 hour days

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $49 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients in an acute inpatient rehabilitation setting and develop individualized care plans that drive measurable recovery
• Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions across orthopedics, neurology, and cardiopulmonary populations
• Supervise and coordinate therapeutic care with PTAs, OTs, speech therapists, and rehab techs to ensure seamless patient progress
• Document clinical findings and progress thoroughly and efficiently using Cerner PowerChart
• Use patient lifting equipment and safe mobility techniques to protect patients and teammates
• Communicate evaluation results and plan goals clearly to patients, families, and interdisciplinary staff to promote successful discharge

Qualifications

• Current North Carolina license to practice Physical Therapy (required)
• Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy (required)
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience (acute care experience preferred; at least 1 year acute preferred)
• BLS certification (required)
• Comfortable with acute care procedures and a variety of patient diagnoses including ortho, neuro, and cardiopulmonary

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Knowledge & Skills

• Skilled in physical therapy evaluation and care plan development
• Strong therapeutic technique repertoire for inpatient rehabilitation
• Experience with Cerner PowerChart documentation
• Familiarity with patient lifting equipment such as SARA+ and Stedy
• Ability to supervise and coordinate multidisciplinary therapeutic care
• Good clinical judgment for acuity-based decision making

Benefits

• Supportive team that values YOU and your clinical expertise
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement support to keep you practicing
• Paid time off to recharge between assignments
• Professional development opportunities and access to continuing education
• Travel reimbursement and help with assignment logistics
• Medical, dental, and vision plan options to keep you healthy
• 401K retirement savings plan and life insurance options
• Referral bonus program to reward you for helping us grow

Travel Perks: Explore Asheville, NC

Explore Asheville’s vibrant outdoor and cultural scene when you’re off shift: walk the gardens and grand rooms of the Biltmore Estate, take scenic drives or hikes along the Blue Ridge Parkway, paddle or bike nearby rivers and trails, enjoy an eclectic downtown with sidewalk cafes, galleries, and boutiques, and sample the local craft beer scene that helped earn Asheville the nickname Beer City USA.

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