Travel Physical Therapist (PT) - $2,579 per week in Lancaster, PA
Company: TalentBurst Inc.
Location: Soudersburg
Posted on: January 15, 2026
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Job Description:
Physical Therapist Location: Lancaster, PA Agency: TalentBurst
Inc. Pay: $2,579 per week Shift Information: Days - 5 days x 8
hours Start Date: 3/16/2026 About the Position Physical Therapist
13 Weeks Lancaster PA, 17602 Additional Information M-F 8a-4:30p,
potential weekend coverage needed. No holidays needed. 3-5 years
Creds required: PA license, Master/Doctorate Degree, BLS Mixed
populations but 90% adult. Productivity-8 patients per day in an 8
hour shift. Level 1 trauma, nearly 600 beds. Rotating floors-
ortho, trauma and cardiac patients. EMR- EPIC Team-35 teammates,
mix of PT's and PTA's (will stay on same team for entire contract)
Tan and black scrubs and comfortable shoes. Previous UPHS employees
are not considered for contractor rehires unless they have been
seperated from the organization for 2years. POSITION SUMMARY: The
purpose of the Physical Therapist position is to practice the art
of physical therapy in accordance with the physician's instructions
and Code of Ethics of the profession. Patient care includes care to
patients in the following age groups: pediatric (newborn through 12
years), adolescent (13 through 18 years), adult (19 through 64
years), and geriatric (65 years and above). ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without
reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties: • •
Evaluates the patient with objective measurements. • Interprets
evaluation findings and discusses them with the patient, family,
significant others, and treatment team. • • Supervises physical
therapists' assistants or aides in the performance of treatment
procedure. • • • Monitors and re-evaluates the patient's response
to intervention and modifies treatment in agreement with the
physician. • Maintains documentation in the patient's records of
evaluation, treatment, assessment, and plan. • • Evaluates the
patient's history and extracts precautions, contraindications,
diagnoses, goals, potential and any pertinent information that
would affect treatment. Develops treatment goals and plans which
may include intervention/adaptation strategies within the realm of
the physician's prescription and makes recommendations to the
physician concerning the patient's treatment. Coordinates treatment
plan with the patient, family, significant others, and treatment
team through active participation in meetings and departmental
conferences. Implements treatment plans and supervises the
patient's use of equipment and takes the necessary precautions in
implementing the prescribed treatment. Complies with the
established standards, policies, procedures; including billing,
reimbursement, scheduling and emergency procedures according to
departmental guidelines. Develops appropriate home or community
programming to maintain or enhance the performance of the patients
in their environment. Participates with the multi-disciplinary team
in all aspects of discharge planning including determination of
appropriate home or community programming, home equipment, and
patient/family education. Terminates services per physician’s
orders, or when goals have been achieved. 07:52 PM 10/04/2025 Page
2 of 8 • Maintains and monitors own work schedule and that of team.
• • • Reviews the quality and appropriateness of the services
delivered for effectiveness and efficiency using predetermined
quality assurance criteria. Participates in Physical Therapy
student programs under the supervision of the Center Coordinator of
Clinical Education. .Attends and documents participation in staff
meetings and mandatory or voluntary in service programs.
Participates on sectional and departmental Participates on
sectional and departmental shared governance committees. Develops
and provides in service education to paraprofessionals and the
community. SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered
secondary to the primary duties listed above: • Performs basic
housekeeping, supply, and maintenance functions. • Assists in
directing and transporting patients. • Other duties as assigned.
JOB REQUIREMENTS MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: • • • Bachelor of
Science degree, as well as PA licensure, issued by the State Board
of Physical Therapy. Master of Science degree is preferred. CPR
certification. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • One (1) year of general
physical therapy experience. COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS
ATTENTION/CONCENTRATION the following level of ability is essential
for the jobholder to focus on certain aspects of current experience
and reject others: • Your job requires the ability to attend to
more than one aspect of a situation simultaneously. • It is likely
that multiple task demands are going to be required of you. •
Multiple tasking may involve switching from one job to another or
switching from one task to another within a given job. NEW LEARNING
AND MEMORY the following level of ability is essential for the
jobholder to learn and retain material: 07:52 PM 10/04/2025 Page 3
of 8 • A large portion of your job requires reliance on verbal
memory and new learning. Efficiency in processing of complex
information form is a major requirement of the job. You must be
able to attend to and process multiple bits of information
simultaneously. • • • You must be able to organize and categorize
this information effectively so that later recall is feasible.
PROBLEM SOLVING, REASONING AND CREATIVE THINKING the following
level of ability that is essential for the jobholder to think (in
order to solve a problem) by combining two or more elements from
past experience or imaginative thought: • Your job requires much
autonomy of thought and problem solving. • You must be able to
apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define
problems. • • You must be able to collect data, establish facts,
and draw valid conclusions. • You must be able to deal with a
variety of concrete and abstract variables. You must be able to
think abstractly; to form concepts, use categories, generalize from
single instances, apply procedural rules and general principles,
and recognize subtle/intrinsic aspects of a problem. The
development of hypothesis and potential solutions to problems
involves careful interpretation, analysis and diagnosis.
TEMPERAMENTS: The following are essential requirements of the
position in relation to job worker situations. These items describe
how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act: • • • •
Leadership, control and planning: Ability to accept responsibility
for leadership, direction, control, planning, negotiating,
organizing, directing, supervising, formulating practices, or
making final decisions. (Typical roles include team leader,
supervisor, or other management positions.) Interpersonal
relations/Customer focus: Ability to maintain relationships that
facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts;
to recognize needs and be sensitive of others. You must show
sensitivity to patient anxiety and be understanding of customer and
team member concerns. Variety and change: Ability to perform a
variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a
different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving
significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures,
environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.
Communication: Ability to exchange information with others clearly
and concisely; to present ideas, facts and technical information.
You should be able to relate to people from a broad range of
demographic backgrounds and of varying levels of professionalism.
Working within tolerances, set limits or standards: Ability to
adapt to situations requiring the precise attainment of set limits,
tolerances, or standards; to be precise, thorough, exacting, or
meticulous in regard to material worked; or in activities such as
numerical determinations, record preparation, or inspecting. •
Planning and control: Ability to identify task requirements of
one's own job and monitor self-progress toward accomplishment.
Ability to coordinate schedules to maximize productivity. You
should take initiative in identifying what needs to be done and
07:52 PM 10/04/2025 Page 4 of 8 do it. • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Influencing others: Ability to influence people in their opinions,
attitudes or judgments about ideas or things; to motivate, convince
or negotiate. An ability to think positively and keep in mind the
"big "picture." Performing under stressful conditions: Ability to
perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical,
unusual, or dangerous situations, or in situations in which working
speed and sustained attention are critical aspects of the job; to
be subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular,
consistent part of the job. Creativity, feelings or ideas: Ability
to adapt to situations involving the interpretation of feelings,
ideas, or facts in terms of personal viewpoint; to use creativity,
self-expression, or imagination. EQUIPMENT USAGE REQUIREMENTS
Equipment/Tools: grinder, whirlpool, cast cutter, heat gun,
telephone, intercom, dictation equipment, copier, ultrasound,
electrical stimulator, TENS, mechanical traction, shortwave
diathermy, biofeedback, computerized exercise equipment,
fluidotherapy, bicycle, hydrocollator, phoresor, treadmill,
compression pump, paraffin, work simulator, kitchen appliances,
ergometer, pen/pencil, goniometer, BP cuff, stethoscope, saw,
scissors, scalpel/hemostat, reflex hammer, syringe, dynamometer,
visual screening, sensation test tools, olfactory evaluation
Software: All PMR related software PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Rarely
0-10%; Occasionally 11-35%; Frequently 36-70%; Continuously 71-100%
Body Position/Movement: Sit: Occasionally Stand: Frequently Walk:
Frequently Bend: Frequently Push: Frequently Pull: Frequently
Kneel/Squat: Occasionally Reach: Frequently Twist: : Occasionally
Balance: : Occasionally Climb: Occasionally Lifting: Degree of
physical exertion is: 07:52 PM 10/04/2025 Page 5 of 8 Moderate,
exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10
pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force
constantly to move objects. Sensory Abilities specifically
required: • Vision • Hearing PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT WORKING
CONDITIONS: Position involves exposure to the following harmful
elements: • Blood borne Pathogens Disclaimer: This job description
is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive
list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working
conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be a
reflection of those principal job elements essential for
recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for
establishing performance standards. The percentages of time spent
performing job duties are estimates, and should not be considered
absolute. The incumbent shall perform all other functions and/or be
cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of
management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this
job in part or in whole. Incumbent must be able to perform all job
functions safely. TB_HC ZR
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