| Have you been considering a career in physical | | | | contract. To counter the expense of not living at |
| therapy, but don't want to be tied down? Many | | | | home, these contracts also offer additional money |
| people don't know that there is an emerging | | | | through meal stipends and living stipends This is to |
| career field in physical therapy, known as travel | | | | offset the cost of having to rent a furnished |
| therapy. As a standard physical therapist, you | | | | apartment as well as cover some of the extra |
| could work in a hospital, clinic, nursing home, or | | | | expenses that may arise, including the travel |
| even a rehabilitation center. As a travel physical | | | | expenses themselves. |
| therapist, you will work in the same structures, | | | | This situation is ideal for people who are new to |
| but have the advantage of not being tied down. | | | | the physical therapy industry as well as veterans |
| You will be able to travel across the entire | | | | who simply want a change of scenery. If you are |
| country, and even pick and choose what jobs you | | | | new to the industry, it is a great opportunity to |
| want. | | | | gain real-world experience in a variety of |
| Traveling physical therapy is not much different | | | | situations. This experience could quickly translate |
| than any other type of physical therapy. You will | | | | into a better position once you have decided |
| still be helping patients with rehabilitation, mobility, | | | | where you want to settle down. Additionally, |
| flexibility, and much more. However, your job will | | | | these agencies will often also pay for any |
| be structured much differently. Most traveling | | | | continuing education that you get while working |
| physical therapists would work through an agency. | | | | for them. This is perfect for someone looking to |
| These types of agencies don't charge fees to | | | | further their education to gain additional |
| their workers, but rather to the hospitals and | | | | specialization. |
| centers that hire them, much like a temp agency | | | | If you like to travel, then a traveling physical |
| does. | | | | therapy career could be exactly what you are |
| As a traveling physical therapist, the agency would | | | | looking for. You will get paid to travel to new |
| offer you a contract. This contract could be | | | | places on a regular basis, get additional education |
| anywhere in the country, and it would outline | | | | paid for, and gain real-world experience in a |
| where you would be working, for how long, and | | | | variety of settings. Traveling physical therapists |
| what your pay would be. If you were happy with | | | | will also make more than then an immobile |
| the contract, you would accept it and then move | | | | physical therapist with the same experience and |
| to wherever you needed to move to fulfill the | | | | skills. |