Helping travel therapists take control of their careers and live the adventure of their dreams.
Thoughts and musings related to the art and practice of physical therapy from the perspective of two OCS trained travel physical therapists. Thoughts and musings related to the art and practice of physical therapy.
There’s no doubt about it, we live in unprecedented times – not just in the world of travel healthcare, but in modern physical therapy and the world as a whole. The last month and a half we’ve been bombarded by information from every channel – news media, colleagues, neighbors, and daily email briefings from...
Written by: Stephen Stockhausen PT, DPT, OCS I have to warn you in advance. This article is going to be part advice and part tirade against the complacency and general obliviousness that unfortunately has seeped into physical therapy, and even the travel PT community. Sure, I could list a dozen valid and useful tips...
11 Reasons Why You Need to be a Travel PT and 1 Reason Why Not We get asked all of the time “why should I be a travel PT?” In our typical fashion here is our not-so-short answer to this question. Here are our 11 reasons why you need to be a travel PT,...
How Getting Fired Helped Me to Get Every Job I’ve Applied for Since “Steve, can I see you in the Pendelton room for a quick chat? Oh, and Haley, Im going to need you to join us as well as a witness.” Uh, oh. This cannot be good. I had been working at the...
Announcing Our Travel PT Course Launch! Finally… a course to help therapists take control of their careers and live the adventure of their dreams! Check out the course HERE Are you feeling tired of: Feeling yanked around by recruiters? Endlessly applying to jobs without even call back? Getting taken advantage of by lopsided contracts?...
Our Big Announcement! After months of hard work we are finally ready to announce the launch of not 1, but 2 courses! On 8/11/18 we will be accepting enrollment for both Elite Level courses! Driving home our site-wide theme of being able to take control of our personal and professional lives, this course guides...
The #1 Key to PT Job Security One of the biggest concerns soon-to-be travelers have (at least as expressed to me) is the nagging worry that there will come a time in which the simply cannot find a job. Involuntarily unemployed. It is an understandable concern. Especially if they are still drowning in school...
How RCS-1 Will Impact Travel Therapists In a galaxy far far away, eggheads strapped to the cubicles of the CMS death star have created a new and menacing weapon to unleash upon the innocent therapists across our great land. They have named it: RCS-1 Similar to R2-D2 or C-3PO, RCS-1 is cold, robotic, and...
Top 5 Misconceptions of Travel Therapy As interest in travel therapy grows so too does the tales of its pros and cons. In this post we will breakdown the top 5 misconceptions of travel therapy and travel therapists. 1. Assignments or Placements One of the main focal points of this site has been, and...
Travelers as Leaders Why and How Travelers can be Leaders “Oh, you’re a Travel therapist…” – the words dripping with so much disrespect that they are bordering disdain. Plunk. We have been categorized and judged, dropped into the mental bucket labeled “just another traveler” and cast aside. This is the reception we receive at...
