Physical Therapist (Travel) - Acute Care - $2,929/wk - Chewelah, WA
Listed compensation
$2,929/wk
The week · per this posting4-day week · 4×10s
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Job Description
Physical Therapist (Travel) - Acute Care - Chewelah, WA
VitalHire is hiring a travel Physical Therapist (Acute Care) for an acute care hospital in Chewelah, WA.
Contract Details
- Weekly pay: $2,929/wk
- Stipend: includes a housing and meals stipend of up to $1,267/wk where eligible (GSA FY2027 max for this location)
- Shift: Day (4x10 Hours) 7:20 17:50
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Start date: 11/2/2026
- Openings: 1
About the Assignment
- Will position float between units: per unit needs
- Are weekends required? No
- What are expected ratios? 1:5-10
- Charting: Epic
- Overtime: 40 total hours in 1 week: 1.3%
- Orientation: All Hours Billable - All orientation is billable for preferred profiles
Requirements
- Active license/certification for WA (compact accepted where applicable) and the Acute Care specialty
- 1-2 years of recent Acute Care experience
- State PT license and BLS
Key Responsibilities
Provide physical therapy services in an acute care hospital setting while floating between units as needed. Maintain accurate patient records using the Epic charting system.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 47 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% have no call, 51% require no weekends.
In Washington, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$101k (577 salary observations; 1,182 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,056 salary observations; 57,503 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · above average in physical therapy | ranked against 21,942 Physical Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Washington vs national | $101k median in Washington | $94k nationally (+7%)577 state / 15,056 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$142k in purchasing power | Washington index 107.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physical Therapy listings in Washington | 527 active | 22,056 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 62% no call · 51% no weekends47 benchmarked listings |
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$152k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$11k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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- No nights
- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Benefits & Perks
12 more from Vital Hire
- Physical Therapist (Travel) - Pediatrics - $3,205/wk - Apple Valley, CA · Apple Valley, California$167k
- Audiologist (Travel) - Audiology - $3,400/wk - Spokane, WA · Spokane, Washington$177k
- Social Worker (Travel) - LMSW - $2,139/wk - Edmonds, WA · Edmonds, Washington$111k
Living in Chewelah
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $386k
- Median resident rent
- $885/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 16 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 100.3
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.