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Travel Physical Therapist (PT) – $1,749 to $3,413 per week in Saint Joseph, MO

  • Company: CompHealth
  • Location: Saint Joseph, Buchanan County
  • Salary: $1,749–$3,413/wk
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CompHealth (comphealth.com) is a healthcare staffing firm that places clinicians on temporary and travel assignments. Public coverage notes Joint Commission recognition for quality and safety in health care staffing and leadership changes under parent CHG Healthcare, including a new CompHealth division president.

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CompHealth is seeking a dedicated Travel Physical Therapist (PT) for a full-time travel assignment in Saint Joseph, MO, with weekly pay ranging from $1,749 to $3,413. Join a supportive agency that pairs you with a personal recruiter backed by specialized teams handling the details that matter most to you.

About the Role

As a Travel Physical Therapist (PT) in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, you'll deliver hands-on rehabilitative care to patients working to restore mobility, manage pain, and regain independence. This day-shift position follows a schedule of five 8-hour days and is available to start as soon as possible. CompHealth makes the travel experience seamless so you can focus on what you do best — helping patients recover.

Key Responsibilities

  • Evaluate patients and design individualized physical therapy treatment plans
  • Deliver therapeutic exercises, manual techniques, and rehabilitation interventions
  • Track patient progress and adjust care plans to meet recovery goals
  • Educate patients and families on home exercises and injury prevention
  • Document treatment accurately and coordinate with the broader care team

Qualifications

  • Active Physical Therapist (PT) license valid in the state of Missouri
  • Degree in Physical Therapy from an accredited program
  • Availability for a day shift covering five 8-hour days each week
  • Willingness to begin a travel assignment in Saint Joseph, MO on an ASAP basis
  • Strong clinical judgment and a patient-centered approach to rehabilitation

About CompHealth

CompHealth is a trusted staffing agency connecting healthcare professionals with rewarding travel assignments nationwide. Every clinician is assigned a single point of contact — a personal recruiter supported by dozens of specialized teams. This structure lets your recruiter concentrate on the specifics that matter to you, from licensing and logistics to assignment details, throughout your placement in Saint Joseph, MO.

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Working in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County

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The role is on-site in Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri—not remote. Missouri is a Midwestern landlocked state bordering Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, with more than six million residents.

Missouri is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. With over six million residents, it is the 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield,

🇺🇸 Relocation safety for US: Exercise Normal Caution — via Warnely, CC BY 4.0

National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank

Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.3% — via FRED

National quits rate: 1.9% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)

Weekly initial unemployment claims: 215,000 — via FRED

GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank

Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank

Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank

Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD

Nearby history: St. Joseph City Hall, listed 1985 (10m away) — via National Register of Historic Places

Typical climate: average high 64°F / low 42°F year-round (summers around 86°F, winters around 20°F) — via NOAA 1991-2020 Normals

Walkability: Above average walkable (13.7/20) — via EPA National Walkability Index

Typical rent nearby: $832/mo (1BR) · $1,077/mo (2BR) — via HUD Fair Market Rents

  • Elevation 279m (915 ft)

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About this role & career path

Per O*NET 29-1123.00, physical therapists design treatment programs, evaluate outcomes, document care, and collaborate with patients and practitioners—skills that map directly to travel PT contracts across settings.

Traits that fit this role

  • Optimism
  • Sincerity
  • Perseverance
  • Empathy
  • Self-Control

Source: O*NET Work Styles (Distinctiveness Rank).

Typical preparation needed: Job Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school -- for example, a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. — via O*NET

Industry news

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Salary & compensation

The listing states a weekly range of $1,749 to $3,413 for this Saint Joseph travel PT role. No separate market survey figures are in the provided data.

Workers in Healthcare Practitioners & Technical occupations earn a national median of $71,383 — via US Census ACS / Data USA

Build the skills for this role

Build strength in exam-to-plan reasoning, progress documentation, patient and family education, and interdisciplinary handoffs. No certification resources or costs were supplied in CERTS.

  • Walk through a full initial eval and how you prioritize goals on a short travel stint.
  • Explain how you document response and adjust treatment mid-assignment.
  • Describe collaboration with host-site physicians when plans need revision.

Watch & learn

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Best for licensed PTs who thrive on temporary facility placements, rapid orientation, and independent caseload ownership in Saint Joseph rather than a permanent desk-bound or fully remote role.

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Listing facts

  • Role Travel Physical Therapist (PT) – $1,749 to $3,413 per week in Saint Joseph, MO
  • Employer Comp Health
  • Location Saint Joseph, Buchanan County
  • Type Full Time
  • Pay (from listing) $1,749–$3,413/wk
  • Posted June 11, 2026
  • Apply by 2026-07-28
  • Country context US
  • Overview Full original description on this page (319 words; rewritten for clarity, not a teaser paste)

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Typical work in Travel Physical Therapist

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  • Plan, prepare, or carry out individually designed programs of physical treatment to maintain, improve, or restore physical functioning, alleviate pain, or prevent physical dysfunction in patients.
  • Perform and document an initial exam, evaluating data to identify problems and determine a diagnosis prior to intervention.
  • Record prognosis, treatment, response, and progress in patient's chart or enter information into computer.
  • Instruct patient and family in treatment procedures to be continued at home.
  • Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjust treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
  • Confer with the patient, medical practitioners, or appropriate others to plan, implement, or assess the intervention program.

Source: O*NET

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