Travel Physical Therapist - Highlands Ranch, CO
- 8-hour shifts
- Travel
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $2,041 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel physical therapist assignments post a median of $2,268 a week, the middle half $2,050 to $2,460, across 1,317 assignments, so this one is below the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
Tax-free stipend limit here
GSA's per diem rate for Highlands Ranch, CO (GSA's Douglas area) is $113 a night for lodging in November 2026 and $80 a day for meals and incidentals: $1,351 a week. Agencies set tax-free housing and meal stipends against it, for a traveler who keeps a tax home elsewhere; the posting's own figure says what this assignment pays. Stipend limits in Colorado.
Licensed in another state?
Colorado issues and accepts PT Compact privileges: a physical therapist or PT assistant whose home state is a member can take this job on a compact privilege instead of a Colorado license, $95 for a PT. (PT Compact Commission, 9 Nov 2026.) For a Colorado license, apply to the Colorado State Physical Therapy Board (Division of Professions and Occupations) for a license by endorsement: what Colorado asks. Every state's PT Compact status.
What Colorado requires of a physical therapist
Physical Therapist License, from the Colorado State Physical Therapy Board (Division of Professions and Occupations).
- An endorsement applicant attests to graduation from an accredited (or substantially equivalent) program, passage of the NPTE and a clean practice history, submits verification from every jurisdiction where a license was ever held, proves at least one year of current licensure in a substantially similar scope of practice, and submits fingerprints for CBI and FBI criminal history checks.
- Staying active: Licenses renew on a two-year cycle; after the first renewal, physical therapists complete a self-assessment, a learning plan and at least 30 hours of professional development activities per period, at least 20 of them in educational coursework, fellowships or residencies.
Physical therapist jobs and requirements in Colorado · Every state's rule
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About the job
This travel Physical Therapist job in Highlands Ranch, CO with Advantis Medical is a 13-week travel Physical Therapist contract at UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital. This role pays $2,041 per week and follows a Variable shift with a 5x8 schedule.
In this travel Physical Therapist job, you will support patient care through specialty-specific clinical services, perform assessments and treatments within your scope of practice, document patient progress, operate relevant medical equipment, and collaborate with physicians and the broader care team to help deliver quality patient outcomes.
Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with personalized recruiter guidance, fast and straightforward onboarding, complimentary licensing support, and benefits that start on Day 1.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate patients and establish individualized treatment plans and functional goals
- Deliver therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, and gait and mobility training across a varied caseload
- Reassess progress and adjust each plan of care to keep patients advancing toward their goals
- Direct and collaborate with Physical Therapist Assistants and the interdisciplinary care team
From Advantis Medical's job posting, checked 12 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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Travel nursing and allied staffing company, certified by The Joint Commission, placing registered nurses, therapists and imaging technologists on contracts of 8 (source: Advantis Medical, FAQs for Travel Nurses & Allied Health Clinicians) to 26 weeks (most 13 weeks) at hospitals across the US. Sources: Advantis Medical, About Us; Advantis Medical, FAQs for Travel Nurses & Allied Health Clinicians
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