Job Description

Our Company

Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation

Physical Therapist (PT) – Flexible / PRN (W2)

Rehab Without Walls® Neurorehabilitation | Santa Cruz, CA

Redefining Recovery by Bringing Outpatient Care to Real Life

At Rehab Without Walls®, we take an innovative approach to rehabilitation delivering outpatient‑level therapy directly to individuals in their homes and communities Our Home & Community–based care model allows patients to rebuild independence where life happens, while offering clinicians flexibility, autonomy, and meaningful collaboration.

We’re seeking an experienced Physical Therapist for a flexible PRN, W2 role (not 1099) in Santa Cruz, CA. This position offers consistency with a manageable caseload, organizational support, and the opportunity to make a powerful, real‑world impact.

Who We’re Looking For:

• An experienced Physical Therapist interested in serving as a primary therapist from evaluation through discharge.
• Availability for approximately 15–20 hours per week, typically supporting 3 consistent clients
• Passionate about functional, real-world rehabilitation delivered beyond traditional clinic walls.
• Motivated to help clients transition back to meaningful life activities, including:
  • Independently picking up and managing prescriptions
  • Returning to driving
  • Transitioning back to work
  • Participating in yoga, light hiking, and community mobility
• A clinician who thrives with professional autonomy while valuing collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of PTs, OTs, SLPs, and LCSWs

Why Rehab Without Walls®:

We don’t believe recovery stops at the clinic door. By bringing the outpatient experience directly to the client, we help individuals practice skills where they’re actually needed leading to better carryover, stronger outcomes, and deeper therapeutic relationships.

This role is W2 PRN, not 1099 meaning you receive:

• Organizational and clinical support
• Payroll consistency and liability coverage
• Access to education, leadership, and interdisciplinary collaboration
• PRN flexibility with the stability of an established neurorehabilitation program

What You’ll Receive:

• Flexible Schedule Created by You – Built collaboratively with your clients.
• Hourly Pay – Paid for your time, not just visits.
• In-Person, 1:1 Therapy with indirect work completed from home (documentation & communication).
• Continuity of Care as the Primary Therapist from evaluation to discharge.
• Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration & Co-Treat Opportunities
• Drive Time Paid at Your Clinical Rate + Mileage Reimbursement
• No Weekend Shifts
• Educational Program Access
• Growth & Advancement Opportunities within an innovative, patient-centered model.

If you’re ready to practice physical therapy in a way that’s flexible, functional, and truly impactful, we’d love to connect.

Apply today and experience Rehab Without Walls® where outpatient care meets real life.

Qualifications

What you will need:

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy from a college or university with accredited Physical Therapy program
• Current, unrestricted license as Physical Therapist by state in which practicing
• Current Basic Life Support or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification in accordance state regulations
• A minimum of one year’s work experience as a physical therapist preferred
• Demonstrates knowledge of rehabilitation techniques related to complex neurological injury

External Job Description

What you will do: Responsibilities listed include but not limited to:

• Perform evaluations and develop treatment plans
• Regularly re-assess effectiveness of treatment plans, attend staffing meetings and family conferences
• Perform discharge evaluations, make appropriate recommendations for home and community safety, and provide referral and education resources
• Communicate patient’s needs and progress to the treatment team, physician, person receiving services and family members
• Communicates with other disciplines to ensure collaboration, coordination of care and enhance patient outcomes

About our Line of Business

Rehab Without Walls, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, is a revolutionary neurorehabilitation program that moves individuals outside the walls of institutional settings and into their natural home and community environment through a continuum of care. It is designed to significantly help people who have primarily experienced a brain injury, spinal cord injury, or stroke/CVA through accident or illness regain functional capabilities. By providing care in the home, community, workplace, or school, Rehab Without Walls promotes greater health through the recovery process, all with industry-leading outcomes that dramatically improve functional skills and independence for patients. For more information, please visit www.rehabwithoutwalls.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Additional Job Information

• Communicates effectively and professionally in verbal and written interactions
• Ability to lift 50 pounds
• Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients which may involve lifting of up to 100 pounds following safety procedures
• Duties require fine motor skills, visual acuity, and walking/ standing for extended periods
• Additional physical requirements include: pushing/pulling, bending/stooping, reaching, kneeling, and positioning frequently at times
• A health screen or examination may be required prior to assignment and periodically thereafter, depending on the specific location policy, local or state regulations to verify that he/she is physically capable of performing assigned duties with or without reasonable accommodations