[Remote] Travel Program Project Manager
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. PT Solutions Physical Therapy provides rehabilitation services and is committed to expanding access to quality care. The Travel Program Project Manager manages the organization’s internal travel program, coordinating therapist placements, staffing requests, onboarding, compensation, utilization reporting, and vendor relationships. The role aligns travel staffing execution with operational needs, financial parameters, and recruitment strategy.
Responsibilities
- Reviews and evaluates internal travel staffing requests in partnership with operational and financial leadership to ensure alignment with business needs and budget expectations
- Coordinates internal traveler placements in partnership with operational leadership teams, ensuring timely fulfillment of approved staffing requests
- Maintains a centralized system of record for all internal travel therapists, including availability, assignments, and historical placement data
- Communicates approval/denial decisions to operational leaders and ensures clarity of expectations regarding coverage duration, productivity assumptions, and ramp expectations
- Facilitates assignment logistics including start dates, end dates, onboarding timelines, and transition planning
- Facilitates structured introductions between hiring managers and internal travelers to align on assignment expectations, goals, and considerations specific to location
- Oversees onboarding coordination for internal travel therapists, including offer letter processing, compliance tracking, and specific system needs
- Coordinates with HR and Payroll to administer traveler compensation, including living expenses, relocation reimbursement, and expense approvals
- Coordinates with onboarding and operations to communicate onboarding timeline and schedule
- Conducts recurring operational reviews with leadership teams to assess traveler utilization, open staffing needs, and assignment effectiveness
- Tracks internal traveler utilization trends and provides reporting to support workforce planning decisions
- Partners with operational leadership and finance to refine placement criteria, approval thresholds, and prioritization framework
- Manages relationships with external travel staffing vendors to supplement internal travel capacity
- Oversees vendor performance, including responsiveness, fill rates, and traveler quality
- Leads rate negotiations and ensures vendor agreements align with practice financial needs
- Supports contract management and ongoing vendor accountability on traveler performance and upholding agreed upon terms
- Partners with Operations, Finance, and Talent Acquisition to align internal travel deployment with staffing needs and growth strategy
- Serves as the central coordination point between stakeholders to ensure efficient execution of internal travel staffing decisions
Skills
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Efficient in Microsoft applications
- 4-year college degree preferred
Benefits
- Industry-leading professional development opportunities for clinicians
- Ongoing evidence-based clinical education for clinicians
- Dedicated mentorship opportunities for clinicians
- An APTA-accredited Orthopaedic Residency Program for clinicians
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