Outpatient & Inpatient | Monday to Friday, Day Clinic Hours | 40 Hours/Week | Take-Home Pay Up to $85/Hour (W-2)
| Take-home pay | Up to $85/hour (W-2), based on a guaranteed 40-hour week |
|---|---|
| Setting | Outpatient and inpatient |
| Schedule | Monday to Friday, daytime clinic hours (roughly 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, facility dependent) |
| Duration | 13 to 17 weeks |
| Location | Bethel, a fly-in regional hub on the Kuskokwim River (no road access) |
| License | Active Alaska PT license required |
| Experience | 1 to 3+ years, depending on the facility |
This is a travel physical therapist contract with the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) in Bethel, covering adult outpatient and inpatient care. YKHC is a Tribal health organization that serves nearly 30,000 people across roughly 50 rural communities in southwest Alaska, and Bethel is home to the only hospital in that entire region. That single fact shapes the job: as the PT here, you are not one therapist among dozens, you are a genuine resource for an area the size of a small state.
Expect a broad scope. You will treat a wide range of ages, diagnoses, and needs rather than a narrow specialty, work closely with a small team, and see the direct impact of your care in a community that depends on it. For a therapist who wants to practice at the top of their license and do work that clearly matters, this is a rare kind of assignment. It is demanding, and it is meaningful.
Bethel deserves an honest description, because it is genuinely remote and that is the whole point. It sits on the Kuskokwim River in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, about 400 air miles northwest of Anchorage, and there are no roads connecting it to the rest of Alaska. You fly in. The town itself is around 7,000 people and serves as the hub for dozens of smaller Native villages across the Delta.
The landscape is a vast wetland of thousands of lakes and two great rivers, the Kuskokwim and the Yukon, and the culture is deeply rooted in Alaska Native traditions. On your time off, the Delta offers river boating, world-class fishing, hunting, snowmachining in winter, and some of the best migratory bird watching anywhere. The climate is subarctic, with real winters. Cost of living runs high because everything arrives by air or barge, which is exactly why the pay is strong and why housing support matters, so ask your recruiter about it. Bethel is not for everyone, and the therapists who choose it tend to describe it as one of the most rewarding assignments of their careers.
This contract offers take-home pay up to $85 an hour (W-2) on a guaranteed 40-hour week, among the strongest physical therapist rates in the country and consistent with Alaska's standing as a top-paying state per BLS data. Travel packages typically combine a taxable hourly wage with tax-free housing and meal stipends for travelers who keep a qualifying tax home, following GSA rates for the area. Alaska has no state income tax, and in a remote hub like Bethel the housing piece of your package matters more than usual, so go over it carefully with your recruiter before you sign.
You need an active Alaska physical therapist license before you start, through the Alaska Board of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy. Licensing and credentialing for a remote assignment take time, so start early. Call us and a recruiter will walk you through the steps and help you plan the timing around your start date.
We Care Staffing places physical therapists on travel contracts across the United States, including Alaska. Pay, licensing, and location details here are current as of June 2026 and drawn from our active assignments and from public sources including the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Alaska licensing board. A recruiter reviews these figures regularly; call us at (866) 680-2920 to confirm the details for a specific contract.
Bethel contracts move when the right therapist calls. Reach a recruiter directly at (866) 680-2920 to talk through the assignment, pay, and housing. Prefer online? Submit your profile in two minutes and we will call you, or email careers@we-carestaffing.com.
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