Travel Occupational Therapist - Acute Care - $2,446 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel Occupational Therapist for a travel job in Portland, Oregon.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Occupational Therapist
• Discipline: Therapy
• Start Date: 11/23/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an Occupational Therapist for an Acute Care Hospital setting, requiring at least 1 year of inpatient acute care experience and BLS and NBCOT certification.

Details

• Acute Care Hospital setting within a short-term acute care, teaching hospital with 536 total staff beds
• Day shift schedule, 5x8 hours, 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM
• Position will float between units
• Weekends required on a fluctuating basis (2-4 per month)
• Block schedule required
• Epic charting system used

Requirements

• Current OT license required if applicable
• Compact license must be in hand at time of submission
• Minimum 1 year of experience required
• Inpatient acute care hospital experience required
• BLS certification required
• NBCOT certification required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Trauma Level I and II experience preferred

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include billing/documentation, assessment, discharge planning, evaluation, plan of care, and reassessments
• Additional duties include home exercise programs, lifting and transfer, patient/family education, safety and injury prevention, and telephone communication
• Travelers may be expected to float between sister facilities near the contracted facility
• Any color scrubs accepted, with OR/Cath Lab scrubs provided by facility
• No parking fees
• First-time travelers considered for this block position
• Former employees may return after a 3-month waiting period, provided they do not live within 50 miles of the facility
• Local candidates accepted at a lower bill rate
• Local radius rule of 50 miles applies
• Must commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays
• RTO requests must be submitted upfront at time of submission
• 2 supervisory references required, covering 1 year of experience within the last 3 years

American Traveler Job ID #P-771447. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel Occupational Therapist - Acute Care Hospital

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