Travel Occupational Therapist - Adult Rehab - $2,887 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel Occupational Therapist for a travel job in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Occupational Therapist
• Discipline: Therapy
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• 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: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an Occupational Therapist for an Adult Rehab Services unit, requiring acute and trauma experience along with current state licensure and BLS certification.

Details

• Acute and trauma rehabilitation setting within an Adult Rehab Services department
• Day shift schedule, 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week, 5 days per week
• Caseload of approximately 11-12 patients per day with a goal of treating 8 patients per shift
• Department staffs 15-16 OT/COTA professionals to meet high patient demands

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy required
• Current license from the state board required, if applicable
• Current BLS certification from AHA required upon hire
• Minimum of 1 year of experience required
• Acute and trauma experience required
• Critical care experience preferred
• Knowledge of occupational therapy principles, practices, and materials
• Skill in organizing and instructing therapy activities
• Ability to interpret physician prescriptions related to therapy needs
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with staff and patients
• Basic computer skills required

Additional Information

• Perform professional Occupational Therapy activities including planning, evaluating, and implementing individual and group treatment plans under physician direction
• Interpret physician referrals and select appropriate standardized evaluation procedures
• Evaluate patients across areas including independent living skills, occupational performance, prevocational work adjustment, educational skills, and psychosocial skills
• Develop treatment plans with short and long term goals, frequency, and duration
• Design and fabricate adaptive equipment and orthotic devices as needed
• Communicate goals and progress to patients and families
• Assist with discharge planning including equipment ordering and home therapy instruction
• May supervise students
• Candidates must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility
• Full date of birth and Social Security number required for consideration
• Returning workers may extend an assignment one time up to 26 weeks total, with a 6-month separation required before reapplying
• Facility enforces strict credentialing and compliance deadlines with no start date flexibility
• 30-day written notice required to cancel or end an assignment early

American Traveler Job ID #P-765864. 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 - Rehab

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