Travel Outpatient Occupational Therapist - $2,225 per week

Prime Staffing is seeking a travel Occupational Therapist for a travel job in Valdez, Alaska.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Occupational Therapist
• Discipline: Therapy
• Start Date: 08/03/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

ID: 63689539 Shift: Day 5x8-Hour (08:00 - 17:00) Description: OTReq ID: 63913Start Date: ASAPShift: 5x8 DaysRatios: N/aYears of Experience: 1First Timers Accepted: NoCerts REQ: BLSSkills REQ: Outpatient, Acute Care, LTC/SNF, Pediatrics PreferredIs on-call REQ: NoWill the clinician float within scope to meet facility needs?: NoOpen to accommodating a block schedule?: YesLocals Accepted: No - Candidates perm address must be at least 50 miles from facilityIf candidates have worked as Permanent Staff for any Providence facility they must be separated for at least 3 months prior to working as a traveler.Pending License Accepted: YesRTO Restrictions: Time off approved on an individual basis upon offerGuaranteed Hours: 72 Hours per 2 weeks - Traveler can be called off for 1, 8-hour shift per 2 weeksUNIT INFORMATIONLargely outpatient pediatric population. Department serves hospital (IP and swing bed), LTC and outpatient. PREFERRED: national patient safety goals/core measures, Billing, Feeding Techniques -Oral/Motor, disability sequence testREQUIRED: acute disorder, chronic disorder, functional activities, Standardized Assessments, developmental testing/treatment, mental retardationAbility to transition from inpatient, to OP and LTCPrior pediatric and IP experience preferred.HOUSING/VEHICLE INFORMATIONFacility provides housing and a rental car/vehicle to travelers during assignment.Housing units are typically 1-bedroom apartments.Housing will be available for move-in not earlier than 72 hours before contract begins and not longer than 24 hours after contract ends.PETS ARE NOT ALLOWEDHousing units are typically large enough to accommodate only the traveler. Bringing additional family members is not common and needs to be approved by the facility.Housing unit will need to be cleaned upon departure or it will be subject to additional cleaning fees billed to traveler.The facility will arrange for a vehicle for the traveler to use while on assignment. The vehicles are company-owned vehicles and are shared-use vehicles amongst travelers. Vehicle will be available for use no earlier than 72 hours before contract begins and not longer than 24 hours after contract ends.Only the traveler is authorized to be the operator of the vehicle.Traveler must provide copy of valid driver s license and proof of insurance prior to operating vehicle.Traveler s personal vehicle insurance policy must have rental car insurance to cover any accidents/damages to a rental car.Vehicles for traveler use are provided solely for use around town and should not be taken off-road or outside of 30-mile radius from facility.If traveler has time off during their contract they must turn in the vehicle during time off and they will be issued a new vehicle when they return.If you would like tire chains for vehicle this is will be an additional cost billed to traveler.Vehicle must be cleaned before return and with a full tank of gas. Modified Time:8/3/2026 7:00:00 AM Account Manager: Jordan Hinojos Account Manager Email: COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required Flu Vaccine: Unknown Submittals:Med Job Requirements & Qualifications Previous Charge Experience : - Years of Experience : 1 Patient Ratio Experience : Charting System Experience : Preferred Charting System Name : Epic Community Hospital Experience : - LTAC Experience : - Trauma Level I Experience : - Trauma Level II Experience : - Travel Experience Required : Yes Certifications : BLS, Manual Therapy*, Hand Therapy *Skills : Above knees prosthetics*, Activities of Daily Living, Acute Care, Adaptive Equipment Assessment (Adult), Adaptive Equipment Assessment (Pediatric), Adult Outpatient, Adult Rehabilitation Facility, Amputee*, Aquatic Therapy*, Arthritis program*, Assessment, Autism, Below knee prosthetics*, Biofeedback*, Cardiac Rehabilitation*, Cerebral Palsy, Children s hospital, Cognitive Assessment, Community Re-entry*, Crisis Intervention*, CVA Rehabilitation, Dementia/Alzheimers, Discharge, Dynamic splints*, Early Intervention*, Edema Massage*, Electrical Stimulation*, Evaluation, Feeding*, Functional Capacity Evaluation*, Functional Independence Measure (FIM)*, Functional splints*, Group Treatment*, Hand Injury, Hand Injury, Handwriting, Hip Fracture and Total Hip Replacement, Iontopheresis*, Job Task Analysis*, Joint Mobilization*, Kinesiotaping*, Knee Injuries and Total Knee Replacement, Learning Disability, Lifting and transfer, Long Term Acute Care (LTAC), Lower Extremity, Lymphedema management*, Multiple Sclerosis*, Myofascial Release*, Nerve Injury*, Neurodevelopmental Treatment, Orthoplast*, Orthotics*, Other Perceptual Assessment*, Paraffin Bath*, Parkinson s disease, Patient/Family Education, Pediatric Outpatient, Pediatric Rehabilitation Facility, Plan of Care, Reassessments, Reattachment*, Safety and injury prevention, Sensory Diet Program*, Sensory Integrative Testing/Treatment, Skilled Nursing (SNF), Soft Tissue Injuries, Spina bifida*, Spinal cord injury*, Standardized Assessment, Static splints*, Telephone calls, Tendon Repair, TENS*, Traumatic Brain injury, Ultrasound*, Upper Extremity, Upper extremity prosthetics*, Visual Perceptual Skills Testing/Treatment, Wheelchair Evaluation & Positioning*, infection prevention / fall/risk assessment Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling Scheduling Type : - Patient Ratios Days : - Patient Ratios Nights : - Patient Ratios Weekends : - Float Required : - Call Required : - Weekend Coverage : - Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract : - Pre-Approved Time Off : one Orientation Hours : - Facility & Patient Care Details Patient Age Groups : Adolescents, Infants, Adults, Pediatrics, Geriatrics Daily Census : - Number of Visits Per Day : - Number of Rooms : - Number of Beds : - Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support : - Patient Diagnoses : PREFERRED: InfantsDo not redirect or decline therapy travelers unless submitted to wrong discipline please screen for any missing skills or exp Special Procedures/Unit Details : Largely outpatient pediatric population. Department serves hospital (IP and swing bed), LTC and outpatient. PREFERRED: national patient safety goals/core measures, Billing, Feeding Techniques -Oral/Motor, disability sequence testREQUIRED: acute disorder, chronic disorder, functional activities, Standardized Assessments, developmental testing/treatment, mental retardationAbility to transition from inpatient, to OP and LTCPrior pediatric and IP experience preferred. Special Equipment : - #Tier4 Travel Compliance SSN DOB RTO must be included at time of the submission Holidays: traveler must be willing to work 2 out of the 3 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year Can only submit to 1 location within the region (PAMC, Seward, Valdez, Saint Elias Specialty Hospital, and Kodiak) Valid State License (Allowed to submit with a pending license, takes 10-12 weeks) Mile Radius Rule Applies ( must be 50 miles from facility) References Required No Locals Accepted If traveler accepts hospital provided housing or rental car, they are not eligible for housing or rental car stipends Candidates will float within the hospital or to affiliate hospitals near by Copy of Certifications Specific Charting Exp. (Epic) Return Staff Policy: Permanent staff must be separated from Providence for a minimum of 3 months to return as a traveler. Travelers can only work for a maximum of 1 calendar year in their assignment. Travelers are then required to take a minimum of a 6-month break before returning for another traveler assignment at the same facility. Facility only accepts Hep B vaccines and will not take titers or declination References Required: 2 References covering 1 year (6 months for CNA s) within the last 3 years during the compliance process and prior to start. Can include Charge RNs/Lead If required for the assignment, Client agrees to supply Providers with communication devices (i.e. cell phone, pager, etc.) needed to perform the duties as assigned at no cost to Provider or Agency. If Client does not provide a mobile phone required for the assignment, Client agrees to pay Agency monthly, for all work-related cell phone use by each Provider, up to a maximum amount of $50.00 as invoiced by Agency. Providers will be responsible for submitting monthly cell phone bill directly to Agency. Modules: Modules are non-billable, average 16 hours spent. Over 20 hours requires PM approval Modules are completed pre-start, and annually Time spent on modules is self-reported, completion is recorded in Workramp transcripts Submittal Details: #Tier4 Travel ComplianceSSNDOBRTO must be included at time of the submissionHolidays: traveler must be willing to work 2 out of the 3 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New YearCan only submit to 1 location within the region (PAMC, Seward, Valdez, Saint Elias Specialty Hospital, and Kodiak)Valid State License (Allowed to submit with a pending license, takes 10-12 weeks)Mile Radius Rule Applies ( must be 50 miles from facility)References RequiredNo Locals AcceptedIf traveler accepts hospital provided housing or rental car, they are not eligible for housing or rental car stipendsCandidates will float within the hospital or to affiliate hospitals near byCopy of CertificationsSpecific Charting Exp. (Epic)Return Staff Policy: Permanent staff must be separated from Providence for a minimum of 3 months to return as a traveler.Travelers can only work for a maximum of 1 calendar year in their assignment. Travelers are then required to take a minimum of a 6-month break before returning for another traveler assignment at the same facility.Facility only accepts Hep B vaccines and will not take titers or declinationReferences Required: 2 References covering 1 year (6 months for CNA s) within the last 3 years during the compliance process and prior to start. Can include Charge RNs/LeadIf required for the assignment, Client agrees to supply Providers with communication devices (i.e. cell phone, pager, etc.) needed to perform the duties as assigned at no cost to Provider or Agency. If Client does not provide a mobile phone required for the assignment, Client agrees to pay Agency monthly, for all work-related cell phone use by each Provider, up to a maximum amount of $50.00 as invoiced by Agency. Providers will be responsible for submitting monthly cell phone bill directly to Agency.Modules:Modules are non-billable, average 16 hours spent. Over 20 hours requires PM approvalModules are completed pre-start, and annuallyTime spent on modules is self-reported, completion is recorded in Workramp transcripts Guaranteed Hours: Contract Weeks:91

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