Travel Occupational Therapist Inpatient - Houston, TX

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 8hr days, 40 hours a week, starting November 23, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $1,878 a week in all, a taxable rate of $20 an hour plus $1,078.26 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Occupational Therapist, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Houston, Texas. The Occupational Therapist provides patient care in an inpatient rehabilitation setting, delivering therapy sessions tailored to individual patient needs. The role requires efficient communication, flexible scheduling, and the ability to support patients with complex medical conditions.

Job Details

• Schedule: Tuesday through Saturday, 8-hour shifts, with a minimum of 40 hours per week. Occasional schedule changes may occur with prior approval.
• Assignment Dates: 11/23/2026 through 02/22/2027.
• Required Qualifications: State of Texas Occupational Therapy license; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Preferred Qualifications: Inpatient rehabilitation experience; neurorehabilitation experience.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: Patient care includes 30- to 120-minute sessions totaling approximately 6 to 6.5 hours of daily patient care. The care setting may receive patients with chest tubes, Jackson-Pratt drains, wound vacuums, tracheostomies, and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes. Acute care support may be required when needed. Navy scrubs are required. Weekend staffing and holiday coverage may be required during the assignment, including one major holiday and one minor holiday when applicable.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits