Travel Occupational Therapist

Travel Occupational Therapy in Asheville, NCThis travel Occupational Therapist job in Asheville, NC with Advantis Medical is a 13-week travel Occupational Therapist contract at Mission Hospital. This role pays $2,012 per week and follows a Days shift with a 5x8 schedule. In this travel Occupational Therapist job, you will support patient care through specialty-specific clinical services, perform assessments and treatments within your scope of practice, document patient progress, operate relevant medical equipment, and collaborate with physicians and the broader care team to help deliver quality patient outcomes.Job DetailsFacility: Mission HospitalLocation: Asheville, NC 28801Contract Length: 13 WeeksShift: Days (5x8)EMR System: MeditechResponsibilitiesEvaluate patients' functional, cognitive, and daily-living needs and establish individualized treatment plans and goalsDeliver occupation-based interventions that rebuild independence in self-care, home, and daily activitiesRecommend and train patients on adaptive equipment, energy-conservation techniques, and home and activity modificationsReassess progress and adjust each plan of care as patients advance, directing and collaborating with Occupational Therapy Assistants and the interdisciplinary teamTravel Occupational Therapy Requirements:2+ years of recent Occupational Therapy experience.Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by North Carolina and national regulatory bodies.Mission Hospital — Asheville, NCAsheville, NCMission Hospital is the flagship of Mission Health (part of HCA Healthcare) and the tertiary referral hub for western North Carolina. As the region's only ACS-verified Level I Trauma Center, it gives travelers exposure to complex, high-acuity care across emergency, stroke, NICU, surgical, and specialty services.850+ bed regional referral and acute-care center serving western North Carolina, with a broad and complex case mixACS-verified Level I Trauma Center — the only Level I trauma center serving western North Carolina; expect a fast-paced ED with steady trauma volumeMagnet-recognized for nursing excellence (most recently renewed in 2025)Western NC's only Comprehensive Stroke Center, with a Level III NICU on siteNamed one of Healthgrades' America's 50 Best Hospitals for 11 consecutive years (2016–2026)BenefitsDay One Benefits, Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k)Relocation and Travel ReimbursementDedicated team to help with state licensing & renewalsWeekly Direct Deposit$1,000 Referral Bonus + $250 Bonus for Your ReferralExplore Asheville, NCIn North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville pairs a creative downtown with direct access to Pisgah National Forest and the River Arts District. Mission Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare, anchors care for the surrounding mountain communities, while rehab centers and occupational-therapy clinics handle a visible share of the local caseload for residents and year-round visitors alike. Some clinicians base themselves in nearby Hendersonville or Weaverville. Both are close enough to assignment sites but set in quieter residential surroundings a short drive out. Between shifts, the Biltmore Estate, the city's music venues, and its mountain trails shape an easy daily rhythm, the kind of off-hours scene that tends to define an Asheville assignment as much as the work itself.