Travel Pediatric Occupational Therapist - $2,269 per week

Prime Staffing is seeking a travel Pediatric Occupational Therapist for a travel job in San Diego, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Pediatric Occupational Therapist
• Discipline: Therapy
• Start Date: 07/13/2026
• Duration: 20 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

ID: 62781569 Shift: Day 4x10-Hour (08:00 - 18:30) Description: **Please provide a statement from the clinician that includes the information below with the submittal: Describe the feeding populations you ve worked with (age, diagnoses, settings). What percentage of your caseload involved feeding? What types of feeding difficulties/challenges have you directly assessed/treated? Describe how you developed your skills in feeding assessment and intervention (e.g., formal coursework, mentorship, continuing education, or on the job training)?*Position is for an occupational therapist with experience in the assessment and treatment of pediatric patients with feeding/eating difficulties. It would include the possibility for some general pediatric developmental occupational therapy coverage as well.*Common Diagnoses Include: Pediatric Feeding Disorder, Oral Aversion, Feeding Difficulties, Dysphagia, ARFID, Failure to Thrive, Autism, Developmental Delay, Motor Delay, Fine Motor Delay, Sensory Processing Difficulties, varied genetic and developmental diagnoses.Start: ASAP*Will spend 1 to 2 weeks at the Plaza location for orientation/training *Shift: 4x10s 0800-1830 Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri (off Wed) **start and end times may vary about 30 minutes due to paperwork, which is up to the clinician but patient care hours are 0800-1800 Call Requirements: No on call requirements, may call off based on pt. volume Length of Assignment: 20 weeksYears of experience REQ: 1.5First-timer travelers accepted: (Y/N) : YNational Certs REQ: BLS, NBCOT, CA OT LicenseIs on-call REQ? No on call requirements, may call off based on censusLocals accepted: NRTO Restrictions: 6 days RTO maxGuaranteed Hours: Hours are guaranteed after the call off policy has been metSpecial Requirements: 1.5 years of experience CA OT License or eligible to obtain if licensed in another state (takes 6-8 weeks to obtain after all required docs are received) Ok if they do not have a CA License in hand. As long as they are licensed in another state they may use the 60 day rule to practice in CA while obtaining their CA license during this time. Must be willing to obtain the CA license and work on it upon offer NBCOT BLS (AHA) Children s hospital experience preferred, not required Needs to have the ability to independently evaluate and treat a full caseload of patients with the primary reason for referral as pediatric feeding disorder Experience in assessment and treatment of pediatric patients with feeding/eating difficulties required; experience with swallowing disorders preferred Experience with patients ranging 18 months and older is required; ages 8 months and older is preferred Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from an AOTA accredited program, OR Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy from an AOTA accredited program if graduated prior to 2004 Experience in pediatric general developmental occupational therapyHospital Highlights: Named one of the Top 10 Best Children's Hospitals in the Nation by U.S News & World Report, Magnet Recognized, Beacon Award Excellence, Teaching facility, Great Place To Work Certified, Level 1 traumaScrub Color: Any colorCharting: EpicModules: NOT billableParking Cost: Free traveler parking Modified Time:7/13/2026 12:00:00 AM Account Manager: Rachel Basgil Account Manager Email: COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required Flu Vaccine: Required - No Exemptions Submittals:Med Job Requirements & Qualifications Previous Charge Experience : - Years of Experience : 2 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 : - Certifications : BLS, NBCOT, California SWC*Skills : Activities of Daily Living, Assessment, Autism, Children s hospital*, Discharge*, Early Intervention*, Evaluation, Feeding, Feeding Techniques, Handwriting*, Learning Disability*, Neurodevelopmental Treatment*, Patient/Family Education, Pediatric Outpatient, Plan of Care, Sensory Diet Program*, Sensory Integrative Testing/Treatment*, Telephone calls*, Visual Perceptual Skills Testing/Treatment* 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 : - Orientation Hours : - Facility & Patient Care Details Patient Age Groups : Adolescents, Pediatrics Daily Census : - Number of Visits Per Day : - Number of Rooms : - Number of Beds : - Additional Unit Information Interdisciplinary Support : - Patient Diagnoses : Common Diagnoses Include: Pediatric Feeding Disorder, Oral Aversion, Feeding Difficulties, Dysphagia, ARFID, Failure to Thrive, Autism, Developmental Delay, Motor Delay, Fine Motor Delay, Sensory Processing Difficulties, varied genetic and developmental diagnoses. Special Procedures/Unit Details : Do not redirect or decline therapy travelers unless submitted to wrong discipline please screen for any missing skills or exp Special Equipment : - #Tier2 Travel Compliance Compliance document deadline is Wednesday prior to start. SSN DOB - Please ensure your traveler s DOB is correct in our system, it is important for Rady to have the correct information as traveler s DOB is used for a first-time password for the Rady systems and can delay orientation if it is incorrect in our system 6 days max RTO Traveler is required to work 2 out of 3 holidays Can only submit to one job/unit at a time If a candidate does not have children s hospital experience, please list where they have seen pediatrics patients under the facilities worked on their profile if they have peds experience. You may write pediatrics next to the facilities where they have seen peds CA license required in hand or ETA of when it ll post needed to submit. If they don t have a CA license, please let AM know status of license application upon submission. Local Radius: 50 miles Local Rule: not accepted Perm staff need to wait a year to be eligible to travel Rady Children s and Children s Hospital of Orange County have merged to form Rady Children's Health. Any clinician who is a DNR for CHOC will not be considered for Rady . Eligibility for a cancelled CHOC traveler to submit to Rady will need to be further reviewed by Rady leadership. OT SUBMITTALS ONLY . Please provide a statement that includes the information below: Describe the feeding populations you ve worked with (age, diagnoses, settings). What percentage of your caseload involved feeding? What types of feeding difficulties/challenges have you directly assessed/treated? Describe how you developed your skills in feeding assessment and intervention (e.g., formal coursework, mentorship, continuing education, or on the job training)? Modules: Modules are non-billable, for RN and Allied up to 10 hours to complete Modules are completed pre-start, the hours spent on modules do not count as orientation hours. Hours must be margined for in order to be paid Modules are recorded via transcripts, transcripts do not record time spent but whether modules are completed Submittal Details: #Tier2 Travel ComplianceCompliance document deadline is Wednesday prior to start.SSNDOB - Please ensure your traveler s DOB is correct in our system, it is important for Rady to have the correct information as traveler s DOB is used for a first-time password for the Rady systems and can delay orientation if it is incorrect in our system6 days max RTO Traveler is required to work 2 out of 3 holidaysCan only submit to one job/unit at a timeIf a candidate does not have children s hospital experience, please list where they have seen pediatrics patients under the facilities worked on their profile if they have peds experience. You may write pediatrics next to the facilities where they have seen pedsCA license required in hand or ETA of when it ll post needed to submit. If they don t have a CA license, please let AM know status of license application upon submission.Local Radius: 50 milesLocal Rule: not acceptedPerm staff need to wait a year to be eligible to travelRady Children s and Children s Hospital of Orange County have merged to form Rady Children's Health. Any clinician who is a DNR for CHOC will not be considered for Rady. Eligibility for a cancelled CHOC traveler to submit to Rady will need to be further reviewed by Rady leadership.OT SUBMITTALS ONLY. Please provide a statement that includes the information below:Describe the feeding populations you ve worked with (age, diagnoses, settings). What percentage of your caseload involved feeding?What types of feeding difficulties/challenges have you directly assessed/treated?Describe how you developed your skills in feeding assessment and intervention (e.g., formal coursework, mentorship, continuing education, or on the job training)?Modules:Modules are non-billable, for RN and Allied up to 10 hours to completeModules are completed pre-start, the hours spent on modules do not count as orientation hours.Hours must be margined for in order to be paidModules are recorded via transcripts, transcripts do not record time spent but whether modules are completed Guaranteed Hours: Contract Weeks:140

Prime Staffing Job ID #37105272. 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: Allied / Tech:DIETICIAN,08:00:00-16:00:00

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