Local Contract Occupational Therapist - $52 per hour

Job Details

Location: Puyallup, WA | Start Date: 10/26/2026 | Assignment Length: 12‑13 weeks (local contract) | Hours: 40 per week (minimum guarantee) | Shift: 08:00 AM – 04:30 PM | Employment Type: Local Contract

About the Role

The Occupational Therapist will primarily provide outpatient rehabilitation services in an in‑home setting for the older adult population. This may be a patient’s private residence or a room in an independent‑living facility, allowing evaluation and treatment in the most functional environment. The therapist organizes and conducts occupational therapy programs, directs patient participation in selected tasks, and facilitates learning of essential skills to enhance adaptation, productivity, and overall health.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Occupational Therapy Assistants, temporary licensees, students, and support personnel as required by state licensure and professional standards.
• Adhere to department and patient treatment schedules, including clinical and billing documentation and work‑related meetings.
• Attend and contribute to patient‑care, staffing, and other related conferences.
• Make referrals to other disciplines or agencies to address comprehensive patient needs.
• Consult with the rehabilitation team, including community physicians, to select appropriate therapeutic regimens.
• Adapt programs and plans of care to meet individual patient needs.
• Promote a safe environment and enforce elimination of fire and safety hazards.
• Order supplies and equipment as necessary.
• Clean, maintain, identify, and report equipment repair needs.
• Prioritize patient service, ensuring patients and families receive high‑quality, compassionate care.
• Screen, examine, and evaluate patients (history, systems review, tests/measures), synthesize findings, establish diagnoses, identify impairments, predict improvement, note precautions/contraindications, and design plans of care.
• Develop treatment goals and methods in collaboration with patients and caregivers, implement the OT treatment plan, and complete all related documentation.
• Provide therapeutic techniques covering cognitive skills, muscle strength, coordination, endurance, mobility, perceptual abilities, sensory awareness, sitting/standing tolerance, balance, activities of daily living, joint protection, work simplification, orientation, physical‑agent modalities, low vision, falls‑risk management, medication management, health and wellness, community integration/reintegration, and case‑management in home and community settings.
• Design, fabricate, fit, and/or apply adaptive devices; train patients in the use of adaptive devices, orthotics, and prosthetics.
• Select activities appropriate to each individual’s physical and mental capacity, intelligence level, and interests.
• Instruct patients in functional‑activity skills and evaluate progress, attitudes, and behavior related to rehabilitative potential.

Requirements

• Valid Occupational Therapy license in the state(s) of practice, or proof of license eligibility.
• Valid driver’s license or reliable, independent transportation to and from patients’ residences.

Skills

• Strong organizational and time‑management abilities.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Compliance

• Comply with applicable legal requirements, standards, policies, and procedures, including the Compliance and Ethics Program, Standard/Code of Conduct, Federal False Claims Act, and HIPAA.
• Participate in required orientation and training programs.
• Promptly report concerns or suspected non‑compliance to a supervisor, Compliance Liaison, or the Compliance Officer via the Integrity Hotline.
• Cooperate with monitoring, audit functions, and investigations.
• Participate, as requested, in quality‑assurance and process‑improvement activities.

About TalentBurst, Inc.

TalentBurst Health & Life Sciences is an established provider of healthcare workforce solutions, servicing facilities across the United States for over 15 years. As a Joint Commission‑certified agency, we are committed to quality, integrity, and exceptional service, bridging the gap between healthcare professionals seeking fulfilling opportunities and organizations striving to maintain high standards of care.