Travel NICU Occupational Therapist - $3,679 per week

About the role

Synergy Medical Staffing is seeking a travel Pediatric Occupational Therapist for a 13-week assignment starting August 3, 2026, in Salinas, California.

Responsibilities

• Provides Occupational Therapy interventions to patients per referral, including assessment, care, planning, educating patients and families regarding treatment plans, progress and prognosis, scheduling, recording treatment information, and issuing appropriate adaptive equipment.
• Assists in efficient and effective return of patient to the highest degree of independence possible.
• Maintains a cost-effective treatment plan.
• Affords assistance in orientation of new employees and volunteers.
• Instructs and evaluates performance of therapy students and therapy assistant students during clinical affiliations.
• Regularly assumes duties of Charge Therapist.
• Provides the highest degree of courtesy possible to all employees, patients and associates of the hospital.
• Adheres to established Hospital safety standards.
• Ensures that department objectives are met.
• Administers to children, an Occupation Therapy Care Plan compatible with physician, patient and family goals, including assessment and intervention in the areas of fine motor skills, self-help skills, development, durable medial equipment, and other areas specific to occupational therapy.
• Coordinates with a CCS Case Manager for referral to a CCS panel provider or CCS Medical Therapy Unit for the patient who may continue to require occupational therapy services after hospital discharge.

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum of 3 years OT experience, and 1 year of NICU experience.
• Masters of Occupational Therapy required.
• California Occupational Therapy license required.
• Current BLS, AHA required.

Skills

• Assesses patients, plans and administers Care Plan compatible with physician, patient and family goals.
• Provides high quality and safe patient care.
• Completes all necessary documentation related to patient treatment.
• Assists in efficient and effective return of patient to the highest degree of independence possible.
• Maintains a cost-effective treatment plan.
• Affords assistance in orientation of new employees and volunteers.
• Instructs and evaluates performance of therapy students and therapy assistant students during clinical affiliations.
• Regularly assumes duties of Charge Therapist.
• Provides the highest degree of courtesy possible to all employees, patients and associates of the hospital.
• Adheres to established Hospital safety standards.
• Ensures that department objectives are met.
• Administers to children, an Occupation Therapy Care Plan compatible with physician, patient and family goals, including assessment and intervention in the areas of fine motor skills, self-help skills, development, durable medial equipment, and other areas specific to occupational therapy.
• Coordinates with a CCS Case Manager for referral to a CCS panel provider or CCS Medical Therapy Unit for the patient who may continue to require occupational therapy services after hospital discharge.

Qualifications

• Masters of Occupational Therapy required.
• California Occupational Therapy license required.
• Current BLS, AHA required.

Benefits

• 401K
• Day 1 Full Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, Long and short term disability
• Others: Student Loan Repayment and CEU reimbursement, Loyalty bonus after 600 hours, BenefitsDiscount program, Weekly pay, Holiday Pay, Guaranteed Hours, Referral bonus, Medical benefits, Dental benefits, Continuing Education License and certification reimbursement, Life insurance, Vision benefits

Pay

Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with a tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

Schedule

Shift: 8 hours, days