Travel Occupational Therapist - $2,568 per week

About the role

TotalMed Allied is seeking a travel Occupational Therapist for a 13‑week assignment in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. The role involves evaluating patients, developing treatment plans, and helping individuals regain daily‑living skills in an acute care setting. TotalMed Allied is a Top Ten travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency that places clinicians across the U.S., focusing on matching skilled professionals with facilities to ensure adequate staffing and better patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Review patients' medical history, ask the patients questions, and observe them doing tasks.
• Evaluate a patient's condition and needs.
• Develop a treatment plan for patients, identifying specific goals and the types of activities that will be used to help the patient work toward those goals.
• Help people with various disabilities perform different tasks.
• Evaluate a patient's home or workplace and, on the basis of the patient's health needs, identify potential improvements.
• Educate a patient's family and employer about how to accommodate and care for the patient.
• Recommend special equipment and instruct patients on how to use that equipment.
• Assess and record patient's activities and progress for patient evaluations, for billing, and for reporting to physicians and other healthcare providers.
• Provide timely and accurate documentation following state and/or insurance guidelines.

Requirements

• Preferred: 1 year of experience; however, candidates with 6 months of experience and an appropriate background may be considered.
• Must hold BLS and NBCOT‑OTR National Certification with appropriate state license.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, and to bend, lean, or stoop without difficulty.
• Solid knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and medical terminology.
• Additional certifications may be required before beginning the assignment.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Employee assistance programs
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1

Schedule

40 hours per week, 8‑hour shifts, days.