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Travel Occupational Therapist - Acute Care Hospital - $2,446 per week

Nightingale Nurses · Pleasant Prairie, WI · 2 mo ago
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Specialty: Occupational Therapist | Discipline: Therapy | Start Date: 08/24/2026 | Duration: 13 weeks

About the Role

This is a travel position for an Occupational Therapist in an acute care hospital setting. The role involves 40 hours per week with a shift of 10 hours per day (7:30 AM–6:00 PM) on a Friday–Monday schedule.

First-time travelers and local candidates are accepted. Local candidates will receive a lower rate.

Responsibilities

  • Provide occupational therapy services in an acute care setting
  • Assist patients with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
  • Implement feeding techniques and orthopedic rehabilitation (e.g., hip/knee replacements, hand injuries)
  • Utilize prosthetics/orthotics, edema massage, and electrical stimulation/TENS
  • Support cardiac rehabilitation
  • Document patient care using EPIC (preferred)

Requirements

  • 1+ years of Occupational Therapist experience
  • Acute Care experience required
  • BLS certification required
  • NBCOT certification required
  • WI or Compact OT license required (pending WI/Compact license accepted at submission; must be obtained during compliance)

Skills

  • Pediatric & Acute Care
  • ADLs
  • Feeding techniques
  • Orthopedics (hip/knee replacements, hand injuries)
  • Prosthetics/orthotics
  • Edema massage
  • Electrical stimulation/TENS
  • Cardiac rehabilitation
  • EPIC (preferred)

Schedule

  • 4x10-hour shifts (Days: 7:30 AM–6:00 PM)
  • Weekend schedule: Friday–Monday

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