Travel Occupational Therapist - Acute Care Hospital - $2,446 per week
Nightingale Nurses · Pleasant Prairie, WI · 2 mo ago
On-siteHealthcareInternship
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