Travel Rehabilitation Therapist - $2,500 per week

Specialty: Rehabilitation Therapist (Occupational Therapy) | Discipline: Therapy

Start Date: ASAP | Duration: 13 weeks | 40 hours per week | Shift: 8 hours, days | Employment Type: Travel

About the Role

• Treats patients with cardiopulmonary, neurological, orthopedic, medicine, trauma, surgical, and oncology populations in an inpatient acute care setting.
• Establishes treatment plans, provides treatment, and considers discharge needs, expected discharge functional status, and appropriate equipment and supplies.
• Educates, collaborates with, and conferences with patients, families, and other healthcare providers; makes recommendations for referrals to specialists as needed.
• Delegates tasks to assistants and techs through written and verbal communication, determining skill level or competency required to meet patient needs.
• Completes documentation in accordance with departmental policies.
• May float within any therapy service line to meet facility needs.

Schedule

• Monday through Friday, 0700–1530 (start time flexible up to 0800).
• Required to work one weekend (Saturday and Sunday) during a 4-week period, resulting in a day off during the applicable week.
• Guaranteed 3 shifts per 13-week contract; cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 year of level 1 trauma acute care experience (required).
• BLS certification and state licensure.
• First-time travelers accepted.
• No on-call requirement.
• No floating to sister facilities.
• Locals not accepted within a 75-mile radius.
• Return-to-office (RTO) restrictions: No more than 7 days within the 13-week contract.

Skills

• Acute care experience (level one trauma hospital experience).
• Strong communication.
• Desire to work in a variety of patient populations.
• Adaptive equipment assessment (adult), cognitive assessment, discharge planning, evaluation, home exercise program development, lifting and transfer techniques, patient/family education, plan of care development, reassessments, safety and injury prevention, and screening.

Facility Details

• Type: Short-term acute care, teaching, level 1 trauma.
• Total Staffed Beds: 1,259.
• Scrub Color: Black or grey.
• Charting System: Epic.

Parking

• Monthly parking passes available through Public Safety.
• Options (prices and availability may vary):
  • North Surface Lot: $73.
  • Clayton Ave. Building Southeast Lot: $63.
  • Clayton Taylor Garage: $73.
• Parking information provided during orientation.

Vaccination Requirements

• COVID-19 Vaccine: Not required.
• Flu Vaccine: Required (medical/religious exemptions only).

Special Equipment

• SPH equipment, vital carts, iPad interpreter, ADL supplies.