Occupational Therapist - Outpatient
Seward, AK
American Traveler
5x8 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an Occupational Therapist for a Critical Access Hospital, requiring 1+ year of experience and covering Outpatient, Acute Care, and Long-Term Care settings.

Details

• Critical Access Hospital setting with 40 staffed beds
• Covers Outpatient, Acute Care, and Long Term Care/swing bed units
• Day shift, 5x8 hour schedule (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
• No weekend requirements
• No call requirements
• 13-week assignment length
• Clinician will float within scope to meet facility needs across Outpatient, Acute Care, and LTC
• Open to accommodating a block schedule
• Epic EMR experience required
• Any scrub color accepted

Requirements

• Current AK Occupational Therapist license required (license required if applicable)
• BLS certification required
• NBCOT certification required
• Minimum 1 year of experience required
• Epic charting system experience required
• Compact license must be in hand at time of submission

Additional Information

• Provide occupational therapy services across Outpatient, Acute Care, and Long Term Care/swing bed patient populations
• Skills include modalities and manual therapies such as biofeedback, cardiac rehabilitation, electrical stimulation, TENS, and ultrasound
• Experience with orthopedic conditions including arthritis, hand injuries, hip and knee replacements, and soft tissue injuries preferred
• Experience with prosthetics and orthotics including splinting techniques preferred
• First-time travelers are accepted
• Travelers may be expected to float between sister facilities near the contracted facility
• Returning staff who previously worked as permanent employees must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must be located outside a 50-mile radius of the facility
• Local candidates are not accepted; candidates' permanent address must be at least 50 miles from the facility
• Facility provides housing for travelers during the assignment
• Housing is typically a 1-bedroom apartment, which may be shared with another traveler
• Pets are not allowed in facility-provided housing
• Two supervisory references required, covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty/setting