Acute Care Occupational Therapist
Portland, OR
PRIDE Health
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus
$2,281/weekOverview
- Start Date11/30/2026
- Shift Breakdown5x8 hrs
- ShiftDays
- Duration13 weeks
Pay
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Holiday Pay
- Guaranteed Hours
- 401k retirement plan
- Cancelation protection
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
Description
OT Acute Care Hospital
Location: Portland, Oregon Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation
Facility
- Short-term acute care hospital
- 536 total staff beds
- Teaching hospital
- Parking: no fee
Schedule and Assignment
- Shift: Day, 5x8 hours (7:00-15:00)
- Hours: 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week
- Weekends: Required, fluctuating (2-4 per month)
- Block schedules: Not required; schedules fluctuate based on need and usually the candidate is RTO
- On-call: Not required
- Ratios: N/A
- 48-hour approval: No
- Float: Will float between units. Traveler may also be required to float to another facility in the system within a reasonable distance, and must sign a float policy acknowledgement.
Required Qualifications
- Valid Occupational Therapist license in Oregon
- Occupational Therapist experience (1 year)
- Occupational Therapist experience within the last year
- Inpatient setting experience
- Acute care setting experience
Work Environment
- Scrub color: any color for all areas; OR and Cath Lab scrubs provided
- Charting system: Epic
Onboarding and Compliance
- Background: Background check within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, updated annually. Includes education verification (nursing degree for RNs/LVNs; related degree, high school, or college education for allied and CNA roles).
- Exclusionary and federal checks: EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG, each within 30 days of start and updated monthly
- Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start; instant tests acceptable
- Epic training: Complete Epic modules within a week of orientation and submit HealthStream transcripts (certificates of completion not accepted)
- Annual training: Workramp regulatory modules (about 3.5 hours), plus regional core and specialty-specific modules as applicable
- Badge photo: Passport-style photo with neutral background, submitted in JPEG format
- Identification: Government-issued photo ID and Social Security card
Health Requirements
- Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, or DO, stating the candidate is free of infectious disease and able to work with or without accommodation
- TB: Negative IGRA/QuantiFERON or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start; positive TB history requires proof and a chest X-ray
- Measles, mumps, rubella: 2 MMR vaccines at least 28 days apart, or positive titer (low titer has alternative options)
- Varicella: 2 vaccines or positive titer (low titer has alternative options)
- Hepatitis B: Signed declination, or positive titer plus vaccination series
- Tdap: Within 10 years, or declination
- Flu: Vaccine or declination during flu season
- COVID: Vaccination record preferred; declination not required
- Respirator clearance (RespSafety): Required annually for travelers
- Fit testing: Required; can be completed onsite; any mask type accepted
Other Certifications Listed
The source lists the following certifications as "must check unit description to verify": ACLS, BLS, PALS, NRP, CHEMO, TNCC, EFM, NIH Stroke, MAB, CPI, and IV certification. Whether any apply to this role depends on the unit description.
Employer
PRIDE Health
60 nurses recommend working with PRIDE Health
Pros
Agency and recruiter are communicative and reach out a good amount after getting you started. Paid weekly.
Cons
Sometimes slow to get concerns addressed in a timely manner. Also can be sometimes overbearing with getting you to agree to contracts.
Recommends working with PRIDE Health
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PRIDE Health is the minority-owned healthcare recruitment division of Pride Global—an integrated human capital solutions and advisory firm. With our robust and abundant travel nursing and allied health employment options across the U.S., PRIDE Health will allow you to help change the way the world lives and heals as it connects you with the industry’s leading healthcare organizations.
Pride Health offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Pride Health is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Fair Chance Employment
Pride Health is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.
Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.
Only applicable for Kentucky positions: For this type of employment, state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment. This applies to direct care staff (Examples: RN, LPN, Nurse Aides, Therapists) referred to Kentucky nursing facilities, assisted living communities, or long-term care facilities, in accordance with KRS 216.793.
Portland, OR
About
Portland is a colorful, eclectic city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in Oregon. It sits on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, with snowcapped Mt. Hood looming in the distance, offering panoramic views. You get the best of all worlds in Portland, a thriving city with fantastic restaurants and coffee shops, plus lots of accessible nature nearby. Check out the Japanese Garden and Powell’s City of Books, and don’t forget to grab an iconic pink box of donuts at Voodoo Doughnut. If you’re feeling adventurous, take a day trip to visit some of the many mossy waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge or hike around Mt. Hood National Forest for a close-up view of the enormous stratovolcano.
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