Acute Care Occupational Therapist
St. Louis, MO
Travel Nurses, Inc.
5x8 hrs

OT Acute Care Hospital

Location: Saint Louis, Missouri Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Day, Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM (start time can flex up to 8:00 AM) Hours: 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week

Role Overview

• Rehab occupational therapy (OT) within Therapy Services
• Treats cardiopulmonary, neurological, orthopedic, medicine, trauma, surgical, and oncology patients
• Primary inpatient acute care role
• Establishes treatment plans, considering discharge needs, expected discharge functional status, and equipment and supplies
• Educates and conferences with patients, families, and other providers, and recommends specialist referrals as needed
• Delegates to assistants and techs, including determining the skill level or competency needed for each intervention
• Completes documentation according to departmental policies

Required Qualifications

• Valid Occupational Therapist license in Missouri
• Occupational Therapist with 1 year of experience
• Occupational Therapist experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association; certificates of completion are accepted for up to 1 month until the card is issued

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Required to work one weekend (Saturday and Sunday) in each 4-week period, which results in a day off that week
• On-call is not required
• Guaranteed hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks; cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length
• Return-to-origin restriction: no more than 7 days within the 13-week contract
• Float: may be utilized in any therapy service line within the facility
• Does not float to sister facilities
• Does not accept local candidates (75-mile local radius rule)
• First-time travelers accepted

Work Environment

• Short-term acute care facility; teaching facility; trauma
• Total staffed beds: 1,259
• Scrubs: black or gray
• Charting system: Epic
• Monthly parking passes available; parking information is provided during orientation
• Special equipment: SPH equipment, vital carts, iPad interpreter, ADL supplies

Pre-Start Requirements

• Criminal background check within 6 months of start, with a 7-year search; required quarterly federal exclusion (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) checks
• Missouri EDL search and Missouri Highway Patrol check
• Education verification for highest education related to the profession
• Government-issued photo ID and driver's license
• Badge photo taken within 6 months of start (head and shoulders, white background, no hats, masks, sunglasses, or filters)
• Physical exam within 1 year of start
• Two negative PPD tests (first within 1 year, second within 30 days of start), or a T-Spot or Q-Gold within 1 year of start; yearly TB questionnaire
• Tdap vaccine or declination
• Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella immunity (positive titer, two vaccines, or MD statement, with boosters or declination for negative titers)
• Hepatitis B declination (vaccine not required)
• Drug test within 1 year of start, covering the required panel, with oxycodone included
• Flu vaccination or exemption required during flu season (10/01 to 03/31)
• N95 fit test required; fit must be completed before start where possible
• Two professional references (supervisors within the last year preferred)
• Employment application
• Unit-specific skills checklist within 1 year of start
• Pass the facility regulatory compliance education quiz with a score of 80% or higher
• Signed HIPAA acknowledgment, confidentiality form, latex allergy questionnaire, hand hygiene policy, fingernail policy, and dress code policy
• Facility-specific medical and confidentiality documentation must be updated annually