Acute Care Occupational Therapist
Portland, OR
Travel Nurses, Inc.
5x8 hrs

OT Acute Care Hospital

• Location: Portland, Oregon
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: ASAP, any Monday
• Schedule: Day shift, 5x8 hours (8:00 to 16:30), 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week
• Weekends: 2 shifts per month

Required Qualifications

• Valid Occupational Therapist license in Oregon
• 1 year of Occupational Therapist experience, with experience within the last year
• Experience in an Acute Care setting
• BLS certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Adaptive Equipment Assessment (Adult)

Time Off and Scheduling

• No time off requested in the first 2 weeks
• Maximum of 7 days of time off (RTO)
• Travelers are expected to float within a site and across the system. Refusing a requested float will result in cancellation of the contract.
• Low census cancellation: must cancel 1.5 hours before shift start. May be cancelled one shift per two-week pay period without cause or penalty.

Onboarding and Compliance

• Background check: Criminal background check with a 7-year search, including SSN trace, nationwide sex offender search, county and federal searches, FACIS L3, and international searches if applicable. Pending searches may be permitted case by case, subject to approval.
• Drug screen: Negative result within 12 months of start. Instant results are acceptable.
• Physical exam: Completed within 1 year prior to start. Not required annually. Must be renewed before start if it will expire during the assignment.
• Tdap: Within 10 years of start, or a signed declination. Td vaccines are not accepted.
• TB screening: Negative PPD, QuantiFERON-Gold, or T-SPOT within 1 year prior to start. Not required annually. A TB questionnaire is required annually for all candidates.
• Immunizations and titers: Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B documentation is required (immune titer or vaccine series, or a signed declination for hepatitis B).
• Flu vaccine: Required from 10/1 to 3/31, or a signed declination that must be updated annually.
• COVID: Documentation of vaccines or a declination.
• Respirator clearance: Medical clearance annually through a virtual questionnaire reviewed by a licensed healthcare professional, unless no patient interaction is expected.
• Competency exam: Required for all clinical candidates.
• References: 2 professional references within 3 years of start. Supervisory or above, or charge level.
• Policies and procedures: Must be reviewed before start.
• Floating acknowledgement: Must be signed by all clinical candidates.
• Compliance checklist: Must be completed to confirm requirements are met.
• Education: Any assigned education must be completed within 1 week of assignment.