Travel Occupational Therapist
Kapaa, HI
Cross Country Allied
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary
Occupational Therapist Inpatient (OT IP) Kapaa, Hawaii. The occupational therapist in inpatient settings provides evaluations and treatment to help individuals enhance, maintain, or restore functional capabilities. The role includes developing and implementing written plans of care, delivering direct therapy for activities of daily living and related functional goals, maintaining accurate treatment records, and collaborating with nursing and interdisciplinary team members to support coordinated rehabilitative services. Candidates are required to bring their license on the first day.

Job Details

• Schedule: Days shift, 8 shift hours, with a minimum of 40 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Hawaii license to practice occupational therapy; ability to perform occupational therapy evaluations and treatments in inpatient settings; education and experience requirements as listed (minimum experience not specified beyond the stated requirement of 0 years).
• Preferred Qualifications: None provided.
• Additional Information:
  • Holiday coverage may be required for New Years Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
  • Occupational therapy responsibilities include observing, assessing, evaluating, and re-evaluating functional levels; collecting objective measurements and using outcome measures for activities of daily living and related physical/functional areas; developing and implementing treatment plans under physician referral; and documenting services rendered.
  • Collaboration responsibilities include working with nursing staff and the interdisciplinary team, providing consultative input for patient activity-related needs, coordinating discharge follow-up with community agencies as needed, and supporting patient education to reduce anxiety and address comfort/pain management principles.
  • Departmental responsibilities include compliance with confidentiality requirements and infection control standards, participation in training and mandatory in-services, and maintaining accurate departmental records and reporting as directed.
  • Submission requires sending a message to the facility via the Medefis portal with date of arrival on island and items remaining to complete compliance.

Benefits: The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits