Pediatric Occupational Therapist
Appleton, WI
Host Healthcare
5x8 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Occupational Therapist - Pediatric

• Location: Appleton, Wisconsin
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: 08:30 - 17:00
• Schedule: No weekends, holidays, or call
• Float: May float to other facilities in the system as needed

Required Qualifications

• Valid Pediatric Occupational Therapist license in Wisconsin
• Pediatric Occupational Therapist experience (1 year)
• Pediatric Occupational Therapist experience within the last year
• BLS certification
• Driver's license

Submission Requirements

• Resume or profile
• Two professional references, completed before first assignment
• Clinical skills checklist, completed within one year of start and updated annually for specialty

Onboarding Requirements

Professional and administrative

• Driver's license or state ID: not expired, matches the address on file, front and back shown. For placements outside the home state, the address must match the home state of the compact license.
• Professional badge photo: forward-facing headshot on a white or blue background, no alterations or filters
• Criminal background check: includes Social Security trace, OIG search, and National Sex Offender search, plus a 7-year county and employment search, National Criminal, OFAC, and VSOP. Completed within 90 days of first assignment and updated every year. Rerun if break in service exceeds 90 days.
• EPLS check: run within 90 days of start, rerun if break in service exceeds 90 days
• Education verification: completed within 90 days of start, rerun in full if break in service exceeds 90 days. Diplomas are not accepted. If verification fails, official transcripts are required.
• Confirmation of assignment: provided at initial assignment and updated with each extension, on agency letterhead
• Employment verification: third-party verification for the past seven years, matching resume or profile, updated yearly. If it fails, proof of attempts and internal verification on agency letterhead are required.
• Name change document (optional): legal documentation of a name change

Health and immunization

• Drug screen: 11-panel test within 30 days before first assignment, updated annually. Retesting required if break in service exceeds 90 days. Proof of all 11 drugs is required, and MRO review is needed for prescriptions or negative-dilute results.
• MMR: documented two doses or positive IgG titer. No declinations accepted. If titer is negative, two doses are required four weeks apart.
• Varicella: documented two doses, serological immunity, or verified history of varicella or herpes zoster by a healthcare provider. If negative, two doses are required four weeks apart. No declinations accepted.
• Tdap: valid 10 years from administration date. No declinations or attestations accepted.
• Hepatitis B: completed vaccine series (3 doses) or a signed and dated declination
• Influenza vaccine: required for the flu season of October 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. Exemptions and declinations are accepted, but the candidate must wear a mask at all times.
• Fit test: required for all travelers, preferably completed before start (can be done onsite; PAPR is not done onsite). Wisconsin requires 3M 1860 Regular, 3M 1860 Small, or 3M 1870+. Updated annually.
• TB screening: 2-step PPD or IGRA (QuantiFERON or T-SPOT). The first PPD is within 1 year, the second within 30 days of start, or a negative IGRA within 90 days of start. The TB questionnaire is updated annually. A positive result requires a chest X-ray within the last year, submitted with the questionnaire. A positive PPD with negative chest X-ray is optional to submit.
• Health statement: statement of good health or completed physical exam before first assignment, updated annually