Acute Care Occupational Therapist
Salem, OR
Host Healthcare
4x9 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

OT Acute Care Hospital

Overview

• Location: Salem, Oregon
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Role: Occupational Therapist for the Acute Rehab unit
• Schedule: Day shift, 5 days per week, 8 hours per day (8:00 to 17:00), 40 hours per week, with 3-4 weekend shifts in a 4-week period

Required Qualifications

• Valid Occupational Therapist license in Oregon
• Experience in an acute care setting
• Experience with Epic

Health and Immunization Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start (may start with physical pending)
• TB: 2 negative PPDs or a negative QuantiFERON Gold or T-spot within 1 year of start. A positive TB result requires proof, a chest X-ray within 1 year, and a TB questionnaire.
• Rubeola, mumps, and rubella: antibody IgG titer or 2 vaccines (handwritten titers not accepted). Negative or equivocal titers require 1 booster or declination.
• Hepatitis B: titer, 3-dose series, or declination. A low titer requires a booster series or declination (may start with the series in process).
• Varicella: antibody IgG titer or 2 vaccines. Negative or equivocal titers require 2 boosters or declination (may start with the second booster pending).
• Tdap vaccine or declination
• Annual flu vaccine or signed declination, due by 11/17 each season
• 10-panel drug test within 90 days of start, which must list "Opiates" (not "Opioids") and be repeated after gaps longer than 90 days
• Fit testing completed onsite within the first week of starting, at no cost, with no appointment needed

Onboarding and Documentation

• Two references from the last 2 years of employment history showing 1 year in a comparable specialty, with at least one supervisory reference (Charge RN acceptable) from the last 12 months
• Badge photo: time sensitive, due at least 8 days before start, JPEG format, white background
• TB history screening form, required before start
• Signed job description, required before start
• Required HealthStream modules must be completed by the document due date, and FDI may not be available until they are done. Modules are not paid.
• Dress code and scrub color information provided
• Campus map provided for employee parking (information only)
• For OT and PT candidates in outpatient rehab, orthopedic, and rehab clinic units, the following are also required: CAQH profile or authorization for the facility to manage it, Medicare surrogacy approval, financial release, and the Oregon practitioner credentialing application. These are not specified for this acute rehab placement.