Travel Contract

Travel Outpatient Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
DeRidder, LA
Triage Staffing
5x8 hrs, Days

$1,700/week

Posted 9 days ago

Overview

Start DateASAP
Shift Breakdown5x8 hrs
ShiftDays
Duration26 weeks
Setting
Outpatient

Pay

5% higher than average Therapist / Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant pay in Louisiana

Estimated total pay

$1,700/week

Estimated taxable pay
$640/week
Estimated non-taxable stipends
$1,060/week

Description

Comments:

Still needing COTA candidates here as well!

City/State: DeRidder, LA
Discipline Needed: COTA
Desired Start Date: ASAP
Length of Contract: 26 weeks (would love temp to perm)
Shifts: M-F 8-5
Setting: OP Pediatric therapy
Floating Required: No
Weekends/holidays required: None
Guaranteed Hours per week: 30 (Scheduled for 40)
Cancellation Notice: 30 days

New Grads: Yes, a new grad with strong confidence and ability to learn

Additional Notes from Owner/Manager:

* We are growing team of OTs, SLPs, and a part-time PT that serve our community. We primarily see pediatric patients and value play-based, neuro-affirming approaches. We are therapists owned and operated, placing the needs of therapists and their patients at the core of what we do.Our town is growing, and so are our waitlists.

* Housing should be rather easy to secure in DeRidder through apartments or housing. We are approximately 20 minutes from Fort Polk and have a large military population. Nearby we Leesville, Rosepine, and Ragley that may also offer nice housing selections. Our clinic is located in our charming downtown and shares a wall with one of our local coffee shops. We have a wonderful view of the historic jail house and are less than a block away from our library.

* Our community is small but showing economic growth. Its very common for military families to live in DeRidder during their time at Ft Polk, and even more common for them to retire here. Newcomers enjoy the proximity to Toledo Bend and Bundicks Lake, as well as access to Lake Charles and Lafayette.

Comments: Still needing COTA candidates here as well! City/State: DeRidder, LA Discipline Needed: COTA Desired Start Date: ASAP Length of Contract: 26 weeks (would love temp to perm) Shifts: M-F 8-5 Setting: OP Pediatric therapy Floating Required: No Weekends/holidays required: None Guaranteed Hours per week: 30 (Scheduled for 40) Cancellation Notice: 30 days New Grads: Yes, a new grad with strong confidence and ability to learn Additional Notes from Owner/Manager: * We are growing team of OTs, SLPs, and a part-time PT that serve our community. We primarily see pediatric patients and value play-based, neuro-affirming approaches. We are therapists owned and operated, placing the needs of therapists and their patients at the core of what we do.Our town is growing, and so are our waitlists. * Housing should be rather easy to secure in DeRidder through apartments or housing. We are approximately 20 minutes from Fort Polk and have a large military population. Nearby we Leesville, Rosepine, and Ragley that may also offer nice housing selections. Our clinic is located in our charming downtown and shares a wall with one of our local coffee shops. We have a wonderful view of the historic jail house and are less than a block away from our library. * Our community is small but showing economic growth. Its very common for military families to live in DeRidder during their time at Ft Polk, and even more common for them to retire here. Newcomers enjoy the proximity to Toledo Bend and Bundicks Lake, as well as access to Lake Charles and Lafayette.

Employer

Triage Staffing

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About

At Triage, we prefer to be real. Real about expectations—both ours and yours. Real about how a decision you make today could affect your tomorrows. Real about how compensation actually works. Real about how great—or grating—your next supervisor may be.

Being real allows everyone at Triage to be ready. Ready to serve you with real honesty. So if that gig near the ocean is really no day at the beach, or that third shift comes with a second-class rate, we tell you. So you can be ready, too.

We staff all five major divisions of acute care—nursing, lab, radiology, cardiopulmonary and rehab therapy, offering:

- Competitive, custom pay packages

- One point of contact for both travelers and facilities (per division)

- A reliable recruiter who's got your back throughout your entire assignment

- In-house compliance and accounting specialists

- A clinical liaison team available 24/7 to offer medical and professional support and career development

- A mentoring program that is run and managed by actual clinicians—yeah, you read that right

- And more (because of course there’s more)

Are we the biggest? No. Are we the best? That’s rather subjective, but we’re trying to be. Will we work like hell to get you as close to your idea of heaven as possible? Yes. Yes, we will.

Benefits:

Day One comprehensive, nationwide insurance plans for health, vision and dental and life—including a HSA option
Day One 401(k) program with employer-matching contributions once eligible
Facility cancelling protection—your time is money on and off-the-clock
Guaranteed hours
Weekly paychecks via direct deposit
Earned vacation bonuses for time worked
Paid holidays
Employee assistance program (EAP)—your mental health is important, too
Continuing education, certification and licensing reimbursement
Workers comp—because accidents happen
Top-rated professional liability insurance
Company provided housing options
Referral bonus—$750 in your pocket after they’ve completed a 13-week assignment