Inpatient Rehab Occupational Therapist
Florence, South Carolina
Carolinas Hospital System

IP Occupational Therapist (OT Inpatient Rehab)

• Location: Florence, South Carolina
• Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Setting: Hospital-based acute care unit

Schedule

• 5x8 hours, Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• Weekend shifts when working, possibly 1-2 per month
• Holidays as needed
• Not on call
• Facility may call off 1 shift per 2 weeks (guaranteed hours)

Required Qualifications

• Valid Occupational Therapist license in South Carolina
• Occupational Therapist with 1 year of experience
• Occupational Therapist experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NBCOT

Onboarding Requirements

• Background: Annual background check covering the past 7 years, with the specified searches. Exclusion list checks (HHS/OIG and EPLS/GSA/SAM) are required within 30 days of start. No open or pending charges are allowed.
• Health: Initial physical, updated annually. TB test (T-spot or Q-Gold) or chest X-ray within 90 days of start, plus an annual TB questionnaire. 10-panel drug screen within 90 days of start. Tdap within 10 years, or a declination form. Hepatitis B titer, vaccine series, or declination. Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella titers or vaccines. Annual respirator clearance for patient-facing staff. Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption during flu season. COVID vaccines are highly preferred but not required.
• References and history: 2 clinical references (hospital evaluation also accepted). Performance evaluation dated within 12 months of start. Work history verification for the last 3 clinical employers.
• Documents: Copy of driver's license, copy of Social Security card, passport-style badge photo, and facility orientation modules (about 4 hours, to be completed before orientation).

Other Details

• Local candidates are not accepted (60-mile local radius).
• All return-to-office (RTO) arrangements must be included at the time of submission. Approval is based on facility needs.
• Scrubs: red top and black pants.
• Charting system: Epic.
• Parking is free.
• Hurricane season (June through November) may require assignment to emergency response teams. Travelers should not confirm new or extended assignments during this period if this is a concern.