Acute Care Occupational Therapist
Anniston, Alabama
Baptist Health Calhoun Hospital

OT Acute Care Hospital

Location: Anniston, Alabama Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 8 weeks Setting: Inpatient

Schedule

• Day shift, 5 x 8-hour shifts (7:00 AM to 3:30 PM)
• 40 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• Valid Occupational Therapist license in Alabama
• Occupational Therapist experience of 1 year, completed within the last year
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Certifications and Credentials

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support), required based on unit, AHA or ARC
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support), required based on unit, AHA or ARC
• NIH Stroke Certification, required or preferred for some units
• State license primary source verification before facility start and upon expiration
• National tech certification verification before facility start and upon expiration, as applicable by profession and state
• Competency exam, as applicable to profession and specialty
• Skills checklist, completed annually

Background and Screening

• Background check within 6 months of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the last 7 years, including Social Security trace, state and nationwide criminal search, and national sex offender search (all counties must be searched in states without statewide criminal searches)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM check, including all aliases
• HHS/OIG check, including all aliases
• Official transcript, diploma, or third-party education verification
• Driver's license or state ID
• Social Security number provided to the facility ASAP (copy of card not required unless used as an I-9 document)
• Signed facility traveler attendance policy before start

Health and Immunizations

• Physical exam within 12 months of start
• 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start (rapid screen acceptable)
• TB test (QuantiFERON, T-spot, or PPD) within 12 months, with a chest X-ray if positive
• TB questionnaire, updated annually
• Tdap vaccination or declination within 10 years of start
• Rubeola, mumps, and rubella immunity (2 MMR vaccines or positive titer)
• Varicella immunity (2 vaccines, history of chicken pox, or positive titer)
• Hepatitis B series, titer, or declination
• Flu vaccine or declination on file by 10/30 for the flu season, with a mask required at work if declined
• Fit testing within 12 months of start (any mask model or size accepted)