Acute Care Occupational Therapist
Walla Walla, Washington
Providence Saint Mary Medical Center

Schedule and Work Setting

• Shift: Day shift, 5x8 hours (7:00 to 15:00), 40 hours per week
• Weekends: Rotate one weekend per month, with comp days on both sides
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedules: Not required
• 48-hour approvals: Not approved
• Ratios: 8-9:1
• Float: Will float between units
• Facility: Short-term acute care, Level III trauma center, 104 staffed beds
• Scrubs: Any color on all units
• Charting system: Epic (software familiarity, not a credential)
• Parking: No fee

Required Qualifications

• Valid Occupational Therapist license in Washington
• Occupational Therapist (1 year of experience)
• Occupational Therapist experience within the last year
• Experience in an Acute Care setting

Other Expectations

• Hard worker, collaborative, and a team player

Onboarding Requirements

Background and screening

• Background check within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, updated annually. Includes SSN trace, death master index, county and nationwide criminal searches, national sex offender search, FACIS Level 3, and education verification. An international search is required if the candidate lived or worked internationally in the past 7 years.
• Results that cancel the assignment: open or active hits, any felony cases, more than one DUI, or any sex offender hit
• Washington State Patrol WATCH search, required by state law within 90 days of start
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated monthly
• Third-party education verification (related degree, high school, or college education)
• Driver's license or state ID and Social Security card
• E-Verify attestation

Experience and history

• Minimum of 2 references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years, in a comparable specialty or setting
• Employment application covering at least the last 5 years, with explanations for any gaps or overlaps
• Skills checklist for the applicable unit, updated annually

Health and safety

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, or DO, stating the candidate is free of infectious disease and able to work with or without accommodation
• TB screening (IGRA/TSPOT, QuantiFERON Gold, or 2 PPDs) within 12 months of start, updated annually
• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella): 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a positive titer. A low titer requires additional doses or a signed declination.
• Hepatitis B: signed declination, or documentation of a positive titer and vaccination series
• Varicella: 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a positive titer, or a signed declination
• Tdap within 10 years (declination accepted)
• Flu vaccine or declination during flu season (9/1 to 3/30)
• COVID vaccination record preferred; declination not required
• 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start (instant tests accepted; not updated annually)
• Travel: fit mask test, completed onsite unless a valid record exists within 1 year
• Travel: RespSafety medical clearance for respirator use, updated annually

Training and agreements

• Float policy acknowledgement. May be required to float to another facility within a reasonable distance.
• Annual regulatory modules through Workramp (about 3.5 hours), plus applicable regional or specialty modules
• Badge photo in JPEG format, submitted before start