Inpatient Rehab Occupational Therapist
Portland, Oregon
Legacy Emanuel Medical Center

OT Inpatient Rehab

Location: Portland, Oregon Specialty: Therapy/Rehabilitation Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Start Date: ASAP, any Monday Shift: Day, 5 x 8-hour shifts (8:00 to 16:30), 40 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Valid Occupational Therapist license in Oregon
• At least 1 year of Occupational Therapist experience, including experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Experience working with adult patients
• Experience in an acute care setting
• Adaptive Equipment Assessment (Adult)

Schedule and Float Expectations

• Weekend shifts: 2 per month
• No requested time off (RTO) in the first 2 weeks; maximum of 7 days RTO
• Travelers are expected to float within a site and across the system. Refusing to float as requested will result in contract cancellation.
• Education assigned must be completed within one week of assignment.
• Low census cancellation: Must cancel 1.5 hours before the start of a shift. Personnel may be mandatorily cancelled one shift per two-week period without cause or penalty.

Onboarding Requirements

• Background check: Criminal background check with a 7-year search, including SSN trace, nationwide sex offender, county, federal, FACIS L3, and international searches if applicable. Candidates may start with pending searches on a case-by-case basis, subject to approval. Any hits must be sent to the client for approval.
• Health:

  • Physical within 1 year prior to start
  • Negative TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-spot) within 1 year prior to start, or a negative chest X-ray within 1 year prior to start for a past positive result
  • TB questionnaire annually
  • Negative drug screen within 12 months of start (instant tests acceptable)
  • Tdap vaccine within 10 years of start (Td not accepted), or a signed declination
  • Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella: immune titer or 2 vaccines (declination possible for low titers)
  • Hepatitis B: immune titer and 3-dose series, or signed declination
  • Flu vaccine or signed declination for 10/1 to 3/31 (declinations updated annually)
  • COVID vaccine documentation or declination
  • RespSafety medical clearance annually for respirator use, unless no patient interaction
• Licensing: Primary source verification of the state license is required. A copy of the license is not required if primary source verification is on file.
• Competency: Competency exam required for all clinical candidates.
• References: 2 professional references (supervisory or above; charge accepted), within 3 years of start.
• Documents: Review of policies and procedures before start, and a signed floating acknowledgement.