Travel Outpatient Occupational Therapist

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American Traveler is seeking a travel Outpatient Occupational Therapist for a travel job in Alpena, Michigan.

Job Description & Requirements\n

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• Specialty: Occupational Therapist
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• Discipline: Therapy
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• Start Date: 07/27/2026
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• Duration: 13 weeks
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• 40 hours per week
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• Shift: 8 hours, days
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• Employment Type: Travel
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\n Assignment Overview\n

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• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
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• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
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• Start Date: Jul 27, 2026
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• Length: 13 weeks
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• Openings: 1
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Description\n

American Traveler is hiring an Occupational Therapist for an outpatient position in Alpena, MI, requiring OT and pediatric experience along with an active Michigan OT license.

Details\n

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• Primarily outpatient setting with some acute care involvement
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• Day shift schedule working 8-hour days, 40 hours per week
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• One Saturday per month required
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• No on-call requirements
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Requirements\n

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• Active Michigan Occupational Therapist license required (license required if applicable)
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• OT experience required
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• Pediatric experience required
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• Current AHA BLS certification required
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• Current Occupational Therapy skills checklist (within the past year) required
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• 2 supervisory reference forms completed within the last two years required
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• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
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Additional Information\n

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• Evaluates patient function using formal and informal assessments across skeletal, neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, developmental, social, and cognitive domains
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• Develops and documents individualized, goal-specific treatment plans in coordination with physician orders
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• Updates plans of care to reflect changes in patient status and co-signs verbal orders received by OT assistants as needed
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• Devises frequency- and duration-specific treatment schedules in coordination with patients, families, caregivers, and clinical support staff
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• Provides patient, family, and caregiver education on condition, prognosis, and treatment rationale
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• Delegates responsibilities to Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides, and provides supervision per regulatory standards
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• Maximum of 5 days of RTO may be requested, and all scheduling requests must be submitted at the time of consideration — requests made after an offer is extended will not be approved
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American Traveler Job ID #P-730189. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel Occupational Therapist - Outpatient

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