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Location Merced, California

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Occupational Therapist Location: Merced, CA Agency: AMN Healthcare Allied Pay: $2,168 to $2,234 per week Shift Information: Days - 5 days x 8 hours Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

AlliedTravelCareers is working with AMN Healthcare Allied to find a qualified Occupational Therapist (OT) in MERCED, California, 95340!

Job Description & Requirements
Occupational Therapist - Skilled - (OT)
StartDate: ASAP Available Shifts: 8 D Pay Rate: $2168.00 - $2234.00

Travel Occupational Therapist (OT) - Merced, CA Join a 13-week travel Occupational Therapist (OT) assignment in Merced, CA, with 8-hour day shifts in a skilled nursing facility (SNF). Merced offers a variety of attractions, including the Merced National Wildlife Refuge, the Merced County Courthouse Museum, and Lake Yosemite. The city is also known as the gateway to Yosemite National Park, making it a convenient base for exploring the famous park and the surrounding natural beauty. As an OT, you will assess patients' physical, cognitive, and emotional abilities to determine areas for improvement. You will develop individualized treatment plans and implement therapeutic activities to enhance patients' daily living skills, focusing on activities such as bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and self-feeding. You will also provide education to patients and their families on coping strategies and assistive devices. In skilled nursing facilities, OTs emphasize retraining for activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental ADLs, including home management, money management, medication management, and community re-entry tasks. You may also incorporate preparatory activities to help patients regain independence and improve functional mobility. Specific patient ratios and bed counts are not detailed, but you typically work with patients who require subacute rehabilitation after hospital discharge, aiming to increase safety and independence before returning home or transitioning to another care setting. AMN Healthcare offers excellent compensation, discounts, perks, dedicated recruiters, a clinical team, and the AMN Passport mobile app for 24/7 support. Apply now to join this Travel Occupational Therapist (OT) assignment in Merced, CA.

Required Qualifications
Occupational Therapist, Skilled
References: 1 Reference in entire work history



Preferred Qualifications
SNF exp
Active License
5/11 Start Date
Float to La Sierra

Job Benefits
Allied travel assignments are typically for 13 weeks and offer generous packages that include:

  • Competitive pay rates
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • 401(k) and Flex Spending
  • Life Insurance
  • Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
  • Free Continuing Education
  • Competitive Housing Deal
  • Refer a friend and earn extra cash!


About the Company
At AMN Healthcare, we strive to be recognized as the most trusted, innovative, and influential force in helping healthcare organizations provide quality patient care that continually evolves to make healthcare more human, more effective, and more achievable.

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About AMN Healthcare Allied

Embarking on an allied travel career with AMN Healthcare means a wealth of resources at your fingertips and a vast array of exciting opportunities across all allied healthcare disciplines, settings, and practice areas. Whatever your personal and professional goals are, AMN Healthcare is ready to build a partnership of success and match you with your dream allied travel assignment.

Beyond high-paying travel jobs, you have access to exceptional benefits that prioritize your well-being and professional growth. We take pride in being the nation’s leading allied staffing agency, ensuring top-tier assignments and unparalleled support for allied healthcare professionals nationwide.

Requirements

Occupational Therapist, Skilled References: 1 Reference in entire work history

Benefits

Allied travel assignments are typically for 13 weeks and offer generous packages that include:

  • Competitive pay rates
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • 401(k) and Flex Spending
  • Life Insurance
  • Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
  • Free Continuing Education
  • Competitive Housing Deal
  • Refer a friend and earn extra cash!

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Posting ID: 1247453887 Posted: 2026-06-15 Job Title: Occupational Therapist