Travel Occupational Therapist
Company: Integrated Healthcare Services
Location: Hattiesburg
Posted on: April 5, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Integrated Healthcare Services is seeking a
travel Occupational Therapist for a travel job in Hattiesburg,
Mississippi. Job Description & Requirements - Specialty:
Occupational Therapist - Discipline: Therapy - Duration: 9 weeks -
40 hours per week - Shift: 8 hours - Employment Type: Travel The
Occupational Therapist (OT) is responsible for the implementation
of the physician's order for Occupational Therapy services. The
Occupational Therapist should provide all necessary aspects of
Occupational Therapy within an interdisciplinary environment in
order to facilitate the return of the patient to as independent and
as safe of a lifestyle as possible. The Occupational Therapist must
utilize a growth and development knowledge based in the care of
children (pediatric), adolescents, adults and adult geriatric
patients. The OT demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to
provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served and also
demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development.
The OT possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the
patient's status and interprets the appropriate information needed
to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age
specific needs, and to provide the care needed. Required Skills &
Experience: -Two years of experience working as an Occupational
Therapist in an acute care setting. -Able to perform patient
evaluations with use of appropriate functional tests/measures and
demonstrates the ability to assimilate objective measures along
with social factors, medical stability, activity restrictions,
participation limitations or other relative comorbidities to
determine functional deficits and construct short term goals, long
term goals and patient/family goals with an appropriate frequency
and duration in order to establish the therapy diagnosis and
appropriate plan of care -Demonstrates the ability to tolerate
physically demanding tasks of moving equipment and patients
utilizing safety measures for self and patients per the physical
and environmental demands specified below -Demonstrates proper,
secure documentation in the Electronic Medical Record -Demonstrates
the ability to use critical thinking with patient evaluation and
treatment planning -Demonstrates understanding of moist heat,
paraffin, and other physical agent modalities commonly used as they
apply to each area of practice -Demonstrates understanding of the
cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal, nervous and integumentary system
utilizing age-specific patient care indicators as it relates to
each structure and system in the provision of care -Appropriately
identifies learning needs of patient or family members -Works as a
team member to assist patient/family at all points of entry into
the acute therapy care system and along the continuum of care as
appropriate -Must interpret and follow physician's orders,
cooperate with co-workers and leadership, be responsive to patient
needs and requests, and demonstrate initiative towards completion
of treatment goals. -Must be able to lift, handle, push, pull up to
50 pounds. -Must be able to operate the following
equipment/machines: Blood pressure, pulse oximetry, wheelchairs,
walkers, and other pertinent assistive devices -This job
description is not intended to be all-inclusive; the employee will
also perform other job duties as assigned. Requred Education:
-Graduate of a four year bachelor’s degree or approved Master’s
Degree Occupational Therapy Program. -Acute Care Therapists and
Therapy Assistants will have 2 hours of stroke education during
annually. /n /n Preferred Education: -N/A /n /n Required
Certification/Licensure: -Permanent or temporary license as an
Occupational Therapist from the Mississippi State Department of
Health. -BLS /n /n Preferred Certification/Licensure: -N/A
QUALIFICATION/LICENSURE Work Authorization : US Citizen Preferred
years of experience : 1 years Travel required : No travel required
Shift timings : Integrated Healthcare Services Job ID 37097364. 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: OT-FGH
Keywords: Integrated Healthcare Services, Mobile , Travel Occupational Therapist, Healthcare , Hattiesburg, Alabama
