Travel Occupational Therapist

GHR Healthcare - Travel is seeking a travel Occupational Therapist for a travel job in Rolla, Missouri.Job Description & RequirementsSpecialty: Occupational TherapistDiscipline: TherapyStart Date: 05/11/2026Duration: 13 weeks40 hours per weekShift: 8 hoursEmployment Type: Travel Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) – Travel Rolla, MO (65401)\n \n Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) – Travel Rolla, MO (65401). Hospital-based OTA travel assignment starting April 20, 2026; active Missouri OTA/COTA license required.

Join a dedicated healthcare team in a hospital setting supporting patient recovery, independence, and long term care (LTC) rehabilitation.\n\n\nJob Details – OTA Travel Assignment\n\n Weekly Estimated Pay: $1400 - $1500\n Employment Type: Travel Contract – Occupational Therapy Assistant / OTA\n Location: On-site in Rolla, Missouri (65401) – Rolla healthcare jobs / Missouri OTA jobs\n Setting: Hospital – Occupational Therapy Unit (LTC / Rehabilitation)\n Specialty: Long Term Care (LTC), inpatient rehabilitation\n Start Date: April 20, 2026\n End Date: July 20, 2026\n Duration: 13 weeks\n Shift: Day shift, Monday–Friday, 8-hour shifts (No weekends, No on-call)\n Hours per Week: 40 hours per week\n\n\nQualifications – Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)\n\n Minimum 1 year of experience as an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) or Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)\n Experience in Long Term Care (LTC), inpatient rehab, or hospital-based occupational therapy\n Active OTA/COTA license in the state of Missouri\n Strong teamwork and collaboration with Occupational Therapists (OTs), nursing, and interdisciplinary healthcare staff\n Proficiency with patient documentation and electronic health records (EHR) / OT documentation\n Skills in ADL training, transfers/gait training, adaptive equipment, positioning, and therapeutic activity instruction\n\n\nKey Responsibilities – OTA / Occupational Therapy Assistant\n\n Assist Occupational Therapists in planning and implementing individualized therapy sessions to improve patient mobility, function, and independence\n Provide ADL retraining, therapeutic exercises, transfers, gait training, and use of adaptive equipment for patients in LTC and rehab\n Monitor and encourage patient progress, documenting outcomes and care plans in the EHR\n Educate patients, families, and caregivers on home safety, adaptive strategies, and caregiver training to support discharge goals\n Collect and update patient medical history, progress notes, and assist with outcome measures\n Maintain treatment areas, equipment, and supplies in safe, clean working order\n Support patient-centered care and quality improvement initiatives within the occupational therapy team\n\n\nWhy Join This Travel OTA Opportunity?\n \n This Rolla, Missouri travel assignment is ideal for OTAs seeking hospital-based experience in LTC and inpatient rehab.

Enjoy a supportive team environment, guaranteed 40 hours/week, and a predictable weekday schedule.

Submit your resume and active Missouri OTA/COTA license to be considered.

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GHR Healthcare - Travel Job ID #470487.

Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

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