Travel Occupational Therapist - Outpatient Hand Clinic - $2,839 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel Outpatient Occupational Therapist for a travel job in San Francisco, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Occupational Therapist
• Discipline: Therapy
• Start Date: 09/07/2026
• Duration: 26 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 5x8hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 7, 2026
• Length: 26 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an Occupational Therapist for an Outpatient Hand Clinic setting, requiring a CA OT license and teaching hospital experience.

Details

• Outpatient Occupational Therapy setting focused on hand and upper extremity care
• Day shift schedule, 5x8 hours, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Patient population includes adults with arthritis, hand injuries, nerve injuries, reattachments, and tendon repairs
• Possibility to float to other campus facilities within the health system
• Epic EMR experience required

Requirements

• Current CA OT license required (license required if applicable)
• AHA BLS certification required
• Minimum 3 years of experience preferred
• Hand clinic and adult outpatient experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Trauma Level I experience preferred
• CHT (Certified Hand Therapist) certification preferred
• AOTA Hand/UE certification preferred
• MS/MA degree preferred
• PAM (modalities) certification preferred
• Epic charting system experience required

Additional Information

• Perform evaluations, assessments, reassessments, and discharge planning for outpatient hand and upper extremity patients
• Utilize modalities and manual skills including edema massage, electrical stimulation, kinesiotaping, myofascial release, paraffin bath, splinting, TENS, and ultrasound
• Fabricate and apply dynamic, functional, and static splints using materials such as Orthoplast
• Develop home exercise programs and provide patient and family education
• Emphasize safety and injury prevention throughout treatment
• May float to other departments, units, or facilities within a 75+ mile radius as needed
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate as traveling candidates
• First-time travelers are not required to have prior travel experience
• Candidates with prior employment at any University of California medical facility must disclose this history for a rehire eligibility review
• RTO must be disclosed at time of consideration and approved by the manager prior to offer, with no additional requests accepted mid-contract or within the first two weeks of the assignment

American Traveler Job ID #P-714732. 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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