Location: Kodiak, Alaska

Start Date: 11-24-2025

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Day shifts

Hours per Week: 42.5 hrs per week

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients and develop individualized occupational therapy treatment plans to improve activities of daily living and functional independence
• Deliver skilled OT interventions across acute care, inpatient rehab and outpatient settings using evidence-based modalities and manual techniques
• Provide specialized splinting, prosthetics/orthotics support and rehabilitation for orthopedic, soft tissue and neuro patients
• Document timely, thorough patient care notes in Epic and communicate progress with the interdisciplinary team
• Train patients and caregivers in safe mobility, ADLs and adaptive strategies to promote discharge readiness
• Participate in holiday and weekend coverage as required and collaborate to ensure continuity of care

Qualifications

• Active Alaska Occupational Therapy license (pending licenses are not accepted)
• NBCOT certification required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Minimum 1 year of occupational therapy experience (acute care preferred)
• Comfortable documenting in Epic
• Willingness to work weekends; first-time travelers accepted

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong skills in activities of daily living (ADLs) assessment and intervention
• Experience with splinting (dynamic, serial, static, orthoplast) and upper-extremity prosthetics
• Familiarity with modalities: electrical stimulation, TENS, ultrasound, biofeedback
• Orthopedic and post-op rehabilitation (hip, knee, soft tissue injuries)
• Pediatrics exposure is a plus
• Comfortable working in an acute care/critical access hospital environment

Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay
• Housing provided — typically a 1-bedroom apartment (traveler-only; pets not allowed)
• Facility provides a rental vehicle for the assignment (available up to 72 hours before start and 24 hours after end)
• Free on-site parking
• Guaranteed 72 hours per 2 weeks (traveler may be called off for one 8-hour shift per 2-week period)
• Supportive interdisciplinary team and a variety of acute care experiences to build skills
• Flexibility: facility is open to accommodating block schedules
• Travel perks: assistance with assignment logistics and on-site orientation

Travel Perks: Explore Kodiak, Alaska

Kodiak is a rugged coastal gem — think world-class fishing and seafood, scenic hiking, coastal wildlife viewing and history. Explore Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, hike coastal trails and Fort Abercrombie State Historical Park, enjoy fishing and charter boat trips for halibut and salmon, spot sea lions and seabirds, and take scenic flights or ferry trips for more island adventures. If you love outdoor exploration, fresh seafood and small-town Alaskan charm, Kodiak delivers.

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