Location: Missoula, MT

Start Date: 12-18-2025

End Date: 03-19-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Monday-Friday, Day shift (days; exact start/end times vary based on patient appointment schedules)

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $56 per hour

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 in their home environment and create individualized plans of care
• Provide skilled occupational therapy treatment and adjust interventions as needed
• Perform and master CMS-required OASIS scoring and collaborate with Quality team on adjustments
• Coordinate care with physicians and the multidisciplinary team to ensure holistic care
• Document all skilled services, communications, and adverse events in the medical record
• Supervise Occupational Therapy Assistant services and complete required supervisory visits
• Manage productivity standards while maximizing continuity of care and efficient travel routes
• Maintain accurate time and mileage logs and follow agency commuting policies
• Participate in quality assurance and performance improvement initiatives

Qualifications

• Current Montana Occupational Therapy license (required)
• BS degree or higher from an accredited Occupational Therapy program
• Valid driver's license and appropriate auto insurance for home visits
• Two years of OT experience preferred
• Competence with CMS regulations and OASIS scoring
• Strong documentation skills and comfort with point-of-care charting
• Ability to collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary care conferences
• Willingness to participate in agency education and maintain CE requirements

Education

• BS degree or higher from an accredited Occupational Therapy program

Knowledge & Skills

• Occupational therapy evaluation and treatment planning in home health settings
• OASIS scoring and CMS/Medicare home health regulations
• Patient-centered care and family education techniques
• Documentation best practices and electronic medical records
• Supervision of OTAs and interdisciplinary communication
• Time and mileage management for home health caseloads
• Quality assurance processes and productivity standards

Benefits

• Meaningful work helping patients regain independence in their homes
• Flexible day-focused schedule that respects your life outside of work
• Robust clinical support and collaborative multidisciplinary team
• Opportunities for continuing education and professional growth
• Structured onboarding and access to mentorship from experienced clinicians
• Support with licensure maintenance and guidance on board requirements
• A culture that values compassion, ethics, and clinical excellence
• Clear expectations and tools to meet productivity and quality goals

Travel Perks: Explore Missoula, MT

Missoula is an outdoors lover's playground — think riverfront strolls along the Clark Fork, scenic hikes in the Rattlesnake and Bitterroot areas, and easy access to alpine skiing at nearby Snowbowl in winter. Enjoy a lively downtown with local breweries, the University of Montana campus energy, a popular year-round farmer’s market in summer, and plenty of trails for weekend exploration. For day trips, the dramatic landscapes of western Montana — lakes, mountains, and wildlife — are all within reach.

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