Location: Portland, OR

Start Date: 03-09-2026

End Date: 06-08-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM (Day)

Hours per Week: 40

Candidate Pay Rate: $67 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

• Conduct comprehensive home assessments and safety evaluations to craft individualized interventions
• Perform evidence-based patient assessments and document OASIS encounters accurately in EPIC
• Develop, implement, and revise patient-centered Plans of Care that prioritize independence and safety
• Provide patient and family education on adaptive equipment, transfers, and home strategies
• Recommend, fit, and train patients on adaptive equipment and mobility aids
• Manage a focused caseload (may visit up to 6 patients/day) while maintaining high-quality documentation and productivity
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members and community resources to support discharge planning and community re-entry
• Use Rover mobile tools for scheduling and visit documentation while minimizing drive time through efficient routing

Qualifications

• Current Oregon Occupational Therapy license (OR license) — required
• Minimum 1 year of skilled Home Health experience
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS/BLS) certification — required
• Experience with OASIS documentation — please highlight if you have it (OASIS required)
• Familiarity with EPIC charting and Rover mobile app preferred
• Own reliable transportation and willingness to travel within a roughly 60-mile daily radius
• First-time travel clinicians are welcome — enthusiastic first-timers accepted

Education

• Degree in Occupational Therapy (OT, MOT, or OTD) — entry-level OT degree required
• Current state licensure for Occupational Therapy (Oregon)

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong home health clinical skills: patient assessment, plan of care, reassessments, and discharge planning
• Proficient documentation practices including OASIS and EPIC Remote charting
• Skilled in adaptive equipment recommendations, wheelchair evaluation and positioning
• Comfortable with orthopedic and neurorehabilitation diagnoses (post-op ortho, CVA, Parkinson’s, ALS, MS)
• Hands-on skills: joint mobilization, myofascial release, splinting, prosthetics/orthotics exposure
• Excellent patient and family education, safety and injury prevention strategies
• Good time management and route planning to maximize visits and minimize windshield time
• Familiarity with National Patient Safety Goals and billing/documentation workflows

Benefits

• Free parking on-site — no circling the block before visits
• Travel reimbursement for mileage (IRS standard) to keep your wheels moving
• Supportive interdisciplinary team that values your clinical judgment
• Flexible, local-friendly assignment — locals within a 50-75 mile radius are welcome
• Professional charting tools: EPIC Remote + Rover + OASIS to streamline documentation
• Opportunity to grow skills across adult rehab, ortho, neuro, and adaptive equipment
• Clear expectations and predictable 5x8 schedule — work-life balance you can plan around
• Onboarding support and a friendly point of contact to help with logistics

Travel Perks: Explore Portland, OR

Explore Portland’s vibrant neighborhoods between visits: stroll the International Rose Test Garden and Portland Japanese Garden, dive into Powell’s City of Books, and sample food carts and local coffee. Weekend escapes are easy — day trips to the Columbia River Gorge for waterfalls and hiking, scenic drives to Mt. Hood, or a coastal jaunt to Cannon Beach. Enjoy parks, museums, breweries, farmers’ markets, and a lively arts scene — there’s plenty to do when you’re off the clock.

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