Location: Bethel, AK

Start Date: 11-18-2025

End Date: 02-17-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Day shift (specific start/end times not provided; daytime hours — role includes clinic days, inpatient/long-term care coverage, home visits and village travel; New Employee Orientation occurs on Tuesdays and Wednesdays)

Hours per Week: 32

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

• Provide full-time outpatient and inpatient occupational therapy care across all age groups and diagnoses
• Conduct patient assessments and develop individualized treatment plans focused on ADLs and therapeutic exercise
• Deliver home visits and village-based care, adapting treatment to limited-resource settings
• Collaborate closely with medical providers and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient-centered care
• Document patient progress and compose clear medical correspondence and plans of care
• Modify interventions using age- and patient-specific considerations and evidence-based practice
• Support long term care patients when needed and participate in departmental activities and self-assessment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program (required)
• Current NBCOT certification (required)
• Licensed in good standing as an OT in Alaska OR holding a good-standing out-of-state OT license while awaiting Alaska licensure
• Current BLS certification
• Willingness and ability to travel to villages and perform home visits
• Ability to complete required onboarding items: photo ID, SSN card, professional license/certification, education/transcripts, background checks, 10-panel drug screen (within 90 days), competency checklist, OIG/SAM/OFAC checks, fit test/physical, emergency contact and 3 references
• Immunization compliance (Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Varicella, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Tdap, Polio) or acceptable titers/historical records
• Strong cross-cultural communication skills and professional conduct

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program

Knowledge & Skills

• Patient assessment and treatment planning
• ADL training and therapeutic exercise techniques
• Skilled patient documentation and medical correspondence
• Experience with home visits and village-based therapy
• Multidisciplinary collaboration with medical providers
• Evidence-based practice and ability to interpret OT literature
• Comfort working with a wide age range and varied diagnoses
• Ability to adapt care to limited equipment environments and resourceful treatment planning

Benefits

• Shared on-site housing (note: private housing is not provided; units are shared and pet-free)
• Airfare reimbursed after arrival (submit itinerary at least one week in advance to coordinate orientation & housing)
• Structured onboarding — New Employee Orientation runs Tuesdays and Wednesdays to get you set up right
• Meaningful, community-focused work with multidisciplinary collaboration and cultural connection
• Opportunities for clinical variety — outpatient, inpatient, long term care, home visits and village outreach
• Supportive team that values evidence-based practice and professional conduct
• Clear credentialing checklist and onboarding guidance so you know what’s needed to start
• Work that expands your experience with rural/remote healthcare and direct access practice

Travel Perks: Explore Bethel, AK

Bethel is the gateway to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta — think wide river vistas, rich Yup'ik cultural experiences, and incredible birdwatching. Explore local cultural exhibits (including community cultural centers), join subsistence harvest traditions if you’re curious, enjoy river-based transportation and scenic boat trips, and, seasonally, take in spectacular northern lights displays. This is a chance to live and work in a tight-knit Alaskan community and experience remote, rewarding clinical work unlike anywhere else.

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