What is Travel Occupational Therapy?
Occupational therapy travel jobs focus on enhancing people’s ability to engage in meaningful activities or occupations, that are essential to their daily routines. As a traveling occupational therapist you get to expand your horizons, discover new environments, gain skills, and find new inspiration in every destination.
Job Requirements for a Traveling Occupational Therapist
- Obtains master’s or doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy studies
- Teaches patients, suffering from different medical conditions, techniques to accomplish various lifestyle tasks, such as dressing and walking
- Creates treatment plan for patient, including helpful at-home exercises related to pain-relief
- Monitors and submit reports detailing patient’s treatment progress
- Surveys patient’s home and office to identify potential hazards and recommend improvements, such as installing a walking ramp or adding accessibility features to shower