Travel Occupational Therapist (OT) in Bethesda, MD

Company: GLC Group, GLC On-The-Go
Location: Bethesda
Posted on: January 17, 2026

Job Description:

Occupational Therapist Location: Bethesda, MD Agency: GLC Group, GLC On-The-Go Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details) Shift Information: 5 days Contract Duration: 52 Weeks Start Date: ASAP About the Position Occupational Therapist – Physical Disabilities Full Time Contract GLC On-The-Go is seeking an Occupational Therapist with experience with Physical Disabilities for a full-time contract. This position is located at the NIH Clinical Center (CC), National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. The NIH Clinical Center is the largest hospital in the world totally dedicated to translational clinical research. The hospital maintains a 200-bed inpatient capacity with 18 outpatient clinics (including 3 day hospitals) to support the intramural research programs of the 17 Institutes and Centers with clinical programs on the NIH Bethesda campus. WORK SCHEDULE The schedule is Monday-Friday 8a-4:30p (hours can be somewhat flexible) for a total of 40 hours per week. On rare occasions, Occupational Therapist may need to work on a holiday or weekend. MAJOR DUTIES Participates in the development of occupational therapy methodologies and techniques, including assessment tools and experimental or nonstandard occupational therapy interventions. Evaluates effectiveness of new and established treatments and modifies as necessary to meet requirements of constantly changing, complex biomedical and psychosocial research participants. Serves as an Associate Investigator (Al) on institute generated protocols or as a Principal Investigator (Pl) for occupational therapy originated protocols. Serves as a mentor to occupational therapists to identify needs for occupational therapy research. Collaborates with other disciplines and occupational therapists in the evaluation of occupational therapy research projects. Provides specialized occupational therapy care to individual patients or patient groups, particularly with terminal illnesses, cancer, auto immune and arthritis diagnosis. Assesses the actual and probable physical and psychosocial condition of the patient/patient group according to the Model of Human Occupation incorporating information about levels of function from components associated with performance (motor skills, problem solving/planning skills and interpersonal/communication skills), habituation (roles, habits and routines) and motivation (performance in environment, values and interests). Uses standardized tests and outcome measurements to document clinical findings or research interventions. Plans for patient care utilizing multi-disciplinary and intra-disciplinary approaches and integrating data from a variety of sources. Predicts behavior of clients in response to illness, its treatment, and occupational therapy interventions consisting of but not limited to Activities of Daily Living (ADL), mood and cognitive therapy, community reintegration, assistive device training, upper extremity rehabilitation with hand specialty, edema management, orthotic design and fabrication, joint protection/energy conservation training, infant and early childhood developmental assessment and training, neuromuscular facilitation/inhibition including kinesiotaping, visual and perceptual motor interventions, therapeutic exercise, muscle re-education, mental health intervention with specialty in disability assessment, community living skills training, vocational/avocational exploration through a simulated work experience, and fine and gross motor coordination strategies. Implements the occupational therapy care plan and collaborates with other health care professionals. Provides for continuity of patient care through the occupational therapy process, including discharge planning. Ensures all required information and activities (occupational therapy care plan, medical history, medical data, etc.) are properly documented utilizing standardized methods. Acts as a consultant within the organization to solve complex and/or ambiguous problems often where no former guidelines exist. Serves as consultant and guest lecturer to academic institutions, national and international agencies and consumer organizations (e.g. universities and professional associations). Works closely with rehabilitation medicine physicians and other disciplines in achieving functional goals for patients. Provides counseling to and education for patients and their families. Conducts informal teaching with patients and/or families in response to identified needs. Evaluates the responses of patients and/or significant others to formal and informal teaching efforts of self and others, identifying impediments to learning, developing and implementing strategies to overcome identified impediments, and communicating results to appropriate people. Counsels patients and families, including crisis intervention, directing and participating in support groups, and providing emotional support: participates in the evaluation of internal and external resources for patient education and counseling, and refers patients to appropriate resources. Collaborates with occupational therapy chief, occupational therapists and research coordinator to set goals for service units. Reviews and interprets goals and objectives set by higher management and provides input to determine specific goals for the service. Ensures that goals are met and makes recommendations for change. Requirements A minimum of 2 years’ experience working with Physical Disabilities Experience working with patient diagnosis including terminal illness, cancer, auto immune deficiencies, infectious diseases, arthritis. Experience in splinting Active State License Active BLS certification Previous research experience preferred

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