Travel Occupational Therapist – Valdez, AK | 5x8 Days | Outpatient | Pediatrics Focus

1 day ago
Valdez, AlaskaContractPediatrics
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends✓ No Nights

Job Description

About the Role

Join Purple Cow Recruiting as a Travel Occupational Therapist – Pediatrics Focus, 5x8 Days in United States. Description Travel Occupational Therapist – Valdez, AK | 5x8 Days | Outpatient | Pediatrics Focus Outpatient Therapy | Pediatrics | Acute + LTC Coverage Brandon Boughton Call or Text: 570-220-3858 linkedin. com/in/brandon-boughton-8775792a9 Prefer a quick conversation instead of applying?

Key Responsibilities

  • Evaluate and treat patients across outpatient, inpatient, and LTC settings
  • Provide pediatric
  • focused therapy including developmental treatment and functional activities
  • Conduct standardized assessments and develop individualized care plans

Requirements

  • Minimum 1 year Occupational Therapy experience REQUIRED
  • BLS certification REQUIRED
  • Travel experience REQUIRED
  • Experience in outpatient, acute care, and LTC/SNF settings

Benefits & Compensation

  • week contract
  • Day shift 5x8s (08:00–17:00)
  • free stipends when applicable. CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Evaluate and treat patients across outpatient, inpatient, and LTC settings

Work Schedule

  • Contract position.
  • Call responsibilities required.
  • Day shift only - no nights.

This position offers day shifts only. Work with Purple Cow Recruiting in United States.

Key Skills

Occupational TherapyPediatric TherapyAcute CareLong-term CareOutpatient TherapyDevelopmental TreatmentFunctional ActivitiesStandardized AssessmentsCare PlanningADLsMobilityPatient EducationClinical DocumentationInterdisciplinary CollaborationEpic Charting
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Travel Occupational Therapist – Valdez, AK | 5x8 Days | Outpatient | Pediatrics Focus at Purple Cow Recruiting a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Pediatrics psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Pediatrics — Psychologist Career Context

This Pediatrics position at Purple Cow Recruiting is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Nationally, Pediatrics professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $245k, with the typical range spanning $190k to $320k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Valdez, Alaska.

Alaska has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a psychologist earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • No night shifts — a daytime-only schedule

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Therapy, Acute Care, Long-term Care, Outpatient Therapy, Developmental Treatment, Functional Activities, Standardized Assessments. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Pediatrics role.

Core responsibilities: The Occupational Therapist will evaluate and treat patients across outpatient, inpatient, and long-term care settings with a focus on pediatric developmental treatment. They are responsible for developing individualized care plans, documenting progress, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams...

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Pediatrics psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

No nights (Independent predictor ↓ burnout)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Contract

Posted

yesterday

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