Travel Occupational Therapist Home Health - Chippewa Falls, WI
Cross Country Healthcare$2,259/wkChippewa Falls, WIContractPosted 6d agoStill open, checked every night- 8-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- Driver's license
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $2,259 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel occupational therapist assignments post a median of $2,220 a week, the middle half $1,969 to $2,390, across 430 assignments, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
Tax-free stipend limit here
GSA's per diem rate for Chippewa Falls, WI (the standard rate) is $113 a night for lodging in November 2026 and $68 a day for meals and incidentals: $1,267 a week. Agencies set tax-free housing and meal stipends against it, for a traveler who keeps a tax home elsewhere; the posting's own figure says what this assignment pays. Stipend limits in Wisconsin.
Licensed in another state?
Wisconsin issues and accepts OT Compact privileges: an occupational therapist or OT assistant whose home state is a member can take this job on a compact privilege instead of a Wisconsin license. (Occupational Therapy Compact Commission, 9 Nov 2026.) For a Wisconsin license, apply to the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services for a license by endorsement ($75, by its own page): what Wisconsin asks. Every state's OT Compact status.
What Wisconsin requires of an occupational therapist
Occupational therapist license, from the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services.
- Applicants with a current, active OT credential from another state (other than states the department lists as unavailable for reciprocity) apply by reciprocal licensure with a five-year practice history, verification of at least one active license sent directly by the other state board, a communicable diseases certification (Form 1229) and a passed open-book exam on Wisconsin statutes and code.
- Staying active: Licenses renew every two years by May 31 of odd-numbered years, with 24 continuing education points (hours) each two-year period, except in the first licensing period (Wis. Admin. Code ch. OT 3).
Occupational therapist jobs and requirements in Wisconsin · Every state's rule
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 8hr days, 40 hours a week, starting 30 Nov 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,259 a week in all, a taxable rate of $24.79 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Occupational Therapist, Home Health. This role provides occupational therapy services to geriatric patients in a home health setting, with an average daily caseload of 5–7 patients. The position requires timely documentation, clear communication, flexibility across the assigned territory, and participation in an on-call rotation.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts, 8 hours per shift, with a minimum of 40 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 1 year of recent, relevant experience
- Occupational therapy home health experience
- OASIS experience required for clinicians completing Start of Care visits
- Proficiency with Homecare Homebase (HCHB) required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
- License in hand required at submission
- Active driver’s license and personal transportation required
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with acute care, activities of daily living, cardiac rehabilitation, edema massage, electrical stimulation, feeding techniques, TENS, ultrasound, arthritis programs, hand injuries, hip fractures and total hip replacements, soft tissue injuries, knee injuries and total knee replacements, lower- and upper-extremity prosthetics, dynamic and functional splints, orthoplast, serial or inhibitory techniques, and static splints
- Additional Information:
- Geriatric patient population
- Average daily caseload of 5–7 patients
- On-call rotation approximately every third to fourth weekend
- Timely documentation and communication required
- Flexibility across the assigned territory required
- Scrubs required; any color permitted, but jeans are not permitted
- Tablet provided for clinical documentation
- Orientation begins on Monday
Benefits
- The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting, checked 12 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Cross Country Healthcare
National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs
Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.7% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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