Allied · Travel Contract

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Albuquerque, NM

13 weeksDay shift36 hrs/week1 opening
Total weekly pay$1,684 /week

Taxable wages plus non-taxable stipends:

Taxable wages$540/week
+ Non-taxable stipends$1,144/week

Take on a 13-week travel healthcare assignment as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant in Albuquerque, NM. This day shift position involves a 36-hour workweek at a partner healthcare facility. Applicants are required to have an active New Mexico caregiver account. The role has no restrictions, providing a great chance for qualified therapists to work in a supportive and engaging setting.

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  • Specialty: COTA / Allied
  • Location: Albuquerque, NM
  • Contract length: 13 weeks
  • Shift: Day
  • Hours: 36 hrs/week
  • Estimated gross pay: $1,684/week (taxable wages plus non-taxable stipends)
  • Open positions: 1

This travel contract is placed by Care Connect Staffing, a nurse-owned healthcare staffing agency. Benefits include day-one medical, dental, and vision coverage, transparent pay packages, a $500 referral bonus, and a dedicated recruiter and compliance team supporting you from submission through your start date.

Career growth on COTA travel assignments in Albuquerque, NM

Travel work compounds. Every COTA contract puts you in front of a new patient population, a new charting system and new unit protocols, and that range is what a hiring manager reads off your file later. Albuquerque, NM adds another market to that record.

This assignment spans 13 weeks, books about 36 hours a week and runs on the Day shift, roughly 468 hours of bedside time. It pays $1,684 gross a week, split $540 in taxable wages and $1,144 in stipends toward housing and meals, near $21,892 for the 13 weeks. Tell your recruiter what you want next — a specialty, a state, a schedule — and the search for the contract after this one starts from there.

Pay figures are estimates based on current package details and may vary by location, experience, and IRS stipend eligibility. Care Connect Staffing is the hiring agency for this contract.