Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Salinas, CA
Taxable wages plus non-taxable stipends:
Join an exciting 18-week travel assignment as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant in Salinas, CA. This day shift role offers a 35-hour workweek at a partner healthcare facility, where you will contribute to patient rehabilitation in a dynamic environment. The position is ideal for professionals seeking a rewarding experience in occupational therapy with consistent daytime hours. No additional specific vaccine, experience, or certification requirements were provided.
Apply to learn more- Specialty: COTA / Allied
- Location: Salinas, CA
- Contract length: 18 weeks
- Shift: Day
- Hours: 35 hrs/week
- Estimated gross pay: $1,651/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.
Pay and stipends on COTA travel assignments in Salinas, CA
The published package on this contract is $1,651 gross per week — $633 in taxable wages plus $1,018 in stipends toward housing and meals, non-taxable where you qualify — or about $29,718 over the 18 weeks. You see the breakdown before you submit rather than after you sign, and your recruiter goes through it with you line by line.
On paper the assignment is 18 weeks long, about 35 hours a week and on the Day shift, about 630 scheduled hours end to end. Licensure and credentialing run alongside the submission rather than after it, so your CA paperwork is under way while the submission is in review and not left to the last week before the Salinas start date.
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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.