Travel Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant in Salinas, CA
Salinas, CA
Taxable wages plus non-taxable stipends:
Exciting opportunity for a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant to join a dynamic team in Salinas, CA for a 13-week assignment. This critical need position offers a day shift schedule with 35 hours per week at a partner healthcare facility. Ideal candidates will bring their expertise to a supportive environment focused on quality patient care and rehabilitation services.
Apply to learn more- Specialty: COTA / Allied
- Location: Salinas, CA
- Contract length: 13 weeks
- Shift: Day
- Hours: 35 hrs/week
- Estimated gross pay: $1,678/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.
COTA travel assignments in Salinas, CA
This contract is based in Salinas, CA. A 13-week block at about 35 hours a week on the Day shift is long enough to settle somewhere — find a gym, learn the roads — and short enough that you are never locked in. If an extension in Salinas comes up it is yours to weigh; so is the next posting elsewhere.
Pay comes to $1,678 gross a week, around $21,814 over the 13 weeks. The weekly figure breaks down as $635 in taxable wages and $1,043 in stipends toward housing and meals, non-taxable where you qualify. CA licensure and credentialing are handled by our compliance team, and your recruiter is your point of contact through the assignment.
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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.

