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Gloucester, Virginia

Occupational Therapist-Home Health

Occupational TherapistNo callPart-Time

Listed compensation

$96k-$141k

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Job Description

City/State

Gloucester, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview

Part time (20 hours per week)

Overview

Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve functional mobility, relieve pain, improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury and help build or restore vocational/ daily living skills as well as general independence.

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree (Required)
  • Doctorate Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Certification/Licensure
  • Occupational Therapy License in VA (Required)

Experience

Provides age-appropriate education for clients and caregivers. Supervise and assume responsibility for care provided by identified team members.

Performs modalities/therapeutic interventions in accordance with accepted standards of care and department policies and procedures. Provides effective instruction to the patient and family through standardized educational programs and/or individualized training.

Initiate, develop, and maintain collaborative interactions with internal and external team members, patients, and family members to improve patient outcomes.

Productive and efficient in daily operations. Selects and performs the appropriate assessment procedures.

Establishes and updates formal plan of care to address individual patient needs.

We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $95,825.60 - $140,961.60 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually. Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

  • Medical, Dental, Vision plans
  • Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
  • Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
  • Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
  • Emergency Backup Care
  • Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k/403B with Employer Match
  • Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
  • Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
  • Pet Insurance
  • Legal Resources Plan
  • Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Key Responsibilities

Assess patients and develop individualized plans of care, then provide therapeutic interventions to improve mobility, relieve pain, and restore daily living and vocational skills. Educate patients and caregivers, supervise designated team members, and collaborate with care teams to improve patient outcomes.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree is required, and the posting also lists a doctorate degree in occupational therapy. A Virginia occupational therapy license is required; the role also calls for age-appropriate patient and caregiver education, assessment, care planning, and effective collaboration.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentRehabilitationPain ManagementCaregiver TrainingTeam CollaborationPatient Care SupervisionActivities of Daily LivingVocational Skills Development

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Virginia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (135 salary observations; 723 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (5,026 salary observations; 27,299 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$118k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $117k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Virginia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in occupational therapyranked against 8,973 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$96k–$141kOccupational Therapy median $98k (middle half $91k–$105k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Virginia vs national$98k median in Virginia$96k nationally (+2%)135 state / 5,026 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$117k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Virginia240 active8,955 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 14% remote · 40% no call · 42% no weekends43 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k loan repaymentVirginia Occupational Therapist listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 14% offer loan repayment275 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,162 in the last 30 days1,579 the 30 days before (+100%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (8,973 Occupational Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist-Home Health at Sentara Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 8,973 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 18 employers
7
<$95k
11
$95k-110k
1
$121k
3
$125k-140k
3
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs · 18 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
30%
Sign-on bonus
17%
Loan repayment
17% this job
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,973 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Sentara Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Virginia Beach, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
401k/403B with Employer Match
Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year
Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
Life and Disability Insurance

Living in Gloucester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$379k≈ 4.0× annual pay
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.