Occupational Therapist Per Diem
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Per Diem
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Ernest Health as a Occupational Therapist – Per Diem, Rehab Hospital in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States.
Work Schedule
- Per Diem position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Ernest Health as a Occupational Therapist – Per Diem, Rehab Hospital.
Key Responsibilities
Evaluates patients to improve motor functions and reasoning abilities while teaching them to perform daily living tasks. Assists patients in selecting appropriate adaptive equipment and assistive devices to compensate for loss of function.
Requirements
Requires current licensure as an Occupational Therapist and a Basic Life Support/CPR card. One year of experience in a rehabilitation hospital setting is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 58% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Occupational Therapist roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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