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Rockville, Maryland

Certified Hand Therapist-Occupational Therapist, Day Shift, Outpatient Rehab

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$39.96-$59.94/hr

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Job Description

Outpatient Rehab - Blackwell

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Blackwell Outpatient Rehab seeks to hire an experienced Certified Hand Therapist-Occupational Therapist for our outpatient rehab who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing.

**Qualified candidates will be eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus.

(Current AHC employees not eligible – see below under additional details.)

H1B Visa transfer sponsorship can be considered for this position

As a Certified Hand Therapist-Occupational Therapist you will:

  • Provides, or directs and supervises, the therapy intervention consistent with the results of the examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care. The therapist involves the patient/client and appropriate others in the planning, implementation, and assessment of the plan of care. Reexamines the patient/client as necessary during an episode of care to evaluate progress or change in patient/client status and modifies the plan of care accordingly or discontinues occupational therapy services.
  • Performs an initial examination and evaluation to establish a diagnosis, prognosis and plan of care prior to intervention for all persons served with rehabilitation needs in acute care, outpatient or inpatient rehabilitation settings (Only needs assistance with rare exceptions) (flexes to any Rehab site as needed).
  • The occupational therapist, in consultation with appropriate disciplines, plans for discharge of the patient/client taking into consideration achievement of anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and provides for appropriate follow-up or referral. The occupational therapist discontinues intervention when the patient/client is unable to continue to progress toward goals or when the occupational therapist determines that the patient/client will no longer benefit from therapy (in coordination with referring provider/team where indicated).
  • Manages schedule to accommodate range in census and patient load and assists department staff with any issues related to clinical or administrative caseload management
  • Responsible for individual, assigned team member and assigned hospital performance improvement, program development and professional development activities.
  • Attends team meetings and effectively communicates patient status, using, if needed, the medical record or other treating therapists to ensure sufficient knowledge of the case
  • Communicates, coordinates and documents all aspects of patient/client management including the results of the initial examination and evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, interventions, response to interventions, barriers to progress, changes in patient/client status relative to the interventions, reexamination, and discharge/discontinuation of intervention and other patient/client management activities with members of the care team as indicated. Supervises and directs the patient care activities of assigned rehab aides, office assistants and volunteers.
  • Educates and provides consultation to consumers, healthcare professionals, students and the public regarding the purposes and benefits of therapy. Mentors and supports students during their clinical practices, in patient-centered care.

Qualifications Include

  • Bachelors, Masters, or Doctorate in Occupational therapy from accredited occupational therapy program.
  • Minimum 8 years’ experience (at least 5 years in setting preferred)
  • Clinical instructor or supervisory experience within the past 2 years
  • Active Maryland License, nationally recognized certification (i. e. AOTA clinical specialty, CLT, CHT, CMT, etc.), CLT from Klose or Norton for lymphedema therapists
  • Active American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required

Work Schedule

  • Employment Type: Full-time
  • Hours per Week: 40 hrs/week
  • Typical Daily Schedule: flexible schedule available
  • Shift Type: Day/Evening
  • Shift Differential Eligible: No

$10,000 sign-on bonus over 3 installments (paid at 90 days, 1 year, & 2 years of hire date)

*Current AHC employees are not eligible for a sign-on bonus who are transferring from one entity to another and/or transferring within their entity. Employees that have terminated their employment with AHC are not eligible for a sign-on bonus prior to six months of returning if hired for a position offering a sign-on bonus.

Pay Range

  • $39.96 - $59.94
  • If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.
  • Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:
  • United States of America (Non-Exempt)
  • At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We Do This by Offering

  • Work life balance through nonrotating shifts
  • Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

Free Employee Parking

Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire

Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)

Paid Time Off

  • Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period
  • Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
  • Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County.

If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference.

Join the Adventist HealthCare team today, apply now to be considered!

COVID-19 Vaccination

Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination.

Tobacco and Drug Statement

Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use.

While some jurisdictions, including Maryland, permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes, marijuana continues to be classified as an illegal drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act. As a result, medical marijuana use will not be accepted as a valid explanation for a positive drug test result.

Adventist HealthCare will withdraw offers of employment to applicants who test positive for Cotinine (nicotine) and marijuana. Those testing positive are given the opportunity to re-apply in 90 days, if they can truthfully attest that they have not used any nicotine products in the past ninety (90) days and successfully pass follow-up testing. ("Nicotine products" include, but are not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, pipes, chewing tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaping products, hookah, and nicotine replacement products (e. g., nicotine gum, nicotine patches, nicotine lozenges, etc.).

Equal Employment Opportunity

Adventist HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to attracting, engaging, and developing the best people to cultivate our mission-centric culture. Our goal is to have a welcoming, equitable, and safe place to work and grow for all employees, no matter their background.

AHC does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Adventist HealthCare will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Adventist HealthCare is a religious organization as defined under applicable law; however, it will endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations for applicants’ religious beliefs.

Applicants who wish to request accommodations for disabilities or religious belief should contact the Support Center HR Office.

Key Responsibilities

Examine and evaluate patients, establish diagnoses and plans of care, deliver and adjust occupational therapy interventions, and coordinate discharge and follow-up. Document patient progress, manage caseloads, contribute to performance improvement and program development, supervise support staff, and educate or mentor patients, colleagues, and students.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree from an accredited occupational therapy program, at least eight years of experience, and recent clinical instructor or supervisory experience. Candidates must hold an active Maryland license, a recognized clinical certification such as CHT, and current American Heart Association BLS certification.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Hand TherapyPatient Examination and EvaluationDiagnosis and PrognosisTreatment PlanningPatient Care CoordinationDischarge PlanningClinical DocumentationTeam CommunicationStudent MentoringMaryland Occupational Therapy License

Occupational Therapy — Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 50% have no call, 57% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
50%
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,794 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Rockville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$624k
Typical market rent
$2,405/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability
Basic Life Insurance
AD&D
Paid Time Off
Employer retirement contribution and match