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Sentara Health
Hampton, Virginia

Acute Care Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist 8.7 Work-LifeNo callNo nightsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$96k-$141k

The week · per this posting

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

City/State

Hampton, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview

  • Sentara is hiring an Acute Care Occupational Therapist in Hampton, Virginia.
  • This is a Part-Time, Day shift opportunity with GREAT BENEFITS!

As an Occupational Therapist, you will 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. Provides age appropriate education for clients and caregivers. Supervise and assume responsibility for care provided by identified team members.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Level Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Active Occupational Therapy Licensure
  • Basic Life Safety (BLS)

NBCOT (National Board Certification in Occupational Therapy) certification is required within 6 months of eligibility.

Are you a passionate therapist looking to have a career with an organization committed to outstanding patient care and clinical outcomes?

If so, please join us at Sentara Health. We are a large not for profit Healthcare System in Virginia and Eastern North Carolina with 12 Acute Care Hospitals and medical group.

We have opportunities for therapists to work in multiple settings to include: Acute Care, Inpatient Rehab, Outpatient Therapy (55 locations: orthopedics, neurological and pediatrics), Home Care and PACE.

Sentara advocates for growth and development of our therapists and is recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety. Sentara is strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary health care experience for our patients and members.

We are guided by our Mission: “We Improve Health Everyday”, and our Cultural Attributes: We Exist for Our Consumers, We Collaborate, We Empower, We Continuously Learn, and We Deliver.

  • Our competitive and comprehensive compensation and benefits package is designed to meet your individual needs
  • Tuition assistance up to $5200 annually,
  • Medbridge access for CEUs and patient home programs
  • Sentara hosted education courses with employee discounts
  • Financial support for certifications
  • Generous student debt program (no work commitment required)
  • Relocation assistance
  • Referral bonus program up to $10,000
  • 24 days of paid time off (incudes personal, vacation and holidays); 5 sick days annually (based on 40 hour work week); bereavement leave
  • 403 B with immediate company match, upon hire!
  • 401 A: 3% of annual salary employer contribution (participating divisions)
  • Adoption benefits up to $10,000
  • Fertility benefits (procedures/medications/IVF) up to $10,000
  • 4 weeks paid parental leave; caregiver leave up to 2 weeks
  • Paid short-term, long-term disability and life insurance (1 time annual salary)
  • Other benefits include medical, dental, vision, auto, home, travel, pet insurance, local gym discounts, employee assistance program (mental health support)
  • Wellness programs

Why Choose Us?

State of the Art Outpatient Facilities, Multi-Disciplinary Settings and numerous Specialty Therapy Programs Offered

Ability to stay with the same organization while trying different work settings: inpatient, outpatient and home health

  • Clinical and Advanced Specialist Programs (Career Ladders)
  • Leadership Development and Advancement opportunities
  • Mentorship Programs for New Therapists
  • Flexible Positions to Meet your Work Life Balance: Full Time, Part Time and Flexi/PRN
  • Excellent patient satisfaction, employee satisfaction and clinical outcomes

Sentara is an integrated, not-for-profit healthcare delivery system with more than 29,000 employees (including 1,375 physicians and advanced practice providers), 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves over 900,000 members.

We are recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety and are strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary healthcare experience for our patients and members.

Keywords: Occupational Therapist, Rehab Physical Therapy, Acute Care, Monster, Talroo-Allied Health

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, standby/on-call pay, overtime, 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.

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 CarePlex Hospital, located in Hampton, VA, is a 224-bed technologically advanced, acute care facility, and Certified Primary Stroke Center. Other features include specialized services in heart and vascular, urologic care, along with advanced diagnostic and surgical capabilities, a hospitalist program, and one of the state's busiest emergency departments. We are also home to the Orthopedic Hospital at Sentara CarePlex Hospital, the area's first dedicated orthopedic hospital. We improve health every day, come be a part of the community.

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

The Occupational Therapist will assess, plan, and implement rehabilitative programs to improve patient functional mobility and daily living skills. They are also responsible for providing education to clients and caregivers while supervising team members involved in patient care.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Functional mobility assessmentPatient educationCaregiver educationClinical documentationTeam supervisionPain managementDaily living skills trainingVocational skills trainingStroke care

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Virginia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (134 salary observations; 670 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,405 salary observations; 28,087 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 score8.7 / 10 · top 5% in occupational therapyranked against 8,999 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$97k nationally (+1%)134 state / 5,405 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 Virginia242 active8,947 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 39% no call · 51% no weekends41 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia Occupational Therapist listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 14% offer loan repayment278 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,122 in the last 30 days1,573 the 30 days before (+98%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (8,999 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 Acute Care Occupational Therapist at Sentara Health a 8.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 8,999 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no night shifts.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 16 employers
7
<$95k
13
$95k-115k
2
$130k
1
$141k
2
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
42% this job
Sign-on bonus
21%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

Occupational Therapist - PRN

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#4

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+ 23 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 8.7
Among the best 10% of Occupational Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,999 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No nights
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About Sentara Health

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

Benefits & Perks

Tuition Assistance up to $5,200 annually
Medbridge access for CEUs
Financial support for certifications
Generous student debt program (no work commitment required)
Relocation assistance
Referral bonus program up to $10,000
24 days PTO + 5 sick days
403B with immediate company match

Living in Hampton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$268k≈ 2.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,690/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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