Occupational Therapist- Acute
Listed compensation
$96k-$141k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Sentara Health as a Occupational Therapist – Acute Care, Loan Repayment in Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $95,826 - $140,962
- 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
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Call responsibilities required.
Apply to join Sentara Health as a Occupational Therapist – Acute Care, Loan Repayment.
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist will assess, plan, and organize rehabilitative programs to improve functional mobility and relieve pain. They will also help patients restore vocational and daily living skills to promote general independence.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's level degree in Occupational Therapy and possess a valid Virginia Physical Therapy License. A BLS certification is also required for this position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 60% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
In Virginia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$99k (138 salary observations; 566 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,988 salary observations; 20,970 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; 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).
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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