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Sentara Health
South Boston, Virginia

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

City/State

South Boston, VA

Work Shift

Multiple shifts available

Overview

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)
  • Master's Degree (Preferred)
  • Doctorate Degree in Occupational Therapist
  • Certification/Licensure
  • Occupational Therapist License (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.

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
  • Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
  • 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

The Occupational Therapist assesses, plans, and implements rehabilitative programs to improve patient functional mobility and daily living skills. They also provide education to patients and families while collaborating with the healthcare team to ensure effective care delivery.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and an active Occupational Therapist license. The role requires the ability to perform therapeutic interventions and develop formal plans of care tailored to individual patient needs.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Occupational therapyFunctional mobility assessmentPatient careCare planningPatient educationCaregiver trainingInterdisciplinary collaborationClinical documentationVocational skills trainingDaily living skills training

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at Sentara Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,052 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Sentara Health ranks #3 of 14 employers hiring Occupational Therapist on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.

In Virginia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (22 salary observations; 66 listings), vs ~$98k nationally (828 salary observations; 2,572 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 32% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

46 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution42 jobs · 36 employers

13
<$110k
18
$110k-130k
3
$130k-150k
7
$150k-170k
1
$172k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks39 jobs · 36 employers

401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
69% this job
Sign-on bonus
28% this job
Loan repayment
23% this job
Relocation assistance
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Virtual Occupational TherapistContract

Lets Therapy · Media, Pennsylvania

$82.50 per hour
#2

Head Occupational Therapist (Inpatient Rehabilitation & Acute Care) | NYP-CUIMC | Full-Time | Mon - Fri | Day Shift

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital · New York, New York

$70.76-$81.01/hr
#3

Occupational Therapist

$129k–$160k
#4

Occupational Therapist

$56.5-$76.75/hr
+ 44 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,052 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in South Boston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$174k
Typical market rent
$1,430/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
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.

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

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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
Emergency Backup Care
Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
Life Insurance
401k/403B with Employer Match