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Sentara Health
South Boston, Virginia

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

City/State

South Boston, VA

Work Shift

Multiple shifts available

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

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Virginia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (142 salary observations; 763 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,562 salary observations; 29,543 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)). 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 score7.2 / 10 · top 10% in occupational therapyranked against 9,043 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Virginia vs national$98k median in Virginia$97k nationally (+1%)142 state / 5,562 national salary observations
Cost of livingVirginia index 101.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Virginia250 active9,040 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 46% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusVirginia occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 13% offer loan repayment284 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,212 in the last 30 days1,658 the 30 days before (+94%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+3.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sentara Health#3 of 12 for payTop Employers work-life index
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (9,043 Occupational Therapy listings), Top Employers work-life index, 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 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 10% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,043 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

33 jobs · 31 employers
5
<$100k
13
$100k-120k
6
$120k-140k
8
$140k-160k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs · 31 employers
401k / retirement match
94% this job
CME allowance
59% this job
Sign-on bonus
31% this job
Loan repayment
19% this job
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$80/hr
#2

Occupational Therapist (OT) – Flexible ScheduleContract

Concierge Home Care · Brandon, Florida

$70-$75/hr
#3

Occupational Therapist, OT, Flexible Weekday Schedule

$65-$75/hr
#4

School-Based Occupational Therapist (OT)

$67-$73/hr
+ 36 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Occupational Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,043 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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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

Living in South Boston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$173k
Median resident rent
$760/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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