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Occupational Therapist - Student Loan Assistance

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Occupational Therapist - Full Time - Greenwood, SC

Student Loan Assistant Program available!

Join our world-class team of driven, passionate healthcare professionals who are focused on service excellence and providing top quality care!

At Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital we strive to attract, retain, develop, and empower our employees, supporting them in their professional growth with career advancement opportunities and a path to success within our organization.

We have a great Full Time opportunity for an Occupational Therapist in Greenwood, South Carolina.

Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital in Greenwood, South Carolina is a cutting-edge inpatient rehab hospital that serves patients from Greenwood and the surrounding Lakelands region with excellence and compassion.

We provide intensive rehabilitation services for a range of conditions – from stroke and neurological injury recovery to post-surgical orthopedic rehab and trauma recovery – all aimed at maximizing each patient’s functional abilities.

Our knowledgeable team of therapists, nurses, and rehabilitation physicians works closely with patients and their loved ones to develop customized therapy plans and realistic goals.

Greenwood Regional Rehabilitation Hospital offers the latest in rehabilitative technology (such as therapy gyms and mobility training equipment) in a comfortable, small-community setting.

Joint Commission-accredited and part of Ernest Health’s nationally recognized network, our hospital is devoted to treating every patient with dignity, respect, and the high-quality care they deserve as they work toward recovery.

As a participating hospital of Ernest Health, we offer robust recognition, wellness, and retention programs. These programs focus to enhance the employees’ work experience, recognize, and celebrate achievements.

We also encourage employees to share their work experience through “My Ernest Journey” and through our Engagement Survey, where our approach is “You Spoke, We Listened”. These platforms provide additional avenues for employees to give feedback about their work experience and share what is important to them.

Our hospital offers comprehensive benefits, designed to support your health and financial well-being.

Benefits

  • PPO and High Deductible Medical Plan options
  • Flexible and Health Saving account options available
  • Dental and Vision coverage
  • 401K with employer matching
  • Life insurance
  • Short-and-long term disability
  • Competitive compensation

Wellness & Work Life Balance

Employee Assistance Program

  • Wellness Program with quarterly wellness challenges with participation incentives.
  • Earned Time Off - Start accruing vacation time on start date.

Professional Growth

  • Clinical Career Ladder bonus program
  • Therapy Preceptor bonus program

What You Bring

A passion for patient care, a team player, motivating and collaborating therapist to assist patients to reach the best outcome.

  • Graduate Degree from an accredited program in Occupational Therapy.
  • Current State Occupational Therapist License.
  • Current CPR

Qualifications

Required Skills

Current licensure as an Occupational Therapist required

Basic Life Support/CPR Card Required

One year of experience in the care of patients in rehabilitation hospital setting preferred.

Additional Qualifications/Skills

  • Knowledge of clinical operations and procedures.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of treatment costs and financial support as they relate to quality and efficiency.
  • Demonstrates competency in the provision of care according to established standards
  • Demonstrates appropriate application of age specific standards, policies and procedures and guidelines in caring for pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
  • Demonstrates general computer skills including: data entry, word processing, email, and record management.
  • Leadership skills in delegating, organizing, and educating coworkers and staff.
  • Effective organizational and time management skills.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to maintain proper levels of confidentiality.
  • Ability to work closely and professionally with others.
  • Ability to maintain quality, safety, and/or infection control standards.

Responsibilities

Evaluates patients and helps them improve basic motor functions and reasoning abilities, but also compensate for permanent loss of function by teaching them to perform tasks in their daily living and working environments.

These patients may have conditions that are mentally, physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabling. May also assist patients in selecting appropriate adaptive equipment and assistive devices. Integrates the hospital’s mission and “Guiding Principles” into daily practice.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Patient evaluationRehabilitation planningMotor function improvementAdaptive equipment selectionOrganizational skills

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 44% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution35 jobs · 33 employers

16
<$110k
9
$110k-125k
6
$125k-140k
4
$140k-155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 33 employers

401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
60%
Sign-on bonus
37%
Loan repayment
17% this job
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$57-$70/hr
#2

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$96k-$141k
#3

Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ

$140k
#4

Occupational Therapist Marlboro NJ

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,226 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Greenwood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$219k
Typical market rent
$1,158/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
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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Benefits & Perks

Student Loan Assistant Program
PPO and High Deductible Medical Plan options
Flexible and Health Saving account options
Dental and Vision coverage
401K with employer matching
Life insurance
Short-and-long term disability
Employee Assistance Program