Occupational Therapist (OT) - PRN Acute
Listed compensation
$96k-$141k
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
City/State
Norfolk, VA
Work Shift
First (Days)
Overview
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is hiring an Occupational Therapist for Acute Care - PRN
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.
Education
- Master's in Occupational Therapy
- Certification/Licensure
- VA License Occupational Therapy
- BLS
Experience
*1 Year Experience Required
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.
Here at Sentara, we are committed to consistently enhancing our training, advancement tracks, work-life benefits, and more. Our goal is to make you feel more excited to be here every day!
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, located in Norfolk, VA, is a 525-bed tertiary care facility that is home to the only Level I Adult Trauma Center and burn trauma unit in Hampton Roads, and also serves as the primary teaching hospital for Eastern Virginia Medical School.
In addition to the high-quality heart program at Sentara Heart Hospital, our facility is home to Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance and several other dedicated facilities and specialized services. As a recognized accredited Comprehensive Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart and vascular, neurosciences, neurosurgery, urology, oncology, spine care, advanced imaging, behavioral health, maternity, and women’s health, including a state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit.
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 functional mobility and daily living skills for patients. They will work in an acute care setting to help patients recover from disease or injury and restore independence.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and possess a valid Virginia state license. A minimum of one year of experience is required for this position.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $96k–$141k | Occupational Therapy median $99k (middle half $89k–$113k)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 power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Virginia | 242 active | 8,946 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 39% no call · 51% no weekends41 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus · $10k loan repayment | Virginia Occupational Therapist listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 14% offer loan repayment278 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,122 in the last 30 days | 1,573 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 |
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