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Dunn, North Carolina

Occupational Therapist-Full Time and Part Time -Betsy Johnson/ Central Harnett Hospitals

Occupational TherapistNo nightsFull-Time or Part-Time

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Job Description

Facility

Betsy Johnson Hospital

Location: Dunn, North Carolina

Department: Occupational Therapy

Job Family

Allied Health

Work Shift

Days (United States of America)

Summary

Provides occupational therapy services to patients, including assessment, treatment, program planning and implementation, and related documentation and communication, in order to increase the patients’ functional independence.

  • Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Major Job Functions

The following is a summary of the major essential functions of this job. The incumbent may perform other duties, both major and minor, that are not mentioned below. In addition, specific functions may change from time to time:

Assesses the needs of the patient using evaluation tools and clinical observations

Develops treatment plans, including goals, and methods to achieve identified goals

Provides goal directed treatment consistent with current OT practice standards and/or ensures that OTAs deliver goal-directed services appropriately

Selects and uses learning strategies to share occupational therapy treatment choices and outcomes with patients, family, care team and consumers

  • Effectively uses available information sources to report therapy activities and patient performances
  • Promotes growth and development while evaluating performance and maintaining standards of assigned individuals
  • Authorized to have access to medications within their scope of practice
  • Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

The following qualifications, or equivalents, are the minimum requirements necessary to perform the essential functions of this job:

Education and Formal Training

  • Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited academic institution
  • Master’s degree preferred
  • Current licensure as an Occupational Therapist in the state of North Carolina

Work Experience

New graduate or experienced clinicians considered

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

  • Professional competency as a general practitioner of OT as defined by certification and licensure
  • Ability to select age appropriate functional goals and treatment techniques for pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients
  • Interpersonal skills that promote cooperative patient and peer behavior
  • Accurate written and verbal English

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to communicate orally, read, write, hear, and visually assess patient status
  • Ability to utilize proper body mechanics when examining or delivering care
  • Ability to transfer and transport patients of various body weight and composition
  • Ability to stand, bend, stoop, lift, turn, twist, sit and walk frequently
  • Ability to demonstrate proper use of and manipulate equipment

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Required Licenses and Certifications

OT/L - NC Board Of Occupational Therapy

Cape Fear Valley Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Key Responsibilities

Provides occupational therapy services including patient assessment, treatment planning, and implementation to improve functional independence. Effectively communicates with the care team and documents therapy activities and patient performance.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy and current licensure in North Carolina. New graduates and experienced clinicians are both considered for this role.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Clinical observationPediatric careGeriatric carePatient transport

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North 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, 38% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

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

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution34 jobs · 33 employers

16
<$105k
10
$105k-120k
2
$120k-135k
6
$135k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 33 employers

401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
62%
Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
30%
Relocation assistance
16%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,467 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Dunn

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$243k
Typical market rent
$1,376/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.0
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Fayetteville, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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