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Ernest Health
Elgin, South Carolina

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
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Job description

Join Ernest Health as a Occupational Therapist – Inpatient Rehab, Loan Repayment in Elgin, South Carolina, United States. Occupational Therapist (Inpatinet) - Full-Time - Elgin, SC Student Loan payment program. Join our world-class team of driven, passionate healthcare professionals who are focused on service excellence and providing top quality care!

Benefits & Compensation

  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • 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
  • Competitive compensation
  • Employee Assistance Program

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Ernest Health in Elgin, South Carolina, United States.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist evaluates patients to improve motor functions and reasoning abilities while teaching them to perform daily living tasks. They also assist patients in selecting appropriate adaptive equipment and integrate the hospital's mission into daily practice.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a graduate degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program and possess a current state license. A current CPR/BLS card is required, and one year of experience in a rehabilitation hospital setting is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient evaluationMotor function improvementAdaptive equipment selectionClinical operationsTime managementData entryRecord managementLeadershipCommunicationBasic Life SupportPatient careCollaboration

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 66% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

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).

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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About Ernest Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Mesquite, Texas
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Student Loan payment 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
Competitive compensation