Occupational Hand Therapist - 1 on 1 Patient Care
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Job Description
Department: OT_UPA
Job Summary
The Occupational Therapist is responsible for utilizing purposeful activities or interventions to achieve functional outcomes, maximizing the independence and maintenance of health of any individual who is limited by a physical injury or illness, a cognitive impairment, a psychosocial dysfunction, a mental illness, a developmental or a learning disability, or an adverse environmental condition. The Occupational Therapist also assumes the responsibility for assessing the patient, identifying the level of acuity of illness, planning the patient’s treatment program, and implementing/directing the program.
Required Qualifications
For employees assigned to dedicated orthopedic team: - Require successful completion of Annual Orthopedic education requirements upon hire and then annually as outlined in the Orthopedic Program(s) Education plan.
Preferred Qualifications
Prefer Masters or Doctorate in Occupational Therapy.
Prefer Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience.
Mandatory Education
Preferred Education
Required License and Certs
FL OT: Florida Occupational Therapist
Preferred License and Certs
BLS: Basic Life Support
Employment Screening Requirements
As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. info.flclearinghouse.com
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist assesses patients and develops treatment programs to improve functional independence and health. They implement interventions for individuals limited by physical, cognitive, or psychosocial impairments.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Florida Occupational Therapist license and complete annual orthopedic education requirements. A Master's or Doctorate in Occupational Therapy and EMR experience are preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Hand Therapist - 1 on 1 Patient Care at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Mental Health Therapy (Occupational Therapy) — ranked against 55 active Mental Health Therapy (Occupational Therapy) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Mental Health Therapy — Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Florida, the Occupational Therapist weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (36 salary observations; 234 listings), vs ~$95k nationally (990 salary observations; 3,826 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 48% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapist pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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