No salary listed — similar Occupational Therapist roles pay ~$89k (median of 217 jobs)

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Ernest Health
Post Falls, Idaho

Occupational Therapist Student Loan Assistance Program

Occupational TherapistFull-Time
Posted 1h ago · Verified live

About the Role

Full-time inpatient rehab OT in Post Falls, ID. Student loan repayment program. Clinical Career Ladder and Therapy Preceptor bonus programs.

Join Ernest Health as a Occupational Therapist – Loan Repayment, Full-Time in Post Falls, Idaho, United States.

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 Post Falls, Idaho, United States.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluates patients to improve motor functions and reasoning abilities while teaching them to perform daily living tasks. Integrates the hospital's mission and guiding principles into daily practice to support patient recovery.

Requirements

Requires a graduate degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program and a current state license. Candidates must also possess a current CPR/BLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Occupational therapyPatient evaluationRehabilitationClinical operationsTime managementData entryRecord managementLeadershipCommunicationInfection controlSafety standardsAdaptive equipmentAssistive devicesPatient careCPR

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 56% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Idaho is 95.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of Idaho clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Occupational Therapist roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

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About Ernest Health

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

Benefits & Perks

Student Loan Repayment 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