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LaGrange, Georgia

Occupational Therapist (Per Diem) Jefferson Moss-Magee, Willowcresttein- Willowcrest

Occupational Therapist Top 25% in Occupational TherapyPer Diem

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 2mo ago

Job description

Job Details The Staff Leve I Occupational Therapist is responsible for the evaluation, treatment, and discharge planning of all patients referred for their given services. The Occupational Therapist is an integral healthcare provider accountable to assist the patient to their highest level of function. The Staff Level I Therapist will uphold the mission, vision, and values of Jefferson Health. Works in conjunction with other health care professionals to coordinate treatment plans and care. Job Description Essential Functions: Provide therapy evaluations, treatment planning, treatment interventions and discharge planning for a full patient caseload in acute care, skilled facility, acute rehab, outpatient settings as appropriate. Participate in student education Participates in education and teaching commensurate with novice clinician. Plans, organizes and delivers treatment programs that help clients/patients recover and rehabilitate. Utilizes tools and techniques to administer safe therapeutic interventions and trainings, for patient and families. Records and documents clients/patients' health progress information for evaluation, all therapeutic interventions including daily treatments, progress notes, evaluations and discharge summaries. Performs other duties as assigned.

  • ability or any other protected group or status.
  • ability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance. For more benefits information, please click here In keeping with Jefferson's Mission, We Improve Lives, it is our goal to recruit, retain, develop and reward highly-qualified employees. If you are enthusiastic, caring and dedicated to service excellence, we invite you to consider joining Jefferson. Jefferson encourages its employees to expand their knowledge and develop their careers through growth opportunities and continuing education. With a long standing history, Jefferson has been advancing the medical field from the heart of Center City Philadelphia for nearly 200 years. Our Mission, We Improve Lives, expands to every corner of the organization. From our weekly farmer’s market, to our new Jefferson Accelerator Zone for innovation, our employees’ passion for the community is evident by the daily gestures towards our patients, students and each other.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for the evaluation, treatment, and discharge planning of patients to help them reach their highest level of function. Collaborates with other healthcare professionals to coordinate care and deliver safe therapeutic interventions.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral degree in Occupational Therapy and a valid state license. Must hold NBCOT certification and CPR/BLS certification from the American Heart Association.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Therapy EvaluationPatient RehabilitationClinical DocumentationOutpatient CarePatient Education

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 62% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

In Georgia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (109 salary observations; 635 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (7,467 salary observations; 22,065 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist (Per Diem) Jefferson Moss-Magee, Willowcresttein- Willowcrest at Jefferson Health Plans a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 8,803 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

7.2/10 work-life score · Top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 8,803 active roles in this specialty

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Occupational Therapy

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Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance (including prescription)
Supplemental insurance
Dental
Vision
Life and AD&D insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Flexible spending accounts
Retirement plans