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Aegis Therapies
Aberdeen, South Dakota

Occupational Therapist / OTR - PRN

Occupational TherapistNo callNo weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Occupational Therapist / OTR - PRN
  • Job Type: PRN/Flexible
  • Schedule: Up to 20 hours per week
  • Setting: Nursing Home, Rehabilitation Center, Skilled Nursing Facility, Long-term Care
  • Location: Bethesda of Aberdeen - Aberdeen, SD

Aegis Therapies, one of the nation’s leading providers of rehabilitation and wellness services, is hiring an Occupational Therapist to join our supportive team and reap the benefits of some of the best career advantages in the industry.

Why Aegis Therapies

Career Growth & Development: We invest in your future with specialized, ongoing training, career advancement opportunities and the strongest clinical support in the industry.

Flexibility - Redefining Work-life Balance: We offer you the opportunity to maintain flexibility and a healthy work-life balance, so you never have to choose between your career and the things that make life worth living.

  • Impactful Work: Make a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients.
  • Supportive Environment: Collaborate with teams that value your expertise and dedication.

Benefits

  • Support, local clinical mentorship, clinical education and unlimited CEUs
  • Create your own career path: clinically, management, etc.
  • Flexible schedule, paid time off, plus one paid CEU day
  • Licensure and professional membership reimbursement
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration for providing the best patient care
  • Medical, dental, vision within 30 days or less
  • National opportunity to transfer while maintaining employment status
  • Multiple settings nationwide: CCRC, SNF, Assisted Living, Outpatient Clinics, Home Health
  • New Grads Welcomed!
  • And much more

Qualifications

Current license as an Occupational Therapist or ability to obtain in the state of practice.

If you enjoy working in geriatrics and have a current Occupational Therapy license, we would like to discuss what is most important to you. Aegis Therapies is committed to designing jobs to meet your needs.

Let us help find the career of your dreams! Apply Today.

EEO Statement

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Key Responsibilities

Provide occupational therapy services to patients in nursing homes and rehabilitation settings. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Clinical documentation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for South Dakota is 88.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.2% of South Dakota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 12% are remote, 40% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist / OTR - PRN at Aegis Therapies a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,285 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Location & Logistics

South Dakota has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 33 employers

15
<$115k
7
$115k-140k
11
$140k-165k
5
$165k-190k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs

401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
69% this job
Sign-on bonus
38%
Loan repayment
16%
Relocation assistance
16%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist III EX

UCSF · Oakland, California

$67.06-$90.53/hr
#2

Occupational Therapist

Ironside Human Resources · Fairfield, California

$75-$90/hr
#3

Occupational Therapist II EX

$64.05-$86.19/hr
#4

Virtual Occupational Therapist

$82.50 per hour
+ 41 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.9
Among the best 10% of Occupational Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,285 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Aberdeen

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$234k
Typical market rent
$1,097/mo
Residents’ average commute
12 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Aegis Therapies

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Benefits & Perks

Paid time off
Paid CEU day
Licensure reimbursement
Professional membership reimbursement
Medical, dental, vision insurance
Unlimited CEUs
Clinical mentorship
National transfer opportunities