Hiring for Occupational Therapist - Zanesville, OH
Listed compensation
$87/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
- Job Start Date
- 9/28/2026
- Number of Weeks
- 13
Shift Information
Days - Sunday-Thursday, five 8-hour shifts, 8:00am-4:30pm.
Pay Rate
$3480 total weekly gross - $87/hour($39/hour W-2 taxable, $48/hour non taxable stipend)
Guaranteed Hours: 40
Inpatient Acute Occupational Therapist - Zanesville
Genesis Healthcare System is a Level 3 Trauma Center, 260 bed capacity, with semi-complex patients with multiple orthopedic and internal injuries. Familiarity with Orthopedics/Joint Replacement post-operative surgery patients preferred.
Other diagnoses include Neurosurgical, Neurological, Cardiovascular including CABG patients, general surgery and medically complex/intubated patients in Critical Care. Primary patient age group is Adult/Geriatric and young adult. Ohio license and registry required—cannot be in process. BLS required.
At least 1 year Acute Care experience required within the past 5 years. EPIC EMR experience preferred.
Daytime schedule on Acute Inpatient with expected coverage needs for this assignment: Sunday-Thursday, five 8-hour shifts, 8:00am-4:30pm. Will work to accommodate weekend shift personal requests as able.
Key Responsibilities
Provide occupational therapy services to adult and geriatric patients in an acute inpatient setting at a Level 3 Trauma Center. Manage care for patients with complex orthopedic, neurological, and cardiovascular conditions.
Requirements
Requires an active Ohio Occupational Therapist license and BLS certification. Candidates must have at least 1 year of acute care experience within the last 5 years.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$131k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $141k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 46 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 37% have no call, 59% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · above average in occupational therapy | ranked against 9,325 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$141k in purchasing power | Ohio index 92.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Ohio | 411 active | 9,373 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 37% no call · 59% no weekends46 benchmarked listings |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +1.5% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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Benefits & Perks
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$80k-$130kWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,325 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- Includes weekends
Benefits & Perks
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Living in Zanesville
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $233k
- Typical market rent
- $1,026/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 23 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4%
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.