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Riverside Health System
Hampton, Virginia

Outpatient Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$41-$56.38/hr

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Job Description

Hampton, Virginia

Hiring Range

$41.00 - $56.38/Hourly Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Overview

An Occupational Therapist carries out an individualized program for patients with acute and chronic health conditions to maximize their quality of life and achieve their functional goals. The Occupational Therapist may work in an inpatient and/or outpatient setting. The Therapist is supervised by Rehab Services management and maintains a positive working relationship with health professionals and ancillary staff.

What You Will Do

Performs evaluations, determines OT diagnoses, develops plan of care, and performs occupational therapy procedures to aid in restoring function, improve mobility, relieve pain, improve health, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities.

Follows and carries out the treatment plan. Modifies to maximize therapeutic benefit and meet discharge criteria and returns to optimal level of care. Utilizes testing results and develops updated plan of care based on principles outlined in appropriate evidence based guidelines.

Evaluates and assesses the patient timely, based on principles outlined by practice guidelines, evidence based guidelines and regulatory standards (state & organizational policies, requirements of accrediting bodies, etc.). Assesses and documents progress for evaluation, billing and reporting purposes.

Advises on adaptive equipment to help patients with daily activities.

Builds trusting collaborative relationships with a multi-disciplinary team to support patient care needs. Actively participates in multi-disciplinary team meetings, as assigned.

Assists and participates in training and support of all team members, volunteers and students.

Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelors Degree, Occupational Therapy (Required) or
  • Masters Degree, Occupational Therapy (Required) or
  • Doctoral Degree, Occupational Therapy (Required)

Experience

1 year Occupational Therapy (Preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

License Occupational Therapy (OT) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required) and

License Occupational Therapy (OTR) - National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) (Preferred) and

CPR/BLS Certification - American Heart Association/American Red Cross/American Safety and Health Institute (AHA/ARC) within 30 Days(Required)

To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at riversideonline.com.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist performs patient evaluations, develops individualized treatment plans, and executes therapy procedures to restore function and improve quality of life. They also collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to support patient care needs and document progress for billing and reporting purposes.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningRehabilitationMobility improvementPain reliefMulti-disciplinary collaborationDocumentationEvidence-based practicePatient assessmentClinical diagnosis

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Virginia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$100k (130 salary observations; 700 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,263 salary observations; 28,727 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$101k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $100k in an average-cost state. 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Virginia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$85k–$117kOccupational Therapy median $102k (middle half $99k–$108k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Virginia vs national$100k median in Virginia$97k nationally (+4%)130 state / 5,263 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$100k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Virginia248 active8,933 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 14% remote · 37% no call · 44% no weekends43 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 13% offer loan repayment283 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,211 in the last 30 days1,611 the 30 days before (+99%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 13 employers
4
<$95k
3
$95k-100k
12
$100k-110k
1
$130k
4
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs · 13 employers
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
26%
Loan repayment
22%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist-Home Health

Sentara Health · Gloucester, Virginia

$96k-$141k
#2

Occupational Therapist - PRNPer Diem

Sentara Health · Virginia Beach, Virginia

$96k-$141k
#3

Occupational Therapist Marlboro NJ

$140k
#4

Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ

$140k
+ 22 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,068 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Hampton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$268k
Typical market rent
$1,690/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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