Occupational Therapist (OT), Day Shift, Acute Care Therapy
Listed compensation
$34.58-$51.87/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Includes weekends
Job description
Join Adventist HealthCare as a Occupational Therapist – Acute Care, Day Shift in Rockville, Maryland, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $34.58 - $51.87/hour.
- Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage effective on date of hire
- Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D
- Paid Time Off
- Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year (3-year vesting)
- Flexible spending accounts
- Legal plans
- Life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance
- Subsidized childcare at participating centers
- Tuition Reimbursement
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- Weekend coverage may be required.
Apply to join Adventist HealthCare as a Occupational Therapist – Acute Care, Day Shift.
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist performs initial examinations, evaluations, and develops treatment plans for patients in acute care or rehabilitation settings. They also supervise rehab staff, coordinate care with the multidisciplinary team, and manage patient discharge processes.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program. An active Maryland license and AHA HCP CPR certification are required, with lymphedema certification preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
Of the 45 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 69% have no call, 71% require no weekends.
In Maryland, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$102k (174 salary observations; 267 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,988 salary observations; 20,970 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 Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$90k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $86k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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