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Alexandria, Virginia

Occupational Therapist (OT) Inpatient Rehab

Occupational TherapistIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$80k-$130k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is looking for a dedicated Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our Inpatient Rehab team. This role will be a Full Time, Day Shift, Monday-Friday with rotating weekends and holidays.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits

  • Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
  • Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
  • Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
  • Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.

Occupational Therapist (OT) Job Responsibilities

  • Adheres to department policies regarding the timeframe, form, and content of written evaluations, progress notes, and discharge summaries.
  • Communicates effectively with patients, family, medical staff, care team members, students, supervisors, and outside contacts while completing all administrative tasks and other responsibilities in support of the operating unit.
  • Demonstrates essential skill competencies in the use of treatment modalities, equipment, and protocols while performing re-evaluations, according to department guidelines, and adjusting the treatment plan as needed.
  • Selects evaluation and treatment methods appropriate to patients' diagnosis, age group, and physical/emotional status while formulating appropriate treatment plans.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Licensure: Occupational Therapist
  • Certification: BLS from the American Heart Association

Preferred Qualification

  • Occupation Therapist (OT) experience in the hospital setting

We are Inova, Northern Virginia’s leading nonprofit healthcare provider. Every day, our 26,000+ team members provide world-class healthcare to the communities we serve. Our people are the reason we're a national leader in healthcare safety, quality and patient experience.

And from best-in-class facilities to professional development opportunities, we support them at every step. At Inova, we're constantly striving to be ever better — to shape a more compassionate future for healthcare.

Inova Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, pregnancy (including childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions and lactation), race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct patient evaluations and re-evaluations, select appropriate treatment methods, and develop or adjust treatment plans based on diagnosis, age, and physical or emotional status. Maintain timely clinical documentation and communicate with patients, families, medical staff, care team members, students, supervisors, and external contacts.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy, an Occupational Therapist license, and American Heart Association BLS certification are required. Hospital-setting Occupational Therapist experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningRe-evaluationTherapeutic EquipmentClinical ProtocolsProgress DocumentationPatient CommunicationInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient Care

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Virginia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (136 salary observations; 687 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,566 salary observations; 27,651 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; 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 ~$105k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $104k 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
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in occupational therapyranked against 9,033 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$80k–$130kOccupational Therapy median $98k (middle half $91k–$105k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Virginia vs national$98k median in Virginia$97k nationally (+1%)136 state / 5,566 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$104k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Virginia248 active9,081 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 46% no call · 54% no weekends41 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$10k loan repaymentVirginia Occupational Therapist listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 14% offer loan repayment285 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,073 in the last 30 days1,790 the 30 days before (+72%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+3.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (9,033 Occupational Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist (OT) Inpatient Rehab at Inova a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,033 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 14 employers
5
<$95k
13
$95k-110k
1
$120k
2
$130k
3
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
46%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
29% this job
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,033 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes weekends
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About Inova

Hospitals and Health Care
Falls Church, Virginia
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental and vision coverage
Robust team member wellness program
401k match first 5%
Tuition assistance up to $5,250 per year
Student loan assistance up to $10,000
Mental health support: 25 free sessions per person per year

Living in Alexandria

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$700k≈ 8.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,275/mo≈ 34% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
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.

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.