Occupational Therapist (OT) Inpatient Rehab
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
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.4 / 10 · top 25% in occupational therapy | ranked against 9,033 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $80k–$130k | Occupational 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 power | Virginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Virginia | 248 active | 9,081 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 46% no call · 54% no weekends41 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $10k loan repayment | Virginia Occupational Therapist listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 14% offer loan repayment285 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,073 in the last 30 days | 1,790 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 |
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.
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