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Sheppard Pratt
Towson, Maryland

Occupational Therapist, Co-Ed Adolescent Mood Disorders Unit

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

The Co-Ed Adolescent Mood Disorder Unit is for the multi-disciplinary assessment, evaluation, crisis intervention, and stabilization of adolescent female and male patients. Discharge planning emphasizes movement to day hospital or outpatient care as soon as the crisis has been stabilized.

As an Occupational Therapist, You Will

  • Perform a full range of occupational therapy services according to professional standards.
  • Screen patients, provide functional assessments, develop goals and modalities for treatment plans, and provide direct services for individuals and groups for assigned caseload.
  • Document and report patient progress to treatment team and assists in training, orienting, and evaluating the performance of occupational therapy interns and volunteers.

Requires

  • Current knowledge of occupational therapy theory and practice in the field of psychosocial dysfunction obtained through academic and clinical internship requirements of a Master's degree in occupational therapy.
  • Must possess current license to practice as an occupational therapist in the State of Maryland at the time of appointment and continuously during tenure in position.

Key Responsibilities

Provide occupational therapy services to adolescents, including screening, functional assessments, treatment planning, and direct individual and group care. Document and report patient progress to the treatment team, and assist with training, orientation, and evaluation of interns and volunteers.

Requirements

Requires current knowledge of occupational therapy theory and psychosocial practice gained through a master's degree program and its clinical internship requirements. A current Maryland occupational therapist license is required at appointment and throughout employment.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentFunctional AssessmentPatient StabilizationIndividual TherapyGroup TherapyClinical DocumentationProgress ReportingIntern TrainingPerformance Evaluation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Maryland, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (165 salary observations; 367 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,588 salary observations; 25,229 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 Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 44% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution39 jobs · 34 employers

11
<$110k
13
$110k-130k
6
$130k-150k
7
$150k-170k
2
$170k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs · 34 employers

401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
66%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
14%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,285 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Towson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$424k
Typical market rent
$1,872/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
104.5
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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