Occupational Therapist - Full-time

Occupational TherapistIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$36–$52 /hr

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Job Description

  • Position: Occupational Therapist (OT)
  • Location: Richmond, VA
  • Schedule: Full-TimeCompensation: $36 - $52 per hour

Select Specialty Hospital - Richmond is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Occupational Therapists (OT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

Why Join Us

Start Strong: Extensive and thorough Occupational Therapist (OT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

  • Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.
  • Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
  • Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
  • Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

Participate in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment

  • Supervise certified occupational therapy assistants (OTAs), as well as OT and COTA students
  • Conduct individual patient therapy regimens
  • Monitor patients’ responses to treatment
  • Participate in continuing education seminars and in-services

Minimum Qualifications

  • Current state licensure as an Occupational Therapist required.
  • Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient EducationClinical SupervisionTreatment MonitoringCompassionate 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 ~$92k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $91k 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$75k–$108kOccupational Therapy median $112k (middle half $99k–$128k)14 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~$91k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Virginia247 active9,077 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 3% remote · 48% no call · 53% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia Occupational Therapist listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 14% offer loan repayment284 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, 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

23 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

23 jobs · 14 employers
5
<$95k
12
$95k-110k
1
$120k
2
$130k
3
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

23 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
43% this job
Loan repayment
30%
Sign-on bonus
26%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist (Home Health)

21st Century Home Health Services · Galt, California

$130k-$160k
#2

Occupational Therapist - PRNPer Diem

Sentara Health · Virginia Beach, Virginia

$96k-$141k
#3

Occupational Therapist- Acute Care

$96k-$141k
#4

Occupational Therapist (OT) Acute Care

$80k-$130k
+ 21 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 9,033 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Select Specialty Hospital - Richmond

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Extensive orientation program
Tuition reimbursement
Continuing education opportunities
Clinical ladder program
Student debt benefit program
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, dental
Generous PTO
Company-matching 401(k)

Living in Richmond

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$339k
Typical market rent
$1,628/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.9
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 · Richmond, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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