Occupational Therapist - ICU
Compensation
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Job Description
Sign on Bonus Available
Experience the Advantages of Real Career Change
Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you’ll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work.
You’ll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today and help you plan for the future.
Required Hours: Monday – Friday with occasional weekend requirements.
Responsibilities
Provides occupational therapy specialized care services for patients admitted in the ICU assisting them to reach highest level of functional independence. Patient population including but not limited to: LVAD, IABP, ECMO, and Heart Transplant. Conducts occupational therapy evaluations, modalities, and treatments.
Specialized in care for complex patient types through advanced training and education. Responsible for the care of patients treated by certified occupational therapist assistants, rehabilitation technicians, students, and observers.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy. Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program with a BS, MS, or OTD. Must maintain current CEU’s as required by the State.
Licenses and Certifications
Current Occupational Therapist licensure in the State of Georgia. BLS required.
Additional Qualifications
Successful completion of the ICU orientation within 1 year of hire. Experience with research and analysis of data preferred. Must be able to evaluate data and make independent decisions. Two years of previous healthcare experience as an Occupational therapist preferred.
- Business Unit: Company Name
- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Georgia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (81 salary observations; 776 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (4,769 salary observations; 24,610 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 Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia 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, 36% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist - ICU at Piedmont Healthcare a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,471 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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