Occupational Therapist PRN - Inpatient Rehab
Listed compensation
$48/hr
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Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
Department: Inpatient Rehab Facility (IRF)
Job Summary
Welcome to Sarasota Memorial Health Care Systems Adult Population Rehab Department!
Sarasota Memorial's 60-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility is a hospital based intensive rehab dedicated to patients recovering from multi-trauma, stroke, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis, and brain injury; spinal cord injury, orthopedic, oncology, and other complex cardiac and medical diagnoses.
We are the only hospital-based rehab facility in Sarasota County capable of providing emergency access to important hospital services and healthcare specialists.
Our program offers an intensive, coordinated, interdisciplinary rehabilitative approach designed to optimize each patient's potential for recovery and return home through our medical management, state of the art technology and rehabilitative techniques, as well as coordination of care for discharge and beyond. We are CARF accredited as well as a CARF certified Stroke Specialty Program provider.
The Occupational Therapist is responsible for utilizing purposeful activities or interventions to achieve functional outcomes, maximizing the independence and maintenance of health of any individual who is limited by a physical injury or illness, a cognitive impairment, a psychosocial dysfunction, a mental illness, a developmental or a learning disability, or an adverse environmental condition. The Occupational Therapist also assumes the responsibility for assessing the patient, identifying the level of acuity of illness, planning the patient’s treatment program, and implementing/directing the program.
The PRN hourly rate for this position is $48.00.
Required Qualifications
For employees assigned to dedicated orthopedic team: - Require successful completion of Annual Orthopedic education requirements upon hire and then annually as outlined in the Orthopedic Program(s) Education plan.
Preferred Qualifications
Prefer Masters or Doctorate in Occupational Therapy.
Prefer Electronic Medical Record (EMR) experience.
Required License and Certs
FL OT: Florida Occupational Therapist
Preferred License and Certs
BLS: Basic Life Support
Employment Screening Requirements
As part of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s commitment to keeping people safe, all individuals providing care to vulnerable populations are required to undergo background screening through The Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. info.flclearinghouse.com
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist assesses patients, identifies acuity levels, and plans and implements treatment programs to achieve functional outcomes. They utilize purposeful interventions to maximize independence for patients with physical, cognitive, or psychosocial impairments.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Florida Occupational Therapist license and successfully complete annual orthopedic education requirements. A Master's or Doctorate in Occupational Therapy and experience with Electronic Medical Records are preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Florida, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (156 salary observations; 1,464 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (4,521 salary observations; 25,570 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 Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 43 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 9% are remote, 33% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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