Occupational Therapist Per Diem
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Per Diem
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Ernest Health as a Occupational Therapist – Per Diem, Inpatient Rehab in South Ogden, Utah, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- PPO and High Deductible Medical Plan options
- Flexible and Health Saving account options
- Dental and Vision coverage
- 401K with employer matching
- Life insurance
- Short-and-long term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Program with quarterly wellness challenges
- Earned Time Off - Start accruing vacation time on start date
- Clinical Career Ladder bonus program
Work Schedule
- Per Diem position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Ernest Health as a Occupational Therapist – Per Diem, Inpatient Rehab.
Key Responsibilities
Evaluates patients to improve motor functions and reasoning abilities while teaching them to perform daily living tasks. Assists patients in selecting appropriate adaptive equipment and integrates the hospital's mission into daily practice.
Requirements
Requires a graduate degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program and a current state license. Candidates must also hold a current CPR/Basic Life Support certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Certifications
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 58% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
In Utah, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$105k (11 salary observations; 29 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (1,676 salary observations; 4,852 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Occupational Therapist roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
Benefits analysis: Compared to 63 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...
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