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NovaCare Rehabilitation
Havre De Grace, Maryland

Occupational Therapist Hand Therapist

Occupational Therapist Above average in Occupational TherapyNo weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$50-$65/hr

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 41m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Overview

  • Position: Occupational Therapist - Hand Therapist (PRN/ Per- Diem)
  • Location: NovaCare Havre de Grace, MD
  • Compensation: $50.00 - $55.00 /Hr.
  • Incentives: In-person and online CEU Courses

NOVACARE in Havre de Grace, Maryland, is seeking local Hand Therapists (Occupational Therapists) for our outpatient orthopedic center! Although a certified hand therapist (CHT) is preferred, we are willing to consider occupational therapists with at least 2 years of hand therapy experience, including splinting and splint fabrication. Additional hand therapists on staff.

Schedule: As needed, per diem hours for coverage. Our center is open as early 7A closing at 7P Monday through Friday. Steady hours may be possible as our referrals grow.

Why Choose Us

Hand Therapy Program: Our national hand therapy program spans 32 states and includes over 300 CHTs and 300 hand therapists nationwide.

Elevate Your Skills: Access to our in-person & online CEU courses

Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans as well as life and disability protection after performing 1,000 hours in a calendar year.

  • Shanel Green
  • NovaCare Rehabilitation
  • 610-223-5944 Cell

ssgreen@selectmedical.com

Responsibilities

Collaboration: Supervise assistants and aides and contribute to case management.

High Standard of Care: Stay current and up to date with occupational therapy research and employ Evidence Based Practice (RCB, clinician expertise, patient perception).

Personalized Treatment: Provide comprehensive and individualized treatment, from evaluating and creating a plan of care to treatment and discharge.

Relationship-Building: Maintain positive level of interaction with centers and patients. Enhance and expand client relations with facilities and their staff.

Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications:
  • Graduate of an American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) -accredited school of occupational therapy
  • CPR certification
  • Valid driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications

  • At least two years of experience in the application of custom splinting pre and post-op orthopedic
  • Minimum two years in adult rehabilitation; hand and splinting experience preferred
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Orthopedic RehabilitationPatient EvaluationTreatment PlanningSupervision of Assistants

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist Hand Therapist at NovaCare Rehabilitation 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 8,685 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Maryland, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (30 salary observations; 41 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (5,208 salary observations; 15,532 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 55% have no call, 57% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Maryland is 105.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$120k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $114k in an average-cost state. 62.9% of Maryland clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 32 employers

401k / retirement match
88% this job
CME allowance
48% this job
Sign-on bonus
27%
Relocation assistance
15%
Loan repayment
12%

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Work-life snapshot

6.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Occupational Therapy

  • No weekends

Living in Havre de Grace

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$389k
Typical market rent
$1,707/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 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.

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About NovaCare Rehabilitation

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Benefits & Perks

In-person and online CEU Courses
Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans
Life and disability protection after performing 1,000 hours in a calendar year