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Resurgens Orthopaedics
Cumming, Georgia

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Transform Lives Through Movement — Join Resurgens Orthopaedics as an Occupational Therapist!

At Resurgens, we’re redefining musculoskeletal care with a patient-first approach and a culture built on collaboration, growth, and purpose. As an Occupational Therapist on our team, you’ll do more than treat injuries — you’ll help people move better, recover faster, and live pain-free.

Why Choose Resurgens?

Culture That Supports You Work in a collaborative environment where innovation, compassion, and continuous learning are part of everyday practice. Your voice matters here.

Career Growth Built In Access mentorship programs, leadership development, and advanced tools to help you grow professionally and personally.

Purpose-Driven Work Every patient interaction is an opportunity to make a real impact. We prioritize outcomes that matter most to patients.

  • Competitive Pay + Sign-On Bonus Market-leading compensation with bonus opportunities at select locations.
  • Benefits Designed for Life
  • Healthcare Options: PPO, HDHP, and Surest plans with a $100/month tobacco-free discount
  • Dental & Vision Insurance
  • 401(k) with Annual Employer Contributions
  • Additional Coverage: HSA/FSA, disability, life & AD&D, legal assistance, and more
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Employer-paid support for life’s challenges

Generous Paid Time Off

  • Up to 4 weeks annually (with increases based on tenure)
  • 7 paid holidays + 2 floating holidays
  • What You’ll Do
  • Develop individualized occupational therapy treatment plans
  • Evaluate and assess patient needs, with a focus on upper extremity function
  • Implement therapeutic interventions to improve mobility, relieve pain, and restore function
  • Fabricate custom splints as needed and collaborate with physicians to ensure optimal outcomes
  • Educate patients and families on injury prevention, rehabilitation, and home programs
  • Collaborate with physicians and care teams for comprehensive care
  • Stay current with advancements in occupational therapy
  • What We’re Looking For
  • Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program
  • Georgia State OT License
  • CPR/BLS certification
  • Orthopedic and/or upper extremity experience preferred
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills
  • Compassionate, patient-focused approach

Ready to make a difference? Whether you’re starting your career or taking the next step, Resurgens offers the environment, support, and purpose to help you thrive. Apply today and join a team that moves people forward. #RES

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and to talk and hear. Employee will be required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Employee must occasionally lift, push and/or move more than 100 pounds.

Employee may be required to operate various types of rehabilitation equipment necessitating manual dexterity. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment is typical of a occupational therapy environment.

While performing the duties of this job, employee may be exposed to physical modalities, such as heat, light, sound, cold, electricity, or mechanical devices related to treatment, or be exposed to risk of infectious diseases when interacting with patients and/or family members.

The employee may be occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Privacy & Security Awareness

While performing the duties of this job, it is imperative that the employee remain aware of Resurgens policies, Information Security policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures for minimizing threats and ensuring protection of PHI. The success of HIPAA policies and procedures is dependent upon the awareness and buy-in of everyone involved in daily healthcare operations, including reporting incidents to their supervisor or directly to the HIPPA leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement individualized occupational therapy treatment plans with a focus on upper extremity function. Collaborate with physicians and care teams to provide comprehensive patient care and education.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program and hold a Georgia State OT License. CPR/BLS certification is required, with preference given to candidates with orthopedic or upper extremity experience.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningUpper extremity rehabilitationSplint fabricationPatient educationClinical documentation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Georgia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (100 salary observations; 830 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,363 salary observations; 27,244 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).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Georgia?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in occupational therapyranked against 9,189 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedOccupational Therapy median $103k (middle half $70k–$130k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Georgia vs national$96k median in Georgia$97k nationally (about the same)100 state / 5,363 national salary observations
Cost of livingGeorgia index 96.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Georgia297 active9,218 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 36% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusGeorgia Occupational Therapist listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment324 active listings, Oct 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+3.6% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (9,189 Occupational Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at Resurgens Orthopaedics 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 9,189 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

42 jobs · 34 employers
15
<$100k
12
$100k-120k
8
$120k-140k
6
$140k-160k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

39 jobs · 34 employers
401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
33% this job
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$130k-$160k
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$67-$73/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,189 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Resurgens Orthopaedics

Hospitals and Health Care
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance (PPO, HDHP, Surest)
Dental & Vision Insurance
401(k) with Employer Contributions
HSA/FSA
Disability, Life & AD&D
Legal Assistance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Up to 4 weeks PTO

Living in Cumming

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$443k
Typical market rent
$2,207/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
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.

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