PRN Occupational Therapist - KORT_Louisville, KY

Occupational TherapistPer Diem

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Job Description

Are you passionate about your profession and motivated to become the best? KORT Physical Therapy is looking for talented Occupational Therapists with hand experience to join our team. KORT, a Select Medical’s outpatient division, is the leading employer for hand therapy throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. We have over 70 clinics throughout, Kentucky and Southern Indiana.

You must have hand therapy experience or exam-ready, and done a field work in hands therapy. Best practices and evidence-based programs are utilized for individualized patient care. This outpatient center’s staff is comprised of PTs, PTAs, OT, COTA, and ATs - specific to each clinic and area. You will work closely with a (large) group of CHTs, working together in the region for support, education and schedule coverage.

Our clinics are fully equipped to provide care to patients ranging from post surgical, non-operative to work conditioning. You will have the opportunity to work closely with excellent hand surgeons. If you are looking for a stable company with an ACTIVE, GROWING and THRIVING national Hand Therapy program, let's talk!

Responsibilities

Responsible for the evaluation, plan of care, treatment, re-evaluation, discharge, and appropriate communications of high quality hand therapy services to patients and customers.

Develop treatment plans, supervise assistants and aides, contribute to case management, and provide quality patient care.

Maintain positive level of interaction with facilities and clients. Enhance and expand client relations with facilities and their staff.

Qualifications

Minimium Qualifications

  • Must be a graduate of an accredited school for Occupational or Physical Therapy.
  • Hand therapy experience in outpatient orthpedics in the last 3 years eligible to sit for CHT exam
  • National registration and state licensure or registration REQUIRED.
  • Solid experience in custom orthotic fabrication and provision of post operative care for UE conditions.

Preferred Qualifications

CHT credentials.

Additional Data

Select Medical is committed to having a workforce that reflects diversity at all levels and is an equal-opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment, and employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

  • Only real, authentic human replies are accepted. AI-generated applications will be rejected.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Occupational therapyPatient evaluationTreatment planningOrthopedicsClinical documentationEvidence-based practice

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 48% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs

11
<$105k
9
$105k-120k
3
$120k-135k
4
$135k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 27 employers

401k / retirement match
84%
CME allowance
58%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
16%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$57-$70/hr
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$140k
#3

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$140k
#4

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$50-$65/hr
+ 34 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,297 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k
Typical market rent
$1,353/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Kentucky Orthopedic Rehab Team

Hospitals and Health Care
Louisville, KY
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Large CHT support network
Education and schedule coverage support