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Kentucky Orthopedic Rehab Team
Louisville, Kentucky

Certified Hand Therapist- KORT- Louisville, KY (Highlands)

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

starting at $78K

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

  • Position: Certified Hand Therapist-KORT-Highlands
  • Location: KORT Highlands, 2901 Bardstown Rd, Louisville, KY 40205
  • Schedule: Monday-Friday
  • Compensation: starting at $78,000 and up commensurate with experience
  • Incentives: potential for sign on bonuses

Select Physical Therapy is seeking a full-time Certified Hand Therapist (CHT), Physical Therapist or Occupational Therapist, to treat various upper extremity disorders ranging from tendon injuries, sprains, strains, post-operative fractures, and more. We are seeking a hand therapist who is skilled in custom splinting. The Certified Hand Therapist will work with our regional hand therapy coordinator to ensure you have what you need for success.

Why join our nationwide team of amazing hand therapists?

National hand therapy program in 32 states with more than 300 CHT’s nationwide and an additional 300 hand therapists are a part of the national hand therapy program

Nationally supported mentorship program therapists interested in pursuing their CHT credentials (available in most regions). Experienced therapists have the opportunity to become a mentor.

Education Department Offers: National UE symposium, National journal club, National CHT study group, free local CEU’s, webinar training programs, additional certification course available for UE COMT

  • Hand team meetings in each local area and virtual meetings and training available.
  • Opportunities to observe in physician clinics and work in contracted positions in physician’s clinics
  • Opportunity for research activities
  • Opportunity to develop and participate in program development for special populations
  • Hand therapy clinics are fully equipped and provide many treatment options

Benefits and Incentives

  • Multiple health plans: PPO and HSA options through BC/BS
  • Dental/vision/prescription/disability/supplemental life insurance and more
  • Company matching 401(k)
  • Generous paid time off (PTO) and extended illness days (EID)

Indefinite Student Debt Benefit Program

  • Industrywide unmatched continuing education program with unlimited access to CEU courses, national certifications, and more
  • Competitive compensation with annual performance reviews

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.

Provide comprehensive and individualized treatment programs.

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

Stay current and up to date with Occupational Therapy research and employ Evidence Based Practice (RCB, clinician expertise, patient perception).

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited school for occupational or physical therapy

Hold specialty certification or licensure in hand therapy

National registration and state licensure or registration required

Previous, demonstrated marketing experience

Solid experience in application of custom splinting pre and post-op orthopedic

CPR certification

Valid state driver’s license

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

Upper Extremity TreatmentPatient EvaluationPlan Of Care DevelopmentOrthopedic RehabilitationPatient Communication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Certified Hand Therapist- KORT- Louisville, KY (Highlands) at Kentucky Orthopedic Rehab Team a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,995 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 40% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$78k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $86k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,995 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k≈ 3.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,353/mo≈ 21% of gross pay
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.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. 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

Multiple health plans: PPO and HSA options through BC/BS
Dental/vision/prescription/disability/supplemental life insurance
Company matching 401(k)
Generous paid time off (PTO) and extended illness days (EID)
Indefinite student debt benefit program
Industrywide unmatched continuing education program with unlimited access to CEU courses, national certifications
Competitive compensation with annual performance reviews