Occupational Therapist / Full-Time

Occupational TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$34-$52/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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

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Job Description

  • Position: Occupational Therapist (OT)
  • Location: Akron, OH
  • Schedule: Full-Time - Week Days OnlyCompensation: $34.00 to $52.00 per hour

Select Specialty Hospital - Akron is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Occupational Therapists (OT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

Why Join Us

Start Strong: Extensive and thorough Occupational Therapist (OT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

  • Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.
  • Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
  • Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
  • Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

Participate in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment

  • Supervise certified occupational therapy assistants (OTAs), as well as OT and COTA students
  • Conduct individual patient therapy regimens
  • Monitor patients’ responses to treatment
  • Participate in continuing education seminars and in-services

Minimum Qualifications

  • Current state licensure as an Occupational Therapist required.
  • Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient educationSupervisionClinical documentationBLS certificationInpatient care

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$89k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $96k in an average-cost state. 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Ohio?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in occupational therapyranked against 9,320 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$71k–$108kOccupational Therapy median $90k (middle half $87k–$90k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$96k in purchasing powerOhio index 92.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Ohio410 active9,336 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 46% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOhio Occupational Therapist listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $7k) · 12% offer loan repayment441 active listings, Oct 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+2.7% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (9,320 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 / Full-Time at Select Specialty Hospital - Akron a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,320 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

24 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

24 jobs · 14 employers
11
<$100k
10
$100k-115k
1
$130k
2
$140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
42% this job
Sign-on bonus
38%
Loan repayment
21%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ

Healthcare Recruitment Counselors · Matawan, New Jersey

$140k
#2

Occupational Therapist Marlboro NJ

Healthcare Recruitment Counselors · Marlboro, New Jersey

$140k
#3

Occupational Therapist (OT) Acute Care

$80k-$130k
#4

Occupational Therapist (OT) - Santa Clara

From $109,000
+ 22 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,320 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About Select Specialty Hospital - Akron

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition reimbursement
Continuing education opportunities
Clinical ladder program
Student debt benefit program
Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan
Generous PTO
Company-matching 401(k)
Life and disability protection

Living in Akron

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$146k
Typical market rent
$1,176/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.4
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Akron, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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