Occupational Therapist - Home Health Newton, PRN
Compensation
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Job Description
Experience the Advantages of Real Career Change
Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you’ll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work.
You’ll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today and help you plan for the future.
Responsibilities
Provides skilled occupational therapy in the home setting to patients ranging in age from adolescent through geriatric.
Responsible for the overall management and of an assigned case load of patients, coordinating care with multiple disciplines, physicians and community resources to achieve highest level of physical independence.
Conducts occupational therapy evaluations and treatments to restore function, relieve pain and prevent disability following illness or injury.
Practices in compliance with professional knowledge and standards of clinical practice and in accordance with policies and procedures of the agency, laws and regulations of Medicare, Medicaid and other third party payers. Demonstrates professional growth and accountability. Reports to and is supported by the Piedmont Home Health Clinical Manager.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in occupational therapy Required
Work Experience
- 1 year experience as a licensed occupational therapist in an acute, outpatient or post-acute setting Required
- Prior home heatlh experience Preferred
Licenses and Certifications
- OT - Occupational Therapist – Registered Current GA License as Occupational Therapist Upon Hire Required and
- CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation Current CPR certification Upon Hire Required and
- DL NUMBER - Driver License, Valid and in State Current valid GA driver’s license Upon Hire Required
- Business Unit: Company Name
- Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Georgia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (108 salary observations; 908 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,279 salary observations; 29,546 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; 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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 8.2 / 10 · top 5% in occupational therapy | ranked against 8,995 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Occupational Therapy median $95k (middle half $83k–$130k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Georgia vs national | $97k median in Georgia | $97k nationally (about the same)108 state / 5,279 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Georgia index 96.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Georgia | 292 active | 9,040 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 34% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Georgia occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 5% offer loan repayment314 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,268 in the last 30 days | 1,702 the 30 days before (+92%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +4.1% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist - Home Health Newton, PRN at Piedmont Healthcare a 8.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 8,995 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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