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Chester, Pennsylvania

Occupational Therapist Assistant - PRN

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Job Description

Job Description Summary

Looking for flexibility and meaningful work? Join our MUSC Health Chester hospital therapy team as a PRN Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant and help patients regain independence when they need it most.

  • Entity
  • Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)
  • Worker Type
  • Employee
  • Worker Sub-Type
  • PRN
  • Cost Center
  • CC000175 CHE - IP Physical Therapy (CMC)
  • Pay Rate Type
  • Hourly
  • Pay Grade
  • Health-28
  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 12

Work Shift

Rotating (United States of America)

Job Description

  • What You’ll Do
  • Under the direction and supervision of a licensed Occupational Therapist, you will:
  • Deliver skilled occupational therapy interventions to patients recovering from injury, illness, surgery, or other medical conditions
  • Carry out therapeutic procedures as prescribed by the referring practitioner
  • Support and advance patient goals established by the Occupational Therapist
  • Reassess patient progress at regular intervals and adjust treatment accordingly
  • Maintain timely, accurate documentation that supports clinical findings and outcomes
  • Collaborate with an interdisciplinary healthcare team in a fast-paced hospital environment

PRN Status Clause

This is a PRN as-needed position, you must be available to work at least 12 hours bi-weekly, as needed according to departmental demands. You may be required to work additional hours if requested by your supervisor to accomplish work objectives. Work hours may vary (increase or decrease) depending on the needs of the unit.

Additional Job Description

Education: A degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program.

Licenses/Certification: Current South Carolina occupational therapist assistant licensure is required. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required before seeing patients.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: uscis.gov

Key Responsibilities

Deliver skilled occupational therapy interventions to patients recovering from injury, illness, or surgery under the supervision of a licensed therapist. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary healthcare team to maintain accurate clinical documentation and support patient recovery goals.

Requirements

Requires a degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program and current South Carolina licensure. Candidates must also hold a current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient reassessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient care

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,043 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Chester

Typical market rent
$1,338/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About MUSC

Hospitals and Health Care
Charleston, South Carolina
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
PRN as-needed position
Health benefits (likely)
Retirement benefits (likely)