Occupational Therapist - Acute Care
Listed compensation
$80K - $107K
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Job Overview & Responsibilities
Are you passionate about expanding access to transformative care, leading the way in innovative therapy practices, and pursuing clear, tangible pathways for professional growth and development? At PT Solutions, we’re hiring for a full-time Occupational Therapist in Hnedersonville, NC who is ready to elevate their career while making a real difference in the lives of patients and our communities.
Why Join PT Solutions?
PT Solutions works together with Advent Health Hendersonville to provide rehabilitation therapy services in order to best serve patients in the area. We have been recognized as a USA Today Top Workplace four years in a row, including 2025!
At PT Solutions, we are founded by clinicians. Our mission is expanding access to transformative care because people matter—people who need care, and our people who provide care.
As part of our team, you’ll join innovators and advocates, passionate about advancing access to quality care and making a lasting impact on patients, communities, and the industry. That means more collaboration for evidence-based therapy when and where it’s needed. It also means tangible opportunities for your future through learning and advancement.
- Hospital/Clinic Address: 100 Hospital Drive Hendersonville, NC
- Hospital/Clinic Information: 100+ bed acute care facility
- Schedule: Monday - Friday
- What You Will Get
- In addition to the standard benefit offering, you can expect to receive:
- Competitive compensation with ability to earn additional weekend and holiday rates
- Local and national organization dues and license renewal reimbursement
- Structured mentoring and quarterly in-person or online continuous education courses through MedBridge memberships
- Experience working with a diverse patient population in neuro, trauma, and ortho
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and either Sick Leave or Extended Illness Bank (EIB) accrual (dependent on state laws)
- Reimbursement for endurance race entry fees
- Your Responsibilities as an Acute Care Occupational Therapist
- Deliver evidence-based, quality care to each patient empowering them to previous level of functioning or proceed to next level of care
- Establish timely treatment plans for each patient’s specific needs
Demonstrate a positive connection with patients, patient families, fellow clinicians, and other hospital team members
Build and maintain relationships throughout the hospital (I. e. physicians, case management, nurses, etc)
Qualifications & Pay Range
Qualifications
- Graduate of an ACOTE approved occupational therapy program
- Registered with NBCOT
- Current or pending state licensure
- Basic Life Support certification
Compensation
Pay Range: $80,000 - $107,000 / year (Any posted pay range considers multiple compensations factors including background, experience, and work location while also allowing for salary growth within the position)
- Sign-On Bonus: $5,000
- Company Overview
A Mission That Moves Us
At PT Solutions, we are a team united by a shared purpose: expanding access to transformative care. No matter where you are in your career, we’re committed to your professional growth and empowering you to shape the future of rehabilitation therapy.
Join us and transform care. Let’s go further together.
Learn more about careers with PT Solutions at Physical Therapy Careers | PT Solutions
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Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist will deliver evidence-based, quality care to patients to help them reach their previous level of functioning. They are also responsible for establishing timely treatment plans and building collaborative relationships with the hospital care team.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In North Carolina, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (197 salary observations; 713 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,588 salary observations; 25,229 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$94k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $99k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 43 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 7% are remote, 47% have no call, 63% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist - Acute Care at PT Solutions Physical Therapy a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,285 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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