Occupational Therapist- Acute Care

Sentara Health; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

401k/403B with Employer Match

Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year

Job summary

Sentara Virginia Beach Hospital is hiring an Occupational Therapist for Acute Care. The role involves assessing and planning rehabilitative programs to enhance functional mobility and independence, with emphasis on pain relief and improving daily living skills.

Minimum requirement is a Bachelor’s in Occupational Therapy; Master’s level degree preferred. VA License, BLS, and NBCOT are required. Sentara offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s in Occupational Therapy (Master’s level degree preferred).
• License to practice in Virginia (VA License) for Occupational Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs to improve functional mobility.
• Relieve pain and improve or correct disabling conditions from disease or injury.
• Help build vocational and daily living skills to promote independence.

Skills

Patient assessment

Rehabilitation planning

Functional mobility support

Daily living skills coaching

Education

Bachelor’s in Occupational Therapy

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

City/State

Virginia Beach, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Overview:

Sentara Virginia Beach Hospital is hiring an Occupational Therapist for Acute Care

*Sentara offers Excellent Benefits & Competitive Salaries*

As an Occupational Therapist you will assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve functional mobility, relieve pain, improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury and help build or restore vocational/ daily living skills as well as general independence.

Education

• Minimum Bachelor’s in Occupational Therapy - Master’s Level Degree preferred

Certification/Licensure

• VA License - Occupational Therapy
• BLS
• NBCOT

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Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Reimbursement for certifications and free access to complete CEUs and professional development
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital, located in Virginia Beach, VA, is home to the region’s only Level III Trauma Center. Our 273-bed facility has a long history of commitment to our communities of Virginia Beach, Eastern Shore, and Northeastern North Carolina, offering specialized tertiary services as well as many advanced clinical services. We are located just 15 minutes from VA Beach Town Center and just a few minutes to the Oceanfront.

As a recognized accredited Primary Stroke Center, and Magnet hospital for nursing excellence, our hospital specializes in heart, vascular, neuroscience, neurosurgery, orthopedics and spine care, cancer care, advanced imaging, and behavioral health.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.