Occupational Therapist; OT in Adult Acute Care

Job Overview

These roles focus on helping patients recover from injuries, illnesses, or surgeries and improve their physical, emotional, and functional well‑being. Involves assessing, planning, and providing therapeutic interventions to enhance patients' abilities to perform daily activities and achieve their rehabilitation goals.

These roles are responsible for helping patients to develop, recover, or maintain skills needed for daily living and working, enabling patients to perform every day activities that are important to their independence, health and well‑being. Occupational therapists assess patient needs and develop individualized treatment plans.

Individual contributors with responsibility in a clinical discipline or specialty. Typically involves diagnosing, treating, and caring for patients, and often include face‑to‑face interactions with patients. May also spend some time designing and implementing clinical programs, policies, and services using specialized knowledge and skills. This career stream will be most commonly applied to patient care and/or scientific/laboratory technologist jobs.

Entry‑level position typically requiring little to no prior knowledge or experience and require vocational or technical education. Work is routine or follows standard procedures. Work is closely supervised. Communicates information that requires little explanation or interpretation.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy required.
• Experience:
  
  None.
• Licensure:
  Licensed to practice in Occupational Therapy in the Commonwealth of Virginia. New grads must be licensed within 6 months of hire. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required.
• Physical Demands:
  Job requires sitting/standing for prolonged periods and frequently bending/stooping. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills;
  Attention to detail and ability to write legibly;
  Ability to lift/push/pull 30-50lbs. May be exposed to chemicals, radiation, blood/body fluids and infectious disease.

The starting base rate for this role is $63,939.20 annually. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

• Comprehensive Benefits Package:
  Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off, Long‑term and Short‑term Disability, Retirement Savings
• Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Certification and education support
• Generous Paid Time Off

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.  to read more about UVA's commitment to non‑discrimination and equal opportunity employment.