Occupational Therapist (OT) - Full-time

  • Saint Helena
  • Avera Sacred Heart Pavilion

**THIS POSITION MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A $10,000 SIGN ON BONUS**

Join the team at Avera!

Award Winning Health Care:  Avera has been named among the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems, Forbes list of America’s Best-in-State Employers and Level 10 Most Wired Health Care Organization by CHIME.

Culture:  Be part of a multidisciplinary team built on teamwork, with compassion and the goal of Moving Health Forward for you and our patients. Work where you matter.

You Belong at Avera:  Competitive pay, front-loaded PTO and options for free health insurance, various shifts to fit your lifestyle and opportunities for career growth.

 

Join Avera as an Occupational Therapist (OT) and join a mission-driven organization with a great company culture, and team environment.

 

Position Highlights:

  • Student Loan Repayment: This position may be eligible for Avera’s Student Loan Repayment Program, which helps you pay off your loans and save money. Each month an extra payment of $167 (up to $10,000) from Avera will help pay down your principal balance faster.
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) available on Day 1!
  • Options for Free Health Insurance!
  • Job Satisfaction: Each day you will positively impact each patient you serve.
  • Career Growth opportunities!

Job Summary

  • The Occupational Therapist is responsible for helping people participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. 
  • Services may include comprehensive evaluations of the client’s home and other environments, recommendations for adaptive equipment and training in its use, training in how to modify a task or activity to facilitate participation, and guidance and education for family members and caregivers.

Education and/or Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy required

License/Certification/Registration

  • Current licensure as an Occupational Therapist in the state providing services.
  • Current certification of National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire.

Work Schedule

  • Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm; 80hrs/2wks
    • Every 6 th weekend
    • Occasional holiday

Pay

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

  • $30.25 - $45.75 per hour