Occupational Therapist, IP/OP Rehab, Per Diem, Day
Paramus, NJPer Diem / Full-time$63/hrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Occupational Therapist evaluates and treats patients across a variety of age groups who have physical disabilities, injuries, and diseases. Treatment uses functional activities, exercise, physical modalities, splinting, perceptual and cognitive training, activities of daily living, and work simulation. The role is based at The Valley Hospital in Paramus and is listed as on-site.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
Experience Required
No required work experience specified.
Minimum Education Required
BACHELOR
License(s) Required
No
Expected Start Date
10/29/2026
Compensation
$63.00 - $63.00 / Hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
To evaluate and treat patients in a variety of age groups with physical disabilities, injuries, and diseases utilizing techniques which incorporate functional activities, exercise, physical modalities, splinting, perceptual and cognitive training, and activities of daily living and work simulation.
EDUCATION:
Minimum of a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy from an accredited school of Occupational Therapy.
EXPERIENCE:
No previous experience required.
Standard Per Diem Rate: $63.00
SPECIAL SKILLS:
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Certified and re-certified. NJ Licensure. Current BLS certification. Keyboard skills. Ability to perform work accurately and give attention to details. Ability to use effective critical thinking and analytical skills. Ability to use effective time management to set priorities and perform job-related responsibilities. Ability to communicate and interact with the health-system, patients, family members, and multidisciplinary team members. Ability to function competently in a changing work environment related to changing patient needs.
Job Location
The Valley Hospital-Paramus
Shift
Day (United States of America)
Benefits
Medical/Prescription, Dental & Vision Discount Program (Full Time/Part Time Employees)
Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D(Full Time Employees)
Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefit Plans
Supplemental Voluntary Benefits ( e.g. Short-term and Long-term Disability, Whole Life Insurance, Legal Support, etc.)
6 Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off (varies), Wellness Time Off, Extended Illness
Retirement Plan
Tuition Assistance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Valley Health LifeStyles Fitness Center Membership Discount
Day Care Discounts for Various Daycare Facilities
EEO Statement
Valley Health System does not discriminate on the basis of ancestry, age, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, civil union status, color, creed, disability, domestic partnership, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, marital status, medical condition or illness, mental or physical handicap, national origin, nationality, perceived disability, pregnancy, race, refusal to submit to genetic testing or make available results of such tests, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran’s status or any other protected basis, in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws. This applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, transfer, termination, layoff, compensation, benefits, social and recreational programs, and all other conditions and privileges of employment.
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
JR7111
Job Type
Full Time
How this job compares
Set against the 5,080 open Occupational Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$63/hr
- New Jersey median$55–60/hr34 hourly ranges
- US median$46–58/hr1,872 hourly ranges
This rate, $63/hr, is 13% above the New Jersey median midpoint ($56/hr) — in the top quarter of Occupational Therapist hourly ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 70 open Occupational Therapist jobs in New Jersey and 5,080 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Genesis Healthcare14 open
- U.S. Physical Therapy10 open
- Select Medical8 open
- Experience
- Occupational Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,376 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,916 of the 5,080 open Occupational Therapist jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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