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Occupational Therapist

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Seattle, WAJob$51.5–80.21/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$51.5–80.21/hr
Location
Seattle, WA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Washington Occupational Therapist LicenseCPR CertificationBachelor's degree

Job overview

The Occupational Therapist helps patients regain independence and safely perform daily activities. The role assesses patients with varied needs, develops treatment plans, conducts evaluations and re-evaluations, collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, and provides motivating care to a high volume of patients. Requirements vary by level and include occupational therapy education, Washington licensure, CPR certification, and, for Staff Level II, at least one year of occupational therapy experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

FlexibilityAdaptabilityOrganizationInterpersonal SkillsTime ManagementAnatomyPhysiologyKinesiologyWound HealingDisease ProgressionActivities of Daily LivingTreatment Plan AdaptationEquipment Adaptation

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Occupational TherapySix-Month Clinical InternshipWashington Occupational Therapist LicenseCPR CertificationOne Year Occupational Therapist ExperienceDepartment Criteria

Full job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As an Occupational Therapist, you will help patients regain independence and quality of life so they can safely perform daily activities.

Every day you will assess diverse patients (orthopedic, neurological, sensory, cancer recovery, etc.), develop treatment plans, and conduct evaluations/re-evaluations. You will be expected to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, document thoroughly, and provide positive, motivating care to a high volume of patients.

To be successful in this role, you must be flexible, adaptable, exceptionally organized, and a personable, motivating team player.

Job Requirements

Required

  • Entry Level I

  • Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy with six (6) month clinical internship

  • Washington state license as an Occupational Therapist

  • CPR certification

  • Staff Level II

  • Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy

  • Minimum one (1) year work experience as an Occupational Therapist

  • FTE status .5 FTE or greater

  • Clinical Specialist or Senior Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Therapist

  • Department criteria as determined by the management team

  • Working knowledge of anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, wound healing, and disease progression, an understanding of the base components, both physical and cognitive, of ADLs (assisted daily living) and levels of ADL independence

  • The ability to customize, adapt, and graduate to a home or work site environment or to adapt to a given treatment plan and equipment

  • Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and time management skills

Where You'll Work

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award winning health systems in Washington state - CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region.

Pay Range

$51.50 - $80.21 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,948 open Occupational Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$51.5–80.21/hr
  • Washington median$49–68/hr64 hourly ranges
  • US median$46–58/hr1,887 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $65.85/hr, is 10% above the Washington median midpoint ($60/hr) — in the top quarter of Occupational Therapist hourly ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 119 open Occupational Therapist jobs in Washington and 4,948 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Occupational Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (1,370 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,963 of the 4,948 open Occupational Therapist jobs (40%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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