Occupational Therapist \u2013 Hand Therapy
Sun City Center, FLFull-time$75–95K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Select Physical Therapy is hiring a full-time Occupational Therapist – Hand Therapist for an outpatient orthopedic center in Sun City, Florida. The role provides hand therapy for upper-extremity conditions and works alongside hand surgeons using evidence-based practices and individualized care plans. Splinting experience and CHTs are preferred; experienced OTs with at least one year of current hand therapy experience or new graduates with Level II hand therapy fieldwork are eligible.
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Overview
Position: Occupational Therapist – Hand Therapist
Location: Sun City, FL
Schedule: Monday–Friday. Center opens from 7am - 7pm
Compensation: Starting at $75,000+/year, based on experience
Incentives: $20,000 sign-on bonus + $350/month student loan repayment
Select Physical Therapy is hiring a full-time Occupational Therapist – Hand Therapist for our outpatient orthopedic center. We treat a wide range of upper extremity conditions including tendon injuries, sprains, strains, and post-op fractures. Splinting experience is preferred. Though CHTs and experience hand therapist are preferred, we are also opened to new graduates with level II fieldwork in hand therapy!
You’ll work in a well-equipped center alongside top hand surgeons, using evidence-based practices and individualized care plans. We offer mentorship toward CHT certification and are part of a thriving national Hand Therapy program.
Apply today to join a growing team committed to clinical excellence in hand therapy!
Responsibilities
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Responsible for the evaluation, plan of care, treatment, re-evaluation, discharge, and appropriate communications of high quality hand therapy services to patients and customers.
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Develop treatment plans, supervise assistants and aides, contribute to case management, and provide quality patient care.
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Maintain positive level of interaction with facilities and clients. Enhance and expand client relations with facilities and their staff.
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Stay current and up to date with Occupational Therapy research and employ Evidence Based Practice (RCB, clinician expertise, patient perception).
Qualifications
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Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program
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Active national registration and state licensure (required at start)
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CPR certification
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Valid state driver’s license
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Open to experienced OTs with at least 1 year of current hand therapy experience. In lieu on experience, new grads with level II fieldwork in hand therapy would be eligible.
Additional Data
Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/Rx, vision and dental plan
Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans, as well as Life and Disability protection
Select Physical Therapy provides:
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Structured clinical mentorship
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An accredited orthopedic residency
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Comprehensive clinical development and advancement programs
Location : Location US-FL-Sun City Center
Job ID 389723
Position Type Full Time
Experience (Years) 0
Category Hand Therapy
Company Select Physical Therapy
Min USD $75,000.00/Yr.
Max USD $95,000.00/Yr.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,124 open Occupational Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$75–95K/yr
- Florida median$80–118K/yr82 salary ranges
- US median$85–118K/yr995 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $85K, is 15% below the Florida median midpoint ($100K) — in the lowest quarter of Occupational Therapist salary ranges in Florida.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 383 open Occupational Therapist jobs in Florida and 5,124 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Florida
- HCA Healthcare80 open
- AdventHealth72 open
- Select Medical (this employer)41 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 (1,386 postings).
- Education
- 1,920 of the 5,124 open Occupational Therapist jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 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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