Occupational Therapist- Per Diem
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Job overview
Select Specialty Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, seeks an Occupational Therapist to provide treatment to critically ill patients recovering from intensive care. The role is per diem, with shifts available Monday through Friday as needed. The hospital provides an orientation program and notes that part-time and per-diem employees may qualify for 401(k) benefits after meeting an hours threshold.
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Overview
Position: Occupational Therapist (OT)
Location: Jackson, MS
Schedule: Per Diem / As Needed (Pick up shifts Monday - Friday)
Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Occupational Therapists (OT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.
Why Join Us:
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Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
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Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities
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Foster Well-being: We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. Part time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year.
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Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care
Responsibilities
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Participate in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment
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Supervise certified occupational therapy assistants (OTAs), as well as OT and COTA students
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Conduct individual patient therapy regimens
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Monitor patients’ responses to treatment
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Participate in continuing education seminars and in-services
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
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Current state licensure as an Occupational Therapist required.
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Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Location : Location US-MS-Jackson
Job ID 389032
Position Type Per Diem
Experience (Years) 1
Category Occupational Therapy
Company Select Specialty Hospital - Jackson
How this job compares
Set against the 4,938 open Occupational Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$85–118K/yr921 salary ranges
- US median$47–58/hr1,887 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 30 open Occupational Therapist jobs in Mississippi and 4,938 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Mississippi
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- 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 (1,321 postings).
- Education
- 1,856 of the 4,938 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 10, 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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