Occupational Therapist - Per Diem
Galloway, NJPer Diem$56/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Job overview
Select Medical and AtlantiCare are opening a 60-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Galloway, New Jersey. The Occupational Therapist will provide care for patients facing brain and spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputations, and multiple traumas. The role is per diem, with weekday needs of two shifts per month, one holiday, and one high-need day.
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Overview
Hospital Name: AtlantiCare Rehabilitation Hospital - In partnership with Select Medical
Position: Occupational Therapist (OT)
Location: Galloway, New Jersey
Schedule: Per Diem / PRN - 8:30AM - 5PM
Weekdays Needs
2 shifts per month / 1 holiday / 1 high need day
Compensation: $56.00 + Shift Differential
Sign-On Bonus: $5,000
A partnership between Atlanticare and Select Medical, our 60-bed medical rehabilitation hospital will open later this year and serve patients in southeastern New Jersey. Led by a physiatrist – a physician board-certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation – our team includes rehabilitation nurses; physical, occupational, and speech-language therapists; dietitians; case managers and other clinical and support staff.
Our inpatient rehabilitation hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care tobest address the medical, physical, emotional and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries,spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation and multiple traumas.
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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Evaluates all assigned patients and develops, implements and modifies treatment plan in accordance with the patient’s need and physician direction.
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Responsible for delegation and direction of all discipline-specific therapy services for those assigned patients. Ensures the design of functional treatment programs allowing for an effective return to community activities.
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Serves as an educator of patients, families, students, co-workers and self.
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Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline-specific therapy services and design of program delivery.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
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Current and valid state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as an Occupational Therapist required.
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Certified BLS or completion in the first 90 days of employment is required.
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Location : Location US-NJ-Galloway
Job ID 389611
Position Type Per Diem
Experience (Years) 1
Category Occupational Therapy
Company AtlantiCare Rehabilitation Hospital
How this job compares
Set against the 4,959 open Occupational Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$56/hr
- New Jersey median$55–59/hr32 hourly ranges
- US median$47–58/hr1,893 hourly ranges
This rate, $56/hr, is close to the New Jersey median midpoint ($56/hr) — in the middle half of Occupational Therapist hourly ranges in New Jersey.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 72 open Occupational Therapist jobs in New Jersey and 4,959 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Genesis Healthcare13 open
- U.S. Physical Therapy9 open
- BAYADA Home Health Care8 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 (1,330 postings).
- Education
- 1,858 of the 4,959 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 11, 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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