Occupational Therapist - Acute Care - PRN
- PRN / per diem
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open occupational therapist jobs in North Carolina post a median of $48.95 an hour, the middle half $47–$52.50, across 60 jobs that state their pay. Occupational therapists employed in North Carolina earn a median of $44.68 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Occupational therapists in North Carolina: pay by town and employer
Workplace injuries
Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro reported 101 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 5,170,623 hours worked: 3.9 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. 5 of them describe violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
Medicare rating of Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, the
Medicare gives Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, the 3 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; North Carolina's hospitals average 3.3). 77% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Medicare did not cut its pay for patient harm in fiscal 2026. Its central line bloodstream infections ran 56% below predicted by Medicare's measure. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · North Carolina hospitals by rating.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Medicare lists Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital, the as a non-profit hospital: the kind of employer PSLF counts (a government organization or a 501(c)(3) non-profit) for its own full-time staff, toward forgiveness of federal Direct Loans after 120 qualifying payments. The federal PSLF Help Tool confirms an employer by the EIN on your W-2. Every PSLF-eligible hospital hiring.
Licensed in another state?
North Carolina is not issuing OT Compact privileges yet, so an occupational therapist or OT assistant licensed in another state needs a North Carolina license for this job. (Occupational Therapy Compact Commission, 9 Nov 2026.) For a North Carolina license, apply to the North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy for a license by endorsement ($110, by its own page): what North Carolina asks. Every state's OT Compact status.
What North Carolina requires of an occupational therapist
Occupational Therapist license, from the North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy.
- All applicants, including those licensed in another state, complete the board's online application with two certificates of moral character, NBCOT verification of the passed certification exam, verifications from other states and the board's jurisprudence exam (21 NCAC 38 .0201).
- Staying active: Licenses renew every year by June 30 with 15 continuing competence points, including one point of ethics.
Occupational therapist jobs and requirements in North Carolina · Every state's rule
Physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapy jobs in our research
- How long these jobs stay listed: Still listed at 7 days 87.1%
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- How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 52.9% · Stating an hourly rate 32.3%
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About the job
The full description is on Cone Health's job page.
From Cone Health's job posting, checked 14 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Cone Health
Not-for-profit health system based in Greensboro, North Carolina, with five hospitals and clinics serving Guilford, Alamance, Rockingham and Forsyth counties and nearby areas.
Based in Greensboro, NCHires in North CarolinaPay on its listings: 0% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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