Staff Occupational Therapist
- PRN / per diem
- Driver's license
Open in 1 location
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North Carolina
2 openLumberton, NC (opens on this page)
PRN- No Benefits, 8 hr variable shifts with rotating weekends shift · Posted 5d ago
Lumberton, NC (opens on this page)
Full time-Benefits, Day shift · Posted 1w ago
How this pay compares
This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open occupational therapist jobs in North Carolina post a median of $48.21 an hour, the middle half $46.50–$49, across 45 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
UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton reported 67 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 3,018,779 hours worked: 4.4 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. With its hours, the best estimate leaning on similar sites is 4.5 per 100 full-time workers. 9 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 Southeastern Regional Medical Center
Medicare gives Southeastern Regional Medical Center 2 of 5 stars (Jul 2026; North Carolina's hospitals average 3.3). 78% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well (the middle US hospital: 79%). Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the job. Its other hospitals · North Carolina hospitals by rating.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Medicare lists Southeastern Regional Medical Center 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.) Every state's OT Compact status.
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About the job
POSITION SUMMARY
- Evaluates, plans and implements specific treatment programs to meet identified patient needs, with an emphasis on daily living skills. Provides occupational therapy to patients in the hospital, outpatient clinic, nursing home or through contract work under Health Horizons Home Care program. Performs in accordance with standards of Occupational Therapy practice that are ethical and legal in North Carolina.
EDUCATION, CREDENTIALS, TRAINING and EXPERIENCE
- Minimum Required:
- Bachelor's Degree from an American Occupational Therapy Association accredited program for Occupational Therapists.
- Current North Carolina license or license eligible.
- BCLS certification; recertification required annually.
- May require valid NC Driver's license and access to use of an automobile.
- Preferred:
- Experienced Occupational Therapist with Master's Degree and/or specialty certification.
From Southeastern Health's job posting for Lumberton, NC, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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