Occupational Therapist Job in Fayetteville, GA

You will provide occupational therapy services in an acute care hospital setting at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, GA. This 140-day assignment runs from November 9, 2026, and offers a weekly pay of $2,412.

Schedule & Time Off

• 5 days per week, 8-hour shifts (flexible consideration for 4 days, 10-hour shifts)
• Every other weekend required; weekends and holidays are part of the rotation
• No on-call requirements
• Maximum 7 days of pre-approved time off per contract
• Holiday expectations: if one to two major holidays fall during your assignment, you work them; if three or more fall during your assignment, you work two of them

Role & Responsibilities

You will treat adult and geriatric patients across the acute care hospital, with the ability to float within your scope of practice to the outpatient facility as needed. Your work will include orthopedic care, dynamic and static splinting, amputee care, upper and lower extremity rehabilitation, Parkinson's disease management, arthritis treatment, and progressive neurological disorders. You will also perform adaptive equipment assessment, discharge planning, patient and family education, safety and injury prevention, and post-operative care including hip fracture and total hip/knee replacement rehabilitation.

Required Qualifications

• Georgia State License
• BLS certification
• NBCOT certification
• Minimum 1 year of occupational therapy experience (first-time travelers accepted)
• Proficiency with Epic charting system

Preferred Experience

• Community hospital experience
• Long-term acute care (LTAC) experience

Required Clinical Skills

Orthopedics, dynamic splints, functional splints, static splints, amputee care, upper and lower extremity treatment, Parkinson's disease, arthritis, progressive neurological disorders, acute care, adaptive equipment assessment, adult rehabilitation, assessment, discharge planning, evaluation, hip fracture and total hip/knee replacement, lifting and transfer, patient and family education, plan of care, reassessments, safety and injury prevention, soft tissue injuries, and splinting.