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Retained Recruitment for Occupational Therapists

Occupational Therapists help patients regain the ability to perform everyday activities — a critical role in hospital discharge planning and patient independence. We find the professionals your organisation needs through dedicated retained search — not job boards.

Retained Only 21–40 Day Placement 90-Day Guarantee $65,000 – $98,000

OTOTR/LInpatient OTRegistered Occupational Therapist

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What Does a Occupational Therapist Do?

Evaluating patient functional abilities, designing treatment plans to restore independence in daily activities, conducting cognitive assessments, providing adaptive equipment recommendations, and collaborating with discharge planning teams.

What We Screen For

Master's or Doctoral OT degree, NBCOT certification, active state OT licensure, and experience in acute care or inpatient rehabilitation settings.

💡 Hiring Insight

Inpatient OTs with acute care and hand therapy experience are consistently hard to find — plan for proactive passive candidate outreach rather than relying on job board responses.

Typical Compensation

$65,000 – $98,000

Hand therapy certification and acute care experience justify the top of this range.

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Also Known As

OTOTR/LInpatient OTRegistered Occupational Therapist

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Every Day Without a Occupational Therapist Has a Real Cost to Your Organisation.

Our retained model delivers a pre-screened, credentialled shortlist within 21–40 days. Start with a free, confidential 25-minute consultation.

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Common Questions

Recruiting a Occupational Therapist — FAQ

Most Occupational Therapist searches through our retained model are completed within 21 to 40 business days. Inpatient OTs with acute care and hand therapy experience are consistently hard to find — plan for proactive passive candidate outreach rather than relying on job board responses. We provide a realistic timeline at the start of every engagement.

Master's or Doctoral OT degree, NBCOT certification, active state OT licensure, and experience in acute care or inpatient rehabilitation settings.

Retained recruitment means one dedicated recruiter works exclusively on your role from the moment you engage — conducting passive candidate outreach, pre-screening credentials, and presenting only candidates who meet your specific brief. For a role like Occupational Therapist, where inpatient ots with acute care and hand therapy experience are consistently hard to find — plan for p…, passive outreach is often the only reliable way to find high performers.

Every permanent retained placement includes a 90-day guarantee. If the placed professional leaves or is released within 90 days for reasons covered under our guarantee terms, we conduct a full replacement search at no additional fee.

Compensation for Occupational Therapist roles typically ranges from $65,000 – $98,000. Hand therapy certification and acute care experience justify the top of this range. Geographic market, organisation size, and specific experience or certifications are the primary factors. We provide full compensation benchmarking at the start of every retained search.

Your Next Occupational Therapist Is Already Out There.

One free 25-minute consultation is all it takes. Speak directly with a retained recruitment specialist — on your schedule, via Google Meet.

★★★★★

"TFS placed our entire nursing leadership team over six months. Their retained model meant we had one recruiter who genuinely knew our organisation, our culture, and our patients. The quality of candidates was exceptional."

— Patricia N., Director of Nursing Operations · Summit Health Systems

✓ 100% free — no credit card, no commitment

✓ Speak directly with a sector-specialist recruiter

✓ 25 minutes via Google Meet, on your schedule

✓ Leave with a clear plan and realistic timeline

✓ 90-day replacement guarantee on every placement

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Retained Recruitment for Occupational Therapists

Find Your Next Occupational Therapist

What Does a Occupational Therapist Do?

What We Screen For

💡 Hiring Insight

Also Known As

Every Day Without a Occupational Therapist Has a Real Cost to Your Organisation.

Recruiting a Occupational Therapist — FAQ

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