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Occupational Therapist Recruiting · Engaged Search

Occupational Therapist Recruiting.

Licensed Occupational Therapists (OT / CHT) for outpatient clinics, home health care, and hand therapy practices.

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The thesis

What this search actually requires.

Occupational Therapists (OTs) help patients regain daily living skills. Certified Hand Therapists (CHTs) are highly specialized and particularly difficult to recruit. We run targeted campaigns to source OTs and CHTs for clinics and home care agencies.

We map local OTs and CHTs, verifying active licensure and hand therapy credentials before submission.

Compensation

Occupational Therapist comp ranges in 2026.

Typical 2026 ranges for the Occupational Therapist role. Specific comp is benchmarked per engagement against peer companies and the candidate's track record.

  • Staff Occupational Therapist base: $80,000–$110,000
  • Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) base: $105,000–$145,000
  • Total compensation often includes specialty certification bonuses
How the search runs

Five steps, end-to-end.

From kickoff to closed offer, run by the senior headhunter you meet on the first call.

  1. Kickoff to define caseload, hand therapy requirements, or home health coverage

  2. Local OT and CHT mapping; direct passive outreach

  3. Shortlist of certified, licensed OT candidates

  4. Clinical and leadership interviews

  5. State registry checks, reference validation, offer, and close

Industries we run this in

Where the Occupational Therapist search lives.

The industries where this role profile shows up most often on our desk.

FAQ

Occupational Therapist search,
specifically.

The questions hiring leaders ask in the first scoping call.

What is your process for sourcing Certified Hand Therapists?
We query the Hand Therapy Certification Commission registry for local CHTs and run direct outreach tailored to their clinic setting and patient mix.
Running a Occupational Therapist search?

Tell us the role, the niche, the urgency.

We come back inside one business day with a scoping call, a fee quote, and a candidate market read.

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