Summary
About this role
City/State
Norfolk, VAWork Shift
Multiple shifts availableOverview:
Your Path Starts Here: New Grad Therapy Careers
Are you a passionate rehabilitation professional ready to take your career to the next level? Well, look no further! Sentara offers new graduate rehabilitation clinicians the opportunity to apply their training in meaningful, patient-centered settings across Virginia and North Carolina. With opportunities in acute care, outpatient, and home care, you’ll gain diverse clinical exposure, strong mentorship, and the support needed to grow, excel, and build a rewarding career.
We’re also welcoming Physical Therapy Assistants (PTAs) and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTAs) to join our team! At Sentara, you'll work alongside experienced clinicians in a collaborative, patient-centered atmosphere that supports learning, innovation, and professional growth.
Start your journey with Sentara, where your passion for healing meets endless potential!
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Overview
Assess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve functional mobility, relieve pain, and improve or correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury. Provides age-appropriate education for clients and caregivers. Supervise and assume responsibility for care provided by identified team members.
This application process is for new graduates interested in assistance with placement opportunities. Please be ready to discuss your interest so that I can quickly connect you to the team and the hiring managers they support. Please note that this placement process is to help new graduates system-wide. If you have any questions, please reach out to our rehab student liaison at [email protected]
Why Choose Us?
- Educational Assistance benefits up to $5,250 annually
- Student Loan debt repayemt program up to $10,000
- Ability to stay with the same organization while trying different work settings: inpatient, outpatient, and home health
- Clinical and Advanced Specialist Programs (Career Ladders)
- Leadership Development and Advancement opportunities
- Flexible positions to meet your work-life balance: Full Time, Part Time, and Flexi/PRN
- Sign-On Bonus for qualified candidates in qualified roles
- Excellent patient satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and clinical outcomes
Education
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Master's or Doctorate Level Degree
- Assistant Roles - Associate Level Degree in PTA/OTA required
Certification/Licensure
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- American Heart Association (AHA)
- RQI American Heart Association (AHA)
- Active or eligible state licensure in the applicable rehabilitation discipline
Experience
- 0 – 1 years of practice (new graduate experience)
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•Legal Resources Plan
•Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.
Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.
In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.
For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:
Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Other facts
About Sentara Health
Sentara Health, an integrated, not-for-profit health care delivery system, celebrates more than 135 years in pursuit of its mission - "we improve health every day." Sentara is one of the largest health systems in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, and among the top 20 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country, with 34,000 employees, 12 hospitals in Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, including 10 hospitals with the prestigious Magnet®️ recognition, and the Sentara Health Plans division which serves more than 1 million members in Virginia and Florida. Sentara is recognized nationally for clinical quality and safety and is strategically focused on innovation and creating an extraordinary health care experience for our patients and members. Sentara was named a Health Quality Innovator of the Year (2024), was recognized by Forbes as "America’s Best-In-State Employer” (2024), "Best Employer for Veterans" (2022, 2023), and "Best Employer for Women" (2020), and named to IBM Watson Health's "Top 15 Health Systems" (2021, 2018).
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What you'll do
- The role involves assessing, planning, organizing, and participating in rehabilitative programs designed to improve functional mobility, relieve pain, and correct conditions resulting from disease or injury. Responsibilities also include providing age-appropriate education to clients and caregivers, as well as supervising and taking responsibility for care provided by identified team members.
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