inpatient rehab

Really I'm lost here. I can shadow outpatient easy and have 40 hours completed. I tried to shadow at a hospital, but they said no, you have to volunteer. So I met with the volunteer coordinator, explained my situation (i.e. can i volunteer here 10 hours a week for a while), she said YES...

What's the general availability of jobs that are entirely or mostly consults? So far, it's what I've liked the most. Just wondering if I can make a living doing just that and whether those jobs are so rare that I'm going to have to use a recruiter to help me find what I want.