Occupational Therapist (OT) FT and PRN
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Job Description
Stable In-house Therapy Team! Wound Care Training! AVIR AT BURLESON, a skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation center, is currently seeking a full time Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated in-house therapy team!
We see a wide range of orthopedic and neurological conditions and offer opportunities for you to create programming in cognition, functional mobility, fun and creative ADL's and groups, and many more. PRN schedules available as well.
We provide on-going training and career development opportunities as well as career advancement with our growing organization! Vital Therapy is a small but growing network of over 50 skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facilities throughout Texas and Tulsa, OK.
We believe in the power of in-house therapy, giving our patients and residents moments of joy each day, in developing and empowering our leaders and in sharing a fierce commitment to quality of care.
Career Advanges We Offer
- Comprehensive benefits including 401K with 5% match
- Competitive pay
- Paid time off
- Flexible schedules
- Long term growth and advancement opportunities
- And more!
Requirements
Texas PT License
We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist will provide therapy services for patients with orthopedic and neurological conditions in a skilled nursing facility. Responsibilities include creating programming for cognition, functional mobility, and activities of daily living.
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (186 salary observations; 2,330 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (4,521 salary observations; 25,570 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 46% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist (OT) FT and PRN at SLP Operations a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,471 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,471 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
Living in Burleson
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $298k
- Typical market rent
- $1,731/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 31 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 103.1
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.