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Lifepoint Health
Zachary, Louisiana

Occupational Therapist (OT)

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

$10,000.00 Sign on Bonus!!

Facility Name: Lane Regional Medical Center

Your experience matters

Lifepoint Rehabilitation Is Part of Lifepoint Health

[https://lifepointhealth.net/locations], a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As an Occupational Therapist (OT)  joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

An Occupational Therapist (OT) who excels in this role:

  • Evaluate patient conditions and develop individualized treatment plans.
  • Provide therapeutic interventions to enhance patients’ daily living skills.
  • Document treatment sessions and patient progress accurately and timely.
  • Collaborate with other healthcare professionals and families on care planning.
  • Educate patients and caregivers on adaptive techniques and equipment.
  • Maintain compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

Applicants should be a graduate of an accredited occupational therapy program.

Additional requirements include:

  • Experience in inpatient rehab preferred
  • Current license to practice occupational therapy.
  • CPR certification required
  • Familiarity with rehab documentation systems preferred
  • Strong interpersonal and documentation skills required

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Rehabilitation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Rehabilitation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will evaluate patient conditions to develop and implement individualized treatment plans while documenting progress accurately. They will also collaborate with healthcare teams and educate patients and caregivers on adaptive techniques to improve daily living skills.

Requirements

Applicants must be graduates of an accredited occupational therapy program and hold a current license to practice. Additionally, candidates are required to have CPR certification and strong interpersonal and documentation skills.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningPatient educationRegulatory complianceInterpersonal skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist (OT) at Lifepoint Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,052 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 56% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

34 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 27 employers

9
<$110k
8
$110k-130k
3
$130k-150k
7
$150k-170k
1
$172k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs

401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
67%
Sign-on bonus
26% this job
Loan repayment
22% this job
Relocation assistance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Virtual Occupational TherapistContract

Lets Therapy · Media, Pennsylvania

$82.50 per hour
#2

Head Occupational Therapist (Inpatient Rehabilitation & Acute Care) | NYP-CUIMC | Full-Time | Mon - Fri | Day Shift

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital · New York, New York

$70.76-$81.01/hr
#3

Occupational Therapist

$129k–$160k
#4

Occupational Therapist

$56.5-$76.75/hr
+ 32 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,052 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Zachary

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$255k
Typical market rent
$1,645/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.8
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Baton Rouge, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Sign-on Bonus ($10,000)
Medical, Dental, Vision
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Paid Family Leave
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance
Loan Assistance