Occupational Therapist (OT) Acute Care (PRN/Days)

Occupational TherapistNo weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Occupational Therapist (OT) Acute Care

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work Location

  • Texas Health Frisco, 12400 N Dallas Parkway, Frisco, TX 75033
  • Work hours: PRN/As needed Weekdays and Weekends

Orientation/Training: Must be able to attend orientation/training Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm during the first week of hire

Outpatient Highlights

  • Self-scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth
  • Work in NICU and Adult Inpatient
  • Here’s What You Need
  • Bachelor's Degree Completion of a Occupational Therapy program Required
  • Acute care experience
  • NICU experience
  • OT - Occupational Therapist Texas Occupational Therapy License Upon Hire Required And

BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required

Good verbal and written communication skills in English; Problem solving ability; Ability to teach others; Time management skills; Good interpersonal and customer service skills, Basic leadership skills.

What You Will Do

  • Performs age-appropriate patient treatment
  • Uses therapeutic treatment techniques appropriate to patient age and desire for treatment
  • Performs treatment procedures that are within the scope of the professional license
  • Performs/delegates technical procedures appropriately and safely
  • Utilizes a variety of treatment techniques to achieve goals, if necessary
  • Determines patient response to treatment and evaluates progress
  • (reassessment)
  • Educate patients and family through instruction, demonstration, and/or appropriate handouts in treatment plan, safety issues, home programs/self-management and assistive equipment

Maintains Patient Safety Throughout Treatment

  • Communicates with physicians and other healthcare personnel as appropriate regarding patient care issues
  • Demonstrates competence in the performance of age-appropriate patient treatment and individualizes care based on age specific needs
  • Motivates non-compliant or unmotivated patients to participate in therapy
  • Additional perks of being a Texas Health Occupational Therapist
  • Benefits include 401k, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Discount Programs, as well as other benefits.
  • Delivery of high-quality patient care
  • Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
  • A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Entity Highlights

Texas Health Frisco is a 93-bed, acute care hospital that has served the Frisco community and surrounding western Collin County and Denton County areas since 2019. Our hospital provides convenient access to care for patients from Frisco, Little Elm, The Colony, Prosper, McKinney, and nearby communities.

We provide specialized services in women's health, outpatient surgery, neonatal intensive care, emergency medicine, heart and vascular care, digestive health, and bariatrics. As a collaboration between Texas Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center, our campus includes a multispecialty clinic that offers access to academic medicine close to home.

Texas Health Frisco is Joint Commission-certified as a Level III Trauma Center and Acute Heart Attack Ready facility. We are also a designated Baby-Friendly facility and recognized as a Pathways to Excellence organization.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

  • Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards.
  • Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org

Key Responsibilities

Performs age-appropriate patient treatment and therapeutic procedures within the scope of the professional license. Educates patients and families on treatment plans, safety issues, and home programs while maintaining patient safety.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy and a valid Texas Occupational Therapy License. Must have acute care experience, NICU experience, and BCLS certification.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

NICU CareTherapeutic TechniquesPatient AssessmentPatient EducationSafety ComplianceInterpersonal 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, 40% have no call, 68% 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) Acute Care (PRN/Days) at Texas Health Resources a 6.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,471 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, flexible scheduling.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution43 jobs · 35 employers

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$115k-135k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs

401k / retirement match
94% this job
CME allowance
56%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Loan repayment
12%
Relocation assistance
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.3
Better work-life than 70% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,471 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Frisco

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$449k
Typical market rent
$1,874/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 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.

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About Texas Health Resources

Hospitals and Health Care
Arlington, Texas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

401k
Employee Assistance Program
Discount Programs