Occupational Therapist -Acute Therapy Weekend Option
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting4-day week · 4×8s
Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.
Job Description
- SSM Health Rehabilitation- Acute Care
- DePaul Hospital
- Position: Occupational Therapist (OT)
- Location: DePaul Hospital
- Type of Employment: Full-Time Weekend Option
Schedule: Four 8-hour shifts per weekend. Commitment to work 48 out of 52 weekends/year.
The DePaul Ministry of SSM Health is accredited by The Joint Commission as a Center of Excellence for Total Joint Replacement and a Comprehensive Center of Excellence for Stroke. We are a Level II trauma center and a Level I STEMI center serving the north and northwest St Louis County area in Missouri and our neighbors to the east in Illinois. Our diverse and progressive therapy department participates in research and program advancement throughout the 450 bed hospital.
Generous Benefits Package Including
- Generous PTO and Extended Illness Days (EID) to maintain a healthy work-life balance
- Comprehensive medical/Rx, vision and dental plan
- Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans, as well as Life and Disability protection
- Student Loan Repayment Assistance
- Tuition Assistance
- Clinical Advancement Program
- National Continuing Education courses (local and online)
- Excellent Orientation Program
- New Grad Mentorship
Responsibilities
Evaluates all assigned patients and develops, implements and modifies treatment plan in accordance with the patient’s need and physician direction
Responsible for delegation and direction of all discipline specific therapy services for those assigned patients
- Ensures design of functional treatment programs allowing for effective return to community activities
- Serves as an educator of patients, families, students, coworkers and self
Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline specific therapy services and design of program delivery
Qualifications
Required
- Valid state license or eligibility for state license as a Occupational Therapist
- Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment
Preferred
- Acute or inpatient experience
- Additional Data
- Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disabled/Veterans
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Physical Therapy — Occupational Therapist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 54% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Occupational Therapist median $90k (middle half $80k–$104k)141 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Missouri index 90.8 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapist listings in Missouri | 194 active | 10,036 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 6% remote · 54% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | loan repayment | Missouri Occupational Therapist listings: 9% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 11% offer loan repayment194 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Physical Therapy listings | 7,754 in the last 30 days | 4,473 the 30 days before (+73%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Occupational Therapist pay trend | +4.0% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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