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Bridgeton, Missouri

Occupational Therapist -Acute Therapy Weekend Option

Occupational TherapistIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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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

Occupational TherapyPatient EvaluationTreatment PlanningInpatient RehabilitationStroke RehabilitationJoint Replacement CareTrauma CareSTEMI CarePatient EducationClinical DocumentationInterdisciplinary Collaboration

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.

What does the Occupational Therapist market look like in Missouri?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedOccupational Therapist median $90k (middle half $80k–$104k)141 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapist listings in Missouri194 active10,036 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 6% remote · 54% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentMissouri Occupational Therapist listings: 9% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 11% offer loan repayment194 active listings, Nov 2026
New Physical Therapy listings7,754 in the last 30 days4,473 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs
11
<$105k
8
$105k-125k
4
$125k-145k
3
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs
401k / retirement match
92% this job
CME allowance
54% this job
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
15% this job
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$70-$75/hr
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$65-$75/hr
#3

School-Based Occupational Therapist (OT)

$67-$73/hr
#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Below most Physical Therapy (Occupational Therapy) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 85 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About SSM Health Physical Therapy

Hospitals and Health Care
Bridgeton, Missouri
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous PTO and Extended Illness Days
Comprehensive medical/Rx, vision and dental plan
Company-matching 401(k) retirement plans
Life and Disability protection
Student Loan Repayment Assistance
Tuition Assistance
Clinical Advancement Program
National Continuing Education courses

Living in Bridgeton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$279k
Median resident rent
$1,172/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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