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St. John's Hospital
Leavenworth, Kansas

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistNo weekendsPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Department: Inpatient Rehabilitation- Occupational Therapy
  • Shift’s Available: Days
  • Employment Type: Per Diem/PRN
  • Hours: Flexible Weekday Hours
  • Location: Saint John Hospital, Leavenworth, KS

We are seeking a skilled Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our Rehabilitation Team in an acute inpatient hospital setting. This role focuses on providing high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals recovering from injury, illness, or surgery. The ideal candidate will have experience in inpatient rehabilitation, acute care therapy, functional mobility training, ADLs (Activities of Daily Living), discharge planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

This position offers weekday scheduling with additional outpatient therapy opportunities, supporting a dynamic and flexible work environment.

Full benefits at Prime Healthcare: primehealthcare.com

Responsibilities

  • Essential Duties and Responsibilities (includes, but not limited to):
  • Perform comprehensive occupational therapy evaluations in an acute inpatient setting to assess functional limitations and rehabilitation needs
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans focused on ADLs, mobility, strength, and independence

Provide hands-on therapy interventions including neurological rehab, orthopedic recovery, and functional training

Collaborate with physicians, nurses, case management, and interdisciplinary care teams to support patient outcomes and discharge planning

  • Educate patients and families on home exercise programs, adaptive equipment, and safety strategies
  • Document patient progress, goals, and outcomes in accordance with hospital policies and EMR requirements
  • Ensure compliance with regulatory standards, infection control policies, and quality care initiatives

Qualifications

  • Before we go any further, we do have some deal-breakers. You must have:
  • Bachelor or Master Degree in Occupational Therapy.
  • Current state Occupational Therapy certification/license.
  • Current BCLS (AHA) certificate.
  • National Board for Certification Occupational Therapy certification, AOTA and OTAC preferred.

Employment Status: Per Diem

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningEMR documentation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 44% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Kansas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.3 / 10 · above average in occupational therapyranked against 8,992 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedOccupational Therapy median $110k (middle half $101k–$122k)24 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingKansas index 90.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Kansas84 active9,047 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 44% no call · 88% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,267 in the last 30 days1,694 the 30 days before (+93%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (8,992 Occupational Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at St. John's Hospital 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 8,992 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

29 jobs
4
<$95k
11
$95k-115k
4
$115k-135k
5
$135k-155k
5
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs
401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
61%
Sign-on bonus
27%
Loan repayment
12%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist (OT)

Stanford Health Care · Palo Alto, California

$57.53-$76.22/hr
#2

Occupational Therapist - Occupational Therapy

Providence · Torrance, California

$48.79-$75.74/hr
#3

Occupational Therapist (OT)

$85/eval, $75/visit
#4

Occupational Therapist (OT) – Flexible Schedule

$70-$75/hr
+ 40 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,992 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About St. John's Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Leavenworth, Kansas
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance

Living in Leavenworth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k
Typical market rent
$1,182/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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