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UnitedHealth Group
Galveston, Texas

Occupational Therapist, Inpatient - Galv, LCC and CLC Campuses (PRN, Up to 19.99 hrs/week)

Occupational TherapistPart-Time

Compensation

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Education & Experience

Minimum Qualifications

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program.
  • Licensed or eligible for license in the State of Texas.
  • No experience required

Job Description

Directs the evaluation, development, coordination, and implementation of occupational therapy intervention provided to patients. Serves as a patient advocate assuring the delivery of occupational therapy meets legal, ethical and institutional standards while adhering to the philosophy, objectives, policies and procedures of the department and the organization.

Essential Job Functions

Provides evaluation, treatment and discharge planning to patients relative to age, culture and condition in assigned clinical area.

Documents patient evaluation, treatment progress and billing, appropriately in the medical record. Documentation must meet peer review requirements.

Communicates pertinent patient information with the patient, family members, physicians, team members, and other disciplines.

  • Participates in rounds, clinics and case conferences as assigned.
  • Meets required competencies for assigned area.
  • Delegates duties and monitor service delivery appropriately to COTA, Rehabilitation Aide.
  • Supervises students as requested (at least 1 year of experience)
  • Participates in and provide in-service/continuing education/ research opportunities.
  • Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure.
  • Performs related duties as required.

WORK SCHEDULE: Up to 19.99 hours per week with no benefits. Must be willing to work at Galveston, League City, and Clear Lake Campuses.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Directs the evaluation, development, and implementation of occupational therapy interventions for patients. Coordinates patient care through documentation, interdisciplinary communication, and discharge planning across multiple campuses.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and a valid license or eligibility for licensure in the State of Texas. No prior experience is required for the base role, though student supervision requires at least one year.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Medical DocumentationPatient AdvocacyClinical Coordination

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, 42% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

UnitedHealth Group holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 1,408 active listings.

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, Inpatient - Galv, LCC and CLC Campuses (PRN, Up to 19.99 hrs/week) at UnitedHealth Group a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,471 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

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

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution43 jobs · 35 employers

18
<$115k
9
$115k-135k
9
$135k-155k
6
$155k-175k
1
$179k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs

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

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

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

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

Living in Galveston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$395k
Typical market rent
$1,405/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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