Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$60-$66/hr

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Job Description

  • Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation
  • Fort Worth, Texas
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Acute
  • Weekly PRN Rate: $60/hr
  • Weekend PRN Rate: $66/hr

Baylor All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth is a fast paced teaching hospital. We are looking for a PRN Occupational Therapist for both weekday and weekend shifts. We are proud of our family oriented culture and we value work-life balance and flexibility.

Our main hospital service lines are organ transplants (kidney, pancreas and liver), Oncology (large head and neck cancer reconstruction population), and complex heart/lung procedures. We have a busy critical care service line as well. We are a level 3 trauma center and a primary stroke center. We offer incentive programs for extra earning opportunities!

We strive to provide our employees with a solid work-life balance, as we understand that happy employees have both fulfilling careers and fulfilling lives beyond our doors.

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.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Current state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as an Occupational Therapist required
  • Certified BLS or completion in the first 90 days of employment required
  • Inpatient
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Occupational TherapyPatient EvaluationTreatment PlanningTreatment ImplementationTreatment Plan ModificationTherapy Service DelegationTherapy Service DirectionPatient CarePatient and Family EducationStudent EducationInterdisciplinary CollaborationAcute Care

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (236 salary observations; 2,654 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,886 salary observations; 27,166 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)), so the posted ~$131k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $135k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$125k–$137kOccupational Therapy median $120k (middle half $104k–$146k)14 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Texas vs national$95k median in Texas$97k nationally (−2%)236 state / 5,886 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$135k in purchasing powerTexas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Texas902 active9,207 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 35% no call · 65% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Occupational Therapist listings: 9% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$131k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Salary Distribution

21 jobs
7
<$115k
5
$115k-130k
5
$130k-145k
4
$145k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 28 employers
401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
21%
Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
12%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,189 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Inpatient logo

About Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Inpatient

Hospitals and Health Care
Dallas, Texas
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Incentive programs for extra earning opportunities

Living in Fort Worth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$261k
Typical market rent
$1,612/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.