No salary listed — similar Occupational Therapist roles pay ~$90k (median of 14 jobs)

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Ernest Health
Laredo, Texas

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time
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About the Role

Full-time inpatient rehab OT. Comprehensive benefits, 401k match, career ladder bonus. Laredo, TX.

Join Ernest Health as a Occupational Therapist – Full Time, Inpatient Rehab in Laredo, Texas, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • PPO and High Deductible Medical Plan options
  • Flexible and Health Saving account options
  • Dental and Vision coverage
  • 401K with employer matching
  • Life insurance
  • Short-and-long term disability
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Wellness Program with quarterly wellness challenges
  • Earned Time Off - Start accruing vacation time on start date
  • Clinical Career Ladder bonus program

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Ernest Health as a Occupational Therapist – Full Time, Inpatient Rehab.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist evaluates patients to improve motor functions and reasoning abilities while teaching them to perform daily living tasks. They also assist in selecting adaptive equipment and integrate the hospital's mission into daily clinical practice.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a graduate degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program and possess a current state license. A current CPR/Basic Life Support card is required, with one year of rehabilitation experience preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Occupational TherapyPatient EvaluationRehabilitationTreatment PlanningAdaptive EquipmentAssistive DevicesClinical OperationsData EntryRecord ManagementTime ManagementCommunication SkillsInfection ControlSafety StandardsCPRBasic Life Support

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 32% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (236 salary observations; 1,900 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (7,159 salary observations; 21,177 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; 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).

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Occupational Therapist roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 14 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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About Ernest Health

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

Benefits & Perks

PPO and High Deductible Medical Plan options
Flexible and Health Saving account options
Dental and Vision coverage
401K with employer matching
Life insurance
Short-and-long term disability
Employee Assistance Program
Wellness Program with quarterly wellness challenges