Occupational Therapist Outpatient
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Job Description
Franciscan Health Lafayette East Campus
1701 S Creasy Ln Lafayette, Indiana 47905
The Occupational Therapist I provides evaluation and treatment of the patient within the parameters of legal and professional guidelines and hospital and departmental policies and procedures. The position instructs and directs Occupational Therapist Assistant and aides as assigned.
The Occupational Therapist evaluates and implements the plan of care to improve, restore, and enhance performance in activities of daily living and functional mobility. This position performs documentation and quality improvement as outlined in departmental policies and procedures.
Who We Are
With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.
What You Can Expect
- Occupational Therapist Outpatient PRN
- 1:1 Therapist/Patient Focused Care
- Mentorship
Days
Opportunity to work at various Franciscan Health therapy locations.
Qualifications
- Minimum of Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited program is required
- Must have a valid license or temporary permit for the applicable state
- Experienced and new graduate Occupational Therapist eligible
- Adapt and respond quickly to changing priorities
- Ability and willingness to work in team environment
Travel Is Required
Never or Rarely
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.
Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.
Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.
Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist evaluates and implements treatment plans to improve patient functional mobility and performance in daily activities. They also provide documentation, quality improvement, and supervision for Occupational Therapist Assistants and aides.
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 42% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist Outpatient at Franciscan Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,471 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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