Occupational Therapist - OT
Listed compensation
$60/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
- Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
- Grapevine, TX
- Occupational Therapist (OT)
- NICU
- PRN
- PRN Rate: $60/hr
- NICU experience required.
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.
Qualifications
- Current state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as a 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
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (210 salary observations; 3,136 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,357 salary observations; 29,628 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; 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 ~$125k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $129k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $125k | Occupational Therapy median $125k (middle half $125k–$125k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Texas vs national | $96k median in Texas | $97k nationally (−1%)210 state / 5,357 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$129k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Texas | 922 active | 9,070 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 5% remote · 43% no call · 76% no weekends42 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Texas occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,267 in the last 30 days | 1,694 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 |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$125k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,992 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
About Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Inpatient
Benefits & Perks
16 more from Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Inpatient
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Living in Grapevine
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $477k
- Typical market rent
- $1,746/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 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.