Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Outpatient
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Full Time
  • Irving, TX

Benefits of Becoming a Therapist with Us

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.

  • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance; Life insurance; Prescription coverage
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Days (EID)
  • A 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Short and Long Term Disability
  • Personal and Family Medical Leave
  • In-house NAIOMT program for manual therapy advancement with fellowship opportunities
  • Clinical Ladder - Opportunity for staff clinicians to bonus an additional $2000 - $3500 based on extra-curricular activities
  • National education courses and local online CEU library free to full-time employees
  • Potential annual bonus based on overall clinic performance
  • Student loan repayment assistance

Responsibilities

Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation Outpatient Services – Irving MacArthur, located at the BSW Medical Center in Irving is looking for an occupational therapist with a passion for treating the orthopedic populations as well as some rehabilitation in diagnoses of the hand.

We are a multi-disciplinary and multi-specialty clinic that offers OT, PT, and Speech therapy services. This clinic serves patients of all ages and offers an excellent opportunity for clinical growth and mentorship.

The successful candidate will be self-motivated, dependable, organized, and flexible, with excellent communication and relationship-building skills. Experience with orthopedic treatments and conditions is required and previous experience with hands and/or CHT is preferred but not required.

We will support training to meet the needs of this position. New grads are welcome to apply!

  • Initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment
  • Patient Case Load Average: 8-10 patients a day
  • Timely and accurate documentation using Therapy Source
  • Interpreting assessment/diagnostic data including medical notes and surgery reports
  • Ensuring medical orders are transcribed and processed accurately
  • Promoting continuous quality improvement
  • Instructing and counseling patients/families as needed

Minimum Qualifications

Successful completion of those educational requirements as mandated for state licensure or eligibility for a license in Occupational Therapy

  • Current State licensure or eligibility for licensure in the State of practice
  • Hand Therapy Certification
  • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required
  • Ability to work 40 hours per week with occasional late or early shifts to accommodate patients
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Orthopedic treatmentClinical mentorshipDiagnostic data interpretationPatient counseling

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (221 salary observations; 3,012 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,263 salary observations; 28,727 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)). 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
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in occupational therapyranked against 9,068 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedOccupational Therapy median $98k (middle half $89k–$103k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Texas vs national$94k median in Texas$97k nationally (−3%)221 state / 5,263 national salary observations
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Texas937 active9,079 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 12% remote · 34% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · loan repaymentTexas 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 listings3,284 in the last 30 days1,635 the 30 days before (+101%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (9,068 Occupational Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Outpatient a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,068 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 Occupational Therapist Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

34 jobs · 27 employers
7
<$100k
13
$100k-115k
4
$115k-130k
7
$130k-145k
3
$145k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

31 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
65% this job
Sign-on bonus
23% this job
Loan repayment
16% this job
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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$70-$75/hr
#2

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Concierge Home Care · Brandon, Florida

$70-$75/hr
#3

School-Based Occupational Therapist (OT)

$67-$73/hr
#4

Occupational Therapist Marlboro NJ

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+ 35 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 70% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,068 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Outpatient

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

Benefits & Perks

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
Life insurance and prescription coverage
PTO and Extended Illness Days (EID)
401(k) with company match
Short and Long Term Disability
Personal and Family Medical Leave
In-house NAIOMT manual therapy program with fellowship opportunities
Clinical Ladder bonus ($2,000-$3,500)

Living in Irving

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$309k
Typical market rent
$1,595/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 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.