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Ensign Services
Thornton, Colorado

Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist 8.0 Work-LifeNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

starting at $40/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

  • The Villas at Sunny Acres
  • Come join our team and start making a difference!
  • Job Title: Occupational Therapist (OT)
  • Salary: starting at $40/hour, based on experience
  • Schedule: Day Shift

Duties

Screen and evaluate patients with cognitive and/or ADL physical functioning disorders, developing care plans following regulatory and clinical standards.

Utilize standardized assessments and evidence-based practices to support clinical interventions.

Provide rehabilitative treatment for patients with cognitive and/or ADL physical functioning disorders, adhering to regulatory requirements.

Administer various procedures as part of the rehabilitation plan, adjusting treatments based on patient progress and outcomes.

Offer consultation and counseling to patients, families, caregivers, and other service providers related to physical disorders.

Qualifications

  • Occupational Therapy license is required.
  • This position is open to OTs at all experience levels.

Are you looking for a career that will make a difference in your lives and others? Come join our amazing team where you can help express your love, compassion, energy and creative skills for our patients!

We are committed to providing an excellent clinical experience for our patients and an amazing work environment for our employees. Join a team that works together to ensure our patients receive the best care possible. We are looking for passionate, dedicated, and caring individuals that are ready to jump in and be a part of the industry change. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive workplace welcoming applicant from all backgrounds and walks of life.

Our company mission is to strive every day to be the skilled nursing facility of choice in our community.

Our facility’s successes depend upon our highly motivated team working to improve the daily lives of our residents and driven to provide extraordinary service by creating a team that is dedicated to upholding our facility’s mission.

You’ll meet a team of innovators—Nurses, Therapists and other Clinicians, all professionals at the tops of their games, genuinely committed, remarkably caring and wholeheartedly compassionate.

This feeling of Family and Caring permeates everything we do, and enables us to attract the most outstanding team members our community has to offer.

  • C.A.P.L.I.C.O.
  • Customer Second, Employee First
  • Accountability
  • Passion for Learning
  • Love one Another
  • Intelligent Risk Taking
  • Celebration
  • Ownership

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision
  • 401K (Match)
  • DailyPay
  • Career advancement opportunities

Scholarship Opportunities

  • Employee discounts on entertainment events, hotels, movies, theme parks, cell phones, and much more!
  • For benefit details check us out here ensignbenefits.com
  • Benefits eligibility for some benefits dependent on full time employment status.

Disclaimer: Pay rates are competitive and determined by various factors. Please note that any rates labeled as "estimated" are provided by third-party job boards and may not accurately reflect the actual pay rates.

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Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will screen and evaluate patients with cognitive or physical functioning disorders to develop and implement personalized care plans. They will provide rehabilitative treatment and offer consultation to patients, families, and caregivers to support recovery outcomes.

Key Skills

Patient screeningPatient evaluationCare planningClinical documentationEvidence-based practicePatient consultationCognitive disorder treatment

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $81k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 48% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at Ensign Services a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 5% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,521 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 18 employers

10
<$110k
6
$110k-130k
3
$130k-150k
1
$160k
2
$170k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
95% this job
Sign-on bonus
71%
CME allowance
48%
Loan repayment
29%
Relocation assistance
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist II EX

UCSF · San Francisco, California

$64.05-$86.19/hr
#2

Virtual Occupational TherapistContract

Lets Therapy · Media, Pennsylvania

$82.50 per hour
#3

Occupational Therapist (Home Health)

$130k-$160k
#4

Occupational Therapist

$96k-$141k
+ 20 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 8.0
Among the best 10% of Occupational Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,521 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights

Living in Thornton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$470k
Typical market rent
$1,881/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Ensign Services

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1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401K with match
DailyPay
Career advancement opportunities
Scholarship opportunities
Employee discounts