Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist Top 25% in Occupational TherapyFull-Time

Listed compensation

$75,941 - $125,299/year

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Where You’ll Work

St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center provides inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services to residents of Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, Baytown, and Clear Lake. The facility includes 53 medical/surgical beds, eight ICU beds and three endoscopy rooms, and offers a range of primary and specialized services—wound care, general surgery, gastroenterology, occupational health, heart and vascular, women’s services, diagnostic imaging, outpatient rehab services, and sleep disorders.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

Evaluates, plans and Implements occupational therapy treatment programs according to physician referral, and/or plan of care. Designs programs to meet the patient’s physical, psychological, and age specific needs; Performs evaluations, tests, and measurements of functional status, neuromuscular, musculo‐skeletal, cognitive/perceptual, and sensory /psychological Functions

Works collaboratively with all members of the interdisciplinary team, other departments and disciplines to assure patients and customer’s needs are met in a timely manner; encourages the active participation of the patient and/or family in goal setting and patient/family training/education

Completes all necessary documentation as outlined by departmental policy and documentation review. This includes, but is not limited to patient care charting, charge entry, completing peer chart and peer reviews, and documenting on daily schedule

Coordinates care of patients with other departmental and hospital activities in a manner that fosters a positive professional image consistent with the departmental and hospital goals and mission statement. This includes, but is not limited to, discharge planning, participation in care conferences, interdisciplinary rounds, collaborative practice groups, the student program and community endeavors

Assigns, supervises and reviews the care of patients and duties of the Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, and therapy aide

Promotes and Supports positive and professional customer service, while interacting with clients, guests and hospital personnel. Works collaboratively with all members of the interdisciplinary team, other departments and disciplines to assure patients and customer’s needs are met in a timely manner. Encourages the active participation of the patient and/or family in goal setting and patient/family training/education

Job Requirements

Required

  • Bachelors Occupational Therapy
  • Occupational Therapist: TX (OT: TX)
  • Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR)

Key Responsibilities

Evaluates, plans, and implements occupational therapy treatment programs tailored to patient needs while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team. Responsible for documenting patient care, supervising therapy assistants, and participating in discharge planning and care conferences.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy and a valid Texas Occupational Therapist license. Candidates must also possess Basic Life Support (BLS-CPR) certification.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningNeuromuscular assessmentMusculoskeletal assessmentCognitive assessmentPerceptual assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationSupervision

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 8,995 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (95 salary observations; 775 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (1,891 salary observations; 7,747 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 49 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 59% have no call, 71% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$101k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $104k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$101k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

17 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution17 jobs · 14 employers

7
<$100k
6
$100k-120k
2
$120k-140k
1
$141k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks16 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
63%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Loan repayment
38%
Relocation assistance
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist

Amedisys · Hayward, California

$129k–$160k
#2

Acute Care Occupational Therapist

Sentara Health · Hampton, Virginia

$96k-$141k
#3

Occupational Therapist (OT)

$100k-$130k
#4

Occupational Therapist

$106k-$126k
+ 15 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 7.2
Higher than about 8 in 10 of 8,995 Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Pasadena

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$214k
Typical market rent
$1,378/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
State income tax
None
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 St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Chicago, Illinois
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance
Dental
Vision
Retirement
Paid time off