Occupational Therapist - OP Pediatric - Full Time
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Job Description
Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—we're a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community. Creating Life Better Here starts with you. At San Juan Regional Medical Center, we're more than a healthcare provider—a values-driven organization dedicated to delivering exceptional care. As a team member, you help fulfill our mission to make life better here for our community. We believe in patient-centered care; outpatient appointments are performed one-on-one with little overlap between patients. We also believe in work-life balance, and therapists are paid for the time it takes to document. We also offer:
- Competitive Pay
- Up to $25,000 sign-on bonus with 2-year contract
- Relocation assistance
- Matching 403(B)
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Paid Time Off with Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Leave
- Education Allowance Required Behaviors: As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values. These values are our culture, our identity as an organization: Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability, and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks. Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission.
Required Qualifications
Current NM O.T. License Must meet all physical demands - please refer to “Physical Demands” below BLS, CPR Preferred Qualifications: Sufficient previous experience to perform duties Duties and Responsibilities: Interpretation of referrals & orders to check for appropriateness, indications and contraindications Initial evaluations/ Discharge summaries/ Re-evaluations/ Daily treatments: Are performed & documented in timely manner, may include but are not limited to: Medical diagnosis, medical history, objective physical/cognitive findings, measurable / functional/ behavioral based patient goals, treatment plan, discharge plan, education and communication as indicated.
Determination of which tasks require the expertise and decision-making capacity of the occupational therapist and must be personally rendered by the occupational therapist and which tasks may be delegated to other (family, nursing, rehab tech etc.) Delegation and instruction of the services to be rendered by the occupational therapy assistant or other supportive personnel, including but not limited to specific treatment program with patient goals/ plan, precautions, special problems or contraindicated procedures.
Education and instruction as indicated, including, but not limited to: patient, family, other staff, follow up facilities. Transportation of patients as needed.
Maintain, gather, clean, set up all equipment per facility policies Daily recordkeeping, including (but not limited to) evaluations, daily treatment notes, discharge notes and daily charges, all communication/education provided (per facility / department policy) Each employee is responsible for implementing SJRMC’s Service Standards into their daily work: Safety, Courtesy, Effectiveness, and Stewardship Physical Demands and Environmental Work Conditions: ALL Rehab Department jobs may place heavy physical demands on the employee.
The amount of time that the employee is exposed to these demands will fluctuate, as there are uncontrollable variables inherent in healthcare: patient’s height and weight, patient’s level of cooperation and strength, specific clinical needs, etc. Physical Activities: All Rehab Department jobs may require lifting / pushing / pulling varying weights, may exceed two hundred (200) pounds Activities may include intermittent or prolonged: standing, walking, sitting, talking, hearing, using the hands to finger and feel, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching with arms, and smelling Repetitive motions may also be required, such as: wrist / hand movements, grasping, and finger dexterity (as in typing, writing, faxing, filing papers, etc.) Work Environment: The job requires exposure to the following environmental conditions: wet, humid conditions (not the weather), working near moving or mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, risk of electrical shock, risk of vibration The noise level will vary from very quiet to very loud Sensory Requirements: The employee will need to be able to hear: alarms on equipment / fire alarms / overhead announcements patients / families verbal discussions instructions / feedback from other healthcare providers The employee will need to be able to: See and focus on close-up and distant objects Distinguish colors Have intact: peripheral vision and depth perception As you go about fulfilling this mission, your work habits and work relationships should embody SJRMC's values.
These values are our culture, our identity as an organization. Sacred Trust, Personal Reverence, Thoughtful Anticipation, Team Accountability and Creative Vitality ask more of us than merely completing some list of tasks.
Our values ask for a deeper level of commitment, and what is asked of us we freely give because we believe in our mission. To learn more, visit us at sanjuanregional.com.
Key Responsibilities
Perform initial evaluations, daily treatments, and discharge summaries for pediatric patients in an outpatient setting. Coordinate care through the delegation of tasks to assistants and provide essential education to patients and their families.
Requirements
Must possess a current New Mexico Occupational Therapy license and BLS/CPR certification. Candidates must be able to meet heavy physical demands, including lifting and pushing weights exceeding 200 pounds.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist - OP Pediatric - Full Time at San Juan Regional Medical Center a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Pediatrics (Occupational Therapy) — ranked against 642 active Pediatrics (Occupational Therapy) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Pediatrics — Occupational Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 50% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapist pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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