Occupational Therapist- Acute Care
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Ochsner Health as a Occupational Therapist – Acute Care, New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Exceptional care starts with exceptional people. For us, this is more than a job– it’s a calling.
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Ochsner Health as a Occupational Therapist – Acute Care, New Orleans.
Key Responsibilities
The occupational therapist evaluates patients and develops inpatient treatment programs based on physician orders. They collaborate with the healthcare team to facilitate appropriate post-acute care and ensure patient safety through accurate documentation and treatment protocols.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy and possess a current state license or eligibility for licensure. Additionally, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 60% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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