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SSM Health Physical Therapy
Saint Charles, Missouri

Occupational Therapist - SSM Health Day Institute - (M-F 8am-4:30pm)

Occupational TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • SSM Health Physical Therapy Day Institute
  • Position: Occupational Therapist (OT)
  • Location: St. Charles, MO
  • Type of Employment: Full-Time
  • Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:00am- 4:30pm

SSM Health Rehabilitation Network's Day Institute Program offers a specialized, outpatient rehabilitation program in a flexible full-day format for individuals who can benefit from a comprehensive approach to recovery, but don't necessarily need rehabilitation in the acute hospital setting.

Generous Benefits Package Including

  • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance; Life insurance; Prescription coverage
  • Co-Pays for Physical and Occupational Therapy
  • 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
  • Clinical Ladder Program
  • Excellent Orientation Program
  • New Grad Mentorship
  • Residency Programs
  • National Continuing Education courses (local and online)
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance
  • Productivity standards that allow for high quality patient care

Responsibilities

Implements, with minimal supervision, high quality physical therapy services for patients, caregivers and facilities in accordance with the principals and practices of physical therapy and with outpatient policies and procedures

Develops treatment plans, supervises assistants and aides, contributes to case management, and provides quality patient care

  • Maintains positive level of interaction with facilities and clients
  • Enhances and expands client relations with facilities and their staff.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy required.
  • Current and valid state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as a Occupational Therapist required.
  • Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment planningClinical documentationSupervision of assistants

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 40% have no call, 88% require no weekends.

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Missouri?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · top 25% in occupational therapyranked against 8,992 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedOccupational Therapy median $94k (middle half $85k–$103k)225 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Missouri192 active9,070 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 40% no call · 88% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentMissouri occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 12% offer loan repayment198 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,267 in the last 30 days1,694 the 30 days before (+93%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (8,992 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 - SSM Health Day Institute - (M-F 8am-4:30pm) at SSM Health Physical Therapy a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 8,992 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

31 jobs · 27 employers
4
<$100k
15
$100k-120k
5
$120k-140k
6
$140k-160k
1
$166k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 27 employers
401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
55% this job
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
14% this job
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational TherapistContract

AvaMed Workforce · Galt, California

$80/hr
#2

Occupational Therapist (OT)

Stanford Health Care · Palo Alto, California

$57.53-$76.22/hr
#3

Occupational Therapist (OT)

$85/eval, $75/visit
#4

Occupational Therapist (OT) – Flexible Schedule

$70-$75/hr
+ 34 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,992 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About SSM Health Physical Therapy

Hospitals and Health Care
Bridgeton, Missouri
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
Life insurance
Prescription coverage
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Extended Illness Days (EID)
401(k) retirement plan with company match
Short and Long Term Disability
Personal and Family Medical Leave
Clinical Ladder Program

Living in St. Charles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$327k
Typical market rent
$1,485/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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