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Shriners Children's
Lexington, Kentucky

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact.

We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

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Job Description

Job Summary

Shriners Hospitals for Children is seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapist to provide comprehensive occupational therapy services to pediatric patients, fostering their development and functional independence.

Key Responsibilities

Fulfills job requirements. Performs evaluations and re-evaluations using knowledge and theory effective for individual child based on interview, observation, and specific tests at initial visits and presurgery, taking into account the age and developmental level of the child, and uses planning and organizational skills to be efficient and productive. Performs standardized tests and/or protocol on a consistent basis.

Documents on each patient in accordance with JCAHO & department standards. Documentation shows: identified treatment goals that are appropriate & specific to the patient's needs & severity of his/her disease, condition, impairment or disability; treatment goals & objectives are measurable, described in functional terms & include relevant time frames for achievement; written criteria for termination of therapy services are based on the patient's reassessed needs.

Uses professional OT skills to implement a comprehensive and individualized treatment program for a diverse patient population incorporating principles of growth and development into all aspects of care on a consistent basis. Provides direct OT services to address areas of need and accomplish goals which are established in concert with the patient/family/multidisciplinary team.

ADL assessments are routinely completed. Records accurate inpatient and outpatient evaluation documentation/notes according to the established guidelines of the professional organization and departmental policy. Few deficiencies are found during chart reviews by manager, peers, or Quality Management.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Occupational Therapy

  • Graduate of an accredited program in Occupational Therapy.
  • Minimum of one year of experience as an Occupational Therapist, preferably in a pediatric or rehabilitation setting.
  • Current CPR certification or ability to complete within three months of hire

Preferred Qualifications

  • 3 Years of Pediatric Orthopedics
  • 1 Year of Computer Proficiency including EMR
  • Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program and have at least one year of relevant experience. Current CPR certification is required, and experience in pediatric orthopedics is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Pediatric carePatient evaluationTreatment planningADL assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationStandardized testing

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 44% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Kentucky?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedOccupational Therapy median $94k (middle half $84k–$103k)230 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Kentucky102 active9,079 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 8% remote · 44% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedKentucky occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 18% offer loan repayment120 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,284 in the last 30 days1,635 the 30 days before (+101%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs
10
<$105k
7
$105k-125k
6
$125k-145k
3
$145k-165k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs
401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
71%
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
18%
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist, OT, Flexible Schedule, Home HealthContract

Concierge Home Care · Melbourne, Florida

$70-$75/hr
#2

Occupational Therapist (OT) – Flexible ScheduleContract

Concierge Home Care · Brandon, Florida

$70-$75/hr
#3

School-Based Occupational Therapist (OT)

$67-$73/hr
#4

Occupational Therapist Marlboro NJ

$140k
+ 34 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,068 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Shriners Children's

Hospitals and Health Care
Montreal, Quebec
51-200 employees

Living in Lexington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$312k
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.9
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Lexington-Fayette, KY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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