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Bradenton, Florida

Occupational Therapist Full-Time Days MMH

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist is dedicated to delivering exceptional, patient-centered care that empowers individuals to regain independence in daily activities. This role involves assessing functional abilities, cognitive skills, and sensory processing to identify barriers and develop personalized treatment plans.

Utilizing evidence-based practices, the Occupational Therapist provides therapeutic interventions, designs assistive devices, and recommends environmental modifications to enhance patients' physical, cognitive, and psychosocial functioning.

Demonstrates Service Excellence at all times. Other duties as assigned.

About Manatee Memorial Hospital (MMH)

Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton, Florida, has served the citizens of Manatee, Sarasota and surrounding counties for over 70 years. Part of the Manatee Healthcare System, the hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval.

The 295-bed hospital with over 800 physicians, residents and allied health professionals, offers advanced healthcare services in a caring and compassionate environment.

Services include cardiac care and cardiovascular medicine, emergency care for all ages, surgery services — including robotic-assisted surgery with the da Vinci® Surgical System, a weight–loss program, orthopedic services, outpatient and inpatient radiology and rehabilitation, respiratory care, sleep, oncology, wound care and women’s and children’s services.

Manatee Memorial Hospital also offers a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for babies with special needs.

MMH Offers Comprehensive Benefits Such As

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $15.8 billion in 2024.

UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 99,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.

Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. uhs.com

Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Description

Not Required

Required

Preferred

High School Diploma/GED

Vocational/Technical School/Diploma

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree

Other: Doctoral Degree

Required Licensure/Certification/Registration

Description

Required

Preferred

State of Florida Occupational Therapist License

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Required Experience

Description

Required

Preferred

Minimum of one (1) year direct patient experience

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e. g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Functional Ability AssessmentCognitive Skill AssessmentTreatment PlanningEvidence-Based PracticeAssistive Device DesignEnvironmental Modification

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Florida, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (245 salary observations; 1,503 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,664 salary observations; 25,616 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 22% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist Full-Time Days MMH at UHS a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,294 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution35 jobs · 29 employers

19
<$110k
5
$110k-130k
4
$130k-150k
6
$150k-170k
1
$172k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 29 employers

401k / retirement match
79% this job
CME allowance
64%
Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
18%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Virtual Occupational TherapistContract

Lets Therapy · Media, Pennsylvania

$82.50 per hour
#2

Head Occupational Therapist (Inpatient Rehabilitation & Acute Care) | NYP-CUIMC | Full-Time | Mon - Fri | Day Shift

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital · New York, New York

$70.76-$81.01/hr
#3

Occupational Therapist, OT, Flexible Schedule, Home Health

$70-$75/hr
#4

Occupational Therapist

$68-$75/hr
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Occupational Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,294 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Bradenton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$402k
Typical market rent
$1,782/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 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 UHS

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Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Prescription Drug Plan
Generous Paid Time Off
401(K) with company match
Discounted Stock Plan
Career Development Opportunities