Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$46-$55/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
- Job Location: WICHITA, KS 67206
- Salary Range: $46.00 - $55.00 Hourly
- Job Shift: Day
The Center at Waterfront is looking to hire PRN Occupational Therapists!
Job Description: The primary purpose of these positions are to plan, organize, develop and direct our facility’s Occupational Therapy Services in accordance with applicable federal, state and local standards, guidelines, regulations to assure that the highest degree of quality care can be maintained at all times.
Job Duties and Responsibilities: Perform Occupational Therapy evaluations, complete care plans, establish goals, and communicate frequently with COTAs who will assist in implementing these care plans and goals.
Effectively communicate with the DOR, therapy staff, and nursing staff regarding patient progress, barriers, and treatment plans. Verify patient information and appropriately chart, to include therapy notes, treatment times, and labor hours.
About Us The Center at Waterfront is a skilled nursing facility that serves patients needing physical rehabilitation and/or complex nursing care. Our highly qualified, caring staff provides care in a beautiful, hotel like atmosphere to help our patients achieve strength and functionality.
Skilled-nursing care, family involvement, psychological care and discharge planning complement a well-rounded, individualized program and encourages each patient’s transition to their highest functional level.
With state of the art equipment and unparalleled comfort and amenities, our physician-driven care plan is designed to maximize the quality of our care.
Why Join Our Team? We offer beautiful, new, state of the art facilities Physician driven care plans designed to maximize the quality of care We offer an environment that encourages team involvement and fosters new ideas Tuition Reimbursement Programs may be available for qualified candidates Excellent pay PTO 401k matching Medical, dental, vision, along with the other ancillary benefits Qualifications
Key Responsibilities
The primary purpose of this role is to plan, organize, develop, and direct the facility’s Occupational Therapy Services to maintain the highest degree of quality care according to all applicable standards and regulations. Responsibilities include performing evaluations, completing care plans, establishing goals, and communicating patient progress and treatment plans to relevant staff.
Requirements
Candidates must be able to perform Occupational Therapy evaluations, create and implement care plans with established goals, and effectively communicate with COTAs, the DOR, therapy staff, and nursing staff. Accurate charting of patient information, therapy notes, treatment times, and labor hours is also required.
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 33% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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Living in Wichita
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $210k
- Typical market rent
- $1,158/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 88.9
- State income tax
- Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Wichita, KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.