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Amarillo, Texas

Occupational Therapist / Full Time / 10 hour shift M-Th

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a 495 bed system serving the city of Amarillo and the surrounding region. We offer the ideal combination of traditional values and the most advanced technologies in healthcare, plus the conveniences of big city living in a friendly, smaller-town atmosphere. From the beauty of Palo Duro Canyon and great recreational facilities, to our quality educational system, Amarillo is a great place to live and work.

A hospital is only as good as its employees. That's why we're looking for professionals who are dedicated and passionate about their work. We're looking for employees who can add to our culture of exemplary patient care and personal excellence. We're looking for exceptional professionals who share our vision and values.

  • Visit us online at: https://www.nwths.com/careers
  • Position: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST - Sign on Bonus Available!
  • Performs patient assessment
  • Establishes plan of care
  • Provides care in accordance with physicians' orders and established plan of care
  • Assesses educational needs of the patient, family, care giver or significant other and provides education to meet those needs

Plans for Discharge

Communicates with patient, family, care givers, significant others and members of the healthcare team to promote maximum benefit of care

Assesses the effectiveness of the treatment given and modifies treatment to achieve goals

Assists the coordinator in the coordination and integration of Occupational Therapy into inter-departmental and intra-departmental services

Exhibits effective leadership skills through planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating departmental functions in relation to the UHS and the NWTHS vision, mission, strategic goals and values and in accordance with JCAHO's leadership standards

Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) is one of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services.

Since our founding in 1979, UHS has grown steadily into a premier Fortune 500® corporation perennially recognized by multiple esteemed national rating entities.

Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates inpatient acute care facilities, inpatient behavioral health facilities, outpatient and other facilities, nationwide virtual behavioral health services, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services with physical locations in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Ireland and United Kingdom. www.uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Education, Training, Experience and Licenses/Registrations Required:

Current State Licensure as an Occupational Therapist

BLS from the American Heart Association (or obtained during orientation) and maintain certification throughout employment

Physical and Sensory Requirements

  • Ability to read, write and converse in English
  • Ability to communicate with patients, families, staff, physicians, support agencies, vendors and others
  • Ability to evaluate and interpret information and make independent decisions

Ability to Respond to Pages

  • Ability to lift and transfer patients exerting 50 to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 25 to 50 pounds frequently
  • Ability to tolerate prolonged walking, standing and/or sitting
  • Has sensory skills to differentiate clinical signs and symptoms
  • Ability to remain calm and composed under stress, including emergency response to patient incidents

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.

Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams

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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
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Care PlanningPatient EducationDischarge PlanningInterdisciplinary CommunicationClinical DocumentationBLS CertificationPatient TransferCritical ThinkingTime Management

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (75 salary observations; 753 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (1,946 salary observations; 8,121 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 46% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

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

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

42 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution42 jobs · 32 employers

13
<$110k
13
$110k-130k
8
$130k-150k
7
$150k-170k
1
$172k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 32 employers

401k / retirement match
85% this job
CME allowance
65%
Sign-on bonus
38% this job
Loan repayment
26% this job
Relocation assistance
6%

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

$129k–$160k
#4

School Occupational Therapist (OT) - Manhattan

$75 an hour
+ 40 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 9,050 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Amarillo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$219k
Typical market rent
$1,330/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.8
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Amarillo, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About UHS

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Benefits & Perks

Sign-on bonus available
Competitive compensation
Generous paid time off
Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plans
401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities