Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$45-$53/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Make an impact. Change lives. Live a Legacy.
Legacy Healthcare Services is seeking a PRN Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our rehabilitation team at Terraces at Kingwood Town Center, a vibrant senior living community offering independent living.
Position Highlights
- Up to $53/hr
- Flexible PRN hours, approximately 5–10 hours per week
- Personalized, one-on-one treatment
- Minimum of 8 hours per month to maintain active employment
What Makes This Opportunity Different?
Enjoy the flexibility of PRN work while providing meaningful, individualized care! You'll have the opportunity to build lasting relationships with residents and help them maintain their mobility, independence, and quality of life. Therapy goes beyond the rehab gym! You'll work with residents throughout the community, including their apartments, providing care in the spaces where they live and move every day.
The Terraces at Kingwood is an active senior living community with resident activities, classes, and programming throughout the day. Legacy is excited to begin our new partnership with The Terraces at Kingwood Town Center! You'll step into an established caseload while having the opportunity to help shape Legacy's presence within the community, build meaningful relationships, and contribute to the continued success and growth of the therapy program.
As an Occupational Therapist, you will:
- Provide individualized, one-on-one occupational therapy services to residents.
- Evaluate residents and develop treatment plans based on clinical findings and functional goals.
- Help residents improve independence with everyday activities.
- Collaborate with residents, families, and the interdisciplinary team to support meaningful outcomes.
- Provide functional treatment throughout the community based on each resident’s needs.
- Your Legacy career offers great experiences, work/life balance, and excellent rewards, including:
- 401(k)
- Medical, dental, vision, prescription, and pet insurance
- Paid time off (PTO) with rollover and buyout options at year’s end
- Company-paid group life insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Voluntary life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
- Licensure reimbursement
- MedBridge access with unlimited online continuing education for full-time employees
Invest in Your Clinical Growth
Legacy’s Skills Development Program provides eligible full- and part-time employees with financial support toward approved professional certifications after one year of employment. Opportunities for therapy professionals include certifications in geriatrics, LSVT BIG, lymphedema, dementia care, and more.
Discover What Makes Legacy Healthcare Services Different
Our not-for-profit organization provides personalized therapy services within senior living communities, giving clinicians the opportunity to build meaningful relationships while helping residents maintain their independence and quality of life.
We are one of the largest providers of on-site senior therapy care in the country, serving nearly 500 senior living communities throughout the U.S. and growing.
Our organization was founded by therapists and continues to be led by therapists, bringing a clinical perspective to how we support our patients and our teams.
Through Legacy GROW — Growth of Rehabilitation, Outcomes, and Wellness — we’re expanding beyond traditional rehabilitation with programs focused on wellness, prevention, measurable patient outcomes, and quality of life.
GROW initiatives include programs such as LiveFit wellness services and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring, creating new ways for our teams to support the communities we serve.
Eligible clinic team members also have the opportunity to participate in GROW’s performance-based incentive program when their clinic achieves its established growth goals.
Position Requirements
Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Current Occupational Therapy license in the state of Texas, or ability to obtain prior to beginning employment
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, clinical, and collaborative skills
- Commitment to providing individualized, resident-centered care
Pay Range
USD $45.00 - USD $53.00 /Hr.
Key Responsibilities
Provide individualized occupational therapy, evaluate residents, and develop treatment plans based on clinical findings and functional goals. Help residents improve independence in everyday activities and collaborate with residents, families, and the interdisciplinary team to deliver care throughout the community.
Requirements
A degree in Occupational Therapy and a current Texas Occupational Therapy license, or the ability to obtain one before starting employment, are required. Candidates should have strong interpersonal, communication, clinical, and collaborative skills and be committed to individualized, resident-centered care.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (221 salary observations; 3,012 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,263 salary observations; 28,727 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$102k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $105k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $94k–$110k | Occupational Therapy median $125k (middle half $125k–$125k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Texas vs national | $94k median in Texas | $97k nationally (−3%)221 state / 5,263 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$105k in purchasing power | Texas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Texas | 908 active | 8,967 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 8% remote · 43% no call · 75% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Texas occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,210 in the last 30 days | 1,611 the 30 days before (+99%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +4.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$102k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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