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Clearwater, Florida

Occupational Therapist

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Job Description

Occupational Therapist (OT)

  • Schedule: PRN
  • Location: Clearwater, FL
  • Setting: ALF

Therapy Services

Join the PruittHealth family, where the health and safety of our workforce is our top priority! We're not only committed to your career, we're committed to the health and safety of all our therapists. Now is a great time to make a change and join one of the leading providers of post-acute care.

PruittHealth will help you conquer your career goals. At PruittHealth, we are searching for therapists who are committed to serving our residents with care and compassion, and in return, we are committed to supporting your therapy career through annual merit increases, career growth programs, preceptorship, and more.

Investing in Our Employee-Partners with Benefits

  • Advanced pay option
  • Annual merit increases
  • Relocation opportunities
  • Paid onboarding & orientation
  • Preceptorship Program & hands-on training
  • 24 / 7 direct hotline support
  • Employee Referral Bonus Program
  • Access to PruittHealth Foundation & PruittHealth University resources
  • Comprehensive health plans

Responsibilities

  • Complete evaluations, assessments, and treatments in accordance with policy and the individualized occupational therapy care plan
  • Complete all documentation and records in a timely and accurate manner
  • Follow established policies and procedures as related to the scope of practice
  • Recognize and respond to priorities in patient care showing initiative and sound judgment
  • Complete all required orientations, in-services, and trainings successfully and in a timely manner
  • Performs other related duties as necessary and as directed by supervisor

Licensure, Certification, and Educational Requirements

  • Valid professional OT license in the state of practice
  • Graduate of ACOTE accredited school and eligible to take or has passed the NBCOT exams (National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy). If foreign-trained, must meet the same qualifications as U.S. educational program requirements

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Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid professional OT license in the state of practice and be a graduate of an ACOTE accredited school. Additionally, they must be eligible for or have passed the NBCOT certification exams.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationCare planningClinical assessmentRehabilitationScope of practice compliance

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Florida, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (140 salary observations; 1,234 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (4,024 salary observations; 20,992 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, 40% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Location & Logistics

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

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution35 jobs · 33 employers

16
<$110k
9
$110k-125k
4
$125k-140k
6
$140k-155k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 33 employers

401k / retirement match
89%
CME allowance
68%
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
8% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist- Early Intervention

TheraCare Queens · New York, New York

$68-$73/hr
#2

Occupational TherapistContract

Thera Peds · Lakewood, Colorado

$65-$70/hr
#3

Acute Care Occupational Therapist

$96k-$141k
#4

Occupational Therapist

$96k-$141k
+ 36 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 9,317 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Clearwater

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$422k
Typical market rent
$1,963/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.9
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 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Advanced pay option
Annual merit increases
Relocation opportunities
Paid onboarding & orientation
Preceptorship Program & hands-on training
24/7 direct hotline support
Employee Referral Bonus Program
Access to PruittHealth Foundation & PruittHealth University resources