PRN Occupational Therapist Inpatient Setting

Occupational TherapistIncludes weekendsNo callPer Diem

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Job Description

  • Position Title
  • PRN Occupational Therapist Inpatient Setting
  • Varies - PRN
  • Orr-Major

Position Summary / Career Interest

The Occupational Therapist works as a member of the interdisciplinary patient care team. They perform an individualized evaluation, design goal-directed customized interventions to improve the person’s ability to perform daily activities, and periodically review the patient’s performance to ensure that the goals are being met and/or make changes to the intervention plan. This position supports acute care hospital setting and inpatient rehabilitation unit.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

  • Evaluates selected diagnoses accurately using basic techniques in acute care and rehabilitation.
  • Asks for clarification of orders from physicians, and requests consult from other OTs as needed.
  • Considers all aspects of the patient’s needs including the physical, psychosocial, developmental, and cultural.
  • Develops and implements treatment plans using appropriate problem solving skills, and clinical reasoning.

Documents evaluations, progress notes, and discharge notes in a clear and concise manner, consistent with department policies and KOTA/AOTA.

Provides educational programs for the OT department, other disciplines, including orientation for nursing and medical students.

May provide teaching for OT ED labs as requested, with assistance as needed.

Supervises Level I students independently. Supervises Level II students after one year of clinical experience, with assistance from the Student Coordinator as needed.

Meets all state requirements for continuing education with the Kansas Board of Healing Arts (40 hours/biannually).

  • Maintains current CPR certification.
  • Follows all departmental procedures.
  • Demonstrates good rapport with patients and professionalism with other professionals, patients, and visitors.

Provides supervision for COTA’s with patient evaluation information and treatment development and implementation, as well as supervision for HCA.

Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.

These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Required Education and Experience

  • Master's Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Bachelors Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • High School Graduate

Required Licensure and Certification

Licensed Occupational Therapist (OT) - State Board of Healing Arts

Time Type

Part time

Job Requisition ID

  • R-57155
  • Important information for you to know as you apply:

The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status. See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

The health system provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request reasonable accommodations for your disability as you navigate the recruitment process, please let our recruiters know by requesting an Accommodation Request form using this link asktalentacquisition@kumc.edu.

Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program. pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist performs individualized patient evaluations and designs goal-directed interventions within an acute care and inpatient rehabilitation setting. They also document patient progress, supervise students, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure effective care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Occupational Therapy and possess a valid Occupational Therapist license from the State Board of Healing Arts. Additionally, current CPR certification and the ability to perform clinical competencies in an inpatient environment are required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment planningDocumentationInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationStudent supervisionTherapeutic interventions

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 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 14% are remote, 38% have no call, 68% 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 PRN Occupational Therapist Inpatient Setting at University of Kansas Health System a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,285 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

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Salary Distribution37 jobs · 32 employers

15
<$115k
6
$115k-140k
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$140k-165k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs

401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
72% this job
Sign-on bonus
38%
Loan repayment
16%
Relocation assistance
16%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$67.06-$90.53/hr
#2

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$75-$90/hr
#3

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$64.05-$86.19/hr
#4

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$82.50 per hour
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,285 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Kansas City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$222k
Typical market rent
$1,326/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
State income tax
Up to 5.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Kansas City, MO-KS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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