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Farmington, Missouri

Occupational Therapist - PRN

Occupational TherapistIncludes weekendsPer Diem

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Job Description

Additional Information About the Role

Parkland Health Center with BJC in Farmington, MO has an opportunity for PRN OccupationalTherapist to work in an acute care setting with a diverse caseload. A great opportunity to work in a smaller community with beautiful surroundings!

Competative PRN rates

Saturdays needed for 4-hour shifts

Overview

As part of BJC HealthCare, Parkland Health Center offers a unique combination of world-class medicine along with the deep local roots and rich history of its three predecessors – Bonne Terre Hospital (opened in 1911), Mineral Area Regional Medical Center (1952), and Farmington Community Hospital (1969).

Parkland Health Center has two locations in St. Francois County, Missouri – a full-service acute care hospital in Farmington as well as a rural emergency hospital in Bonne Terre.

Parkland Health Center provides quality primary and secondary level inpatient and outpatient services to the people of St. Francois County and surrounding areas in southeastern Missouri.

In addition, Parkland’s Farmington campus offers a full continuum of inpatient and medical-surgical and intensive care, obstetrics and emergency services, along with a wide variety of outpatient services including oncology services, an infusion center, a wound care clinic, and the Huckstep Heart and Lung Center. Bonne Terre is a Rural Emergency Hospital providing emergency services and outpatient services including medical observation, lab, radiology, and sleep study.

Outpatient Therapy services provides support to patients who are in need of speech, occupational and physical therapy services, based on physician orders.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The licensed or registered Occupational Therapist (OT) provides skilled occupational therapy services to patients including all aspects of evaluation and treatment.

Responsibilities

Establishes treatment plan and provides treatment, considering discharge needs; expected discharge functional status; and appropriate equipment and supplies.

Educates, collaborates with, and conferences with patients, families, and other health care providers; making recommendations for referrals to specialists as needed.

Delegates to assistants, techs, and students through written and verbal communication including determining the skill level or competency required to provide interventions to best meet the needs of the patient.

  • Completes documentation in accordance with departmental policies.
  • Provides assessment, reassessment, and/or consultations for Occupational Therapy Services.

Minimum Requirements

Education

Bachelor's Degree

  • Occupational Therapy (OT)

Experience

  • No Experience
  • Supervisor Experience
  • No Experience
  • Licenses & Certifications
  • Occupational Therapist Lic

Preferred Requirements

Education

Master's Degree

  • Occupational Therapy (OT)

Benefits and Legal Statement

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At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

  • Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
  • Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
  • 401(k) plan with BJC match
  • Tuition Assistance available on first day
  • BJC Institute for Learning and Development
  • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
  • Adoption assistance
  • To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

Requirements

Candidates must hold at least a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy and possess a valid Occupational Therapist license. No prior experience is required for this position.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningPatient educationCollaborationClinical assessmentRehabilitationInterdisciplinary communication

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 36% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution36 jobs · 31 employers

16
<$110k
10
$110k-130k
5
$130k-150k
5
$150k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs

401k / retirement match
87% this job
CME allowance
55%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
32%
Relocation assistance
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$75 an hour
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,123 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Farmington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$262k
Typical market rent
$1,278/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About BJC HealthCare

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St Louis, Missouri
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services
Disability insurance paid by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off (vacation, sick days, holidays, personal time)