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Waco, Texas

Occupational Therapist Inpatient

Occupational TherapistNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Your future role at a glance
  • Location: Waco, TX
  • Facility: Ascension Providence
  • Department: Inpatient Rehab
  • Schedule: Day l Full-time

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How you’ll make an impact in this role

Assess individual living skills and daily physical function to design tailored care plans that rebuild patient independence.

Deliver targeted therapeutic treatments while continually evaluating, documenting and modifying interventions to ensure optimal recovery.

Guide patients, families and caregivers through comprehensive education regarding adaptive equipment, ongoing care and discharge planning.

Supervise certified occupational therapy assistants and support staff to ensure safe, compliant and high-quality patient care.

What Minimum Requirements You’ll Need

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy or higher.

Valid Occupational Therapy (OT) license from the Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners, or eligibility to obtain within 180 days of hire.

Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, or eligibility to obtain within 30 days of hire.

  • Benefits that help you thrive
  • Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
  • Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
  • Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning

Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources

  • Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
  • Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
  • Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

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Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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Key Responsibilities

Assess individual living skills and physical function to design and deliver tailored therapeutic care plans for patient recovery. Supervise support staff and educate patients and families on adaptive equipment and discharge planning.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree or higher in Occupational Therapy and a valid Texas OT license. Candidates must also possess or be eligible to obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Care planningPatient assessmentAdaptive equipment trainingSupervisionDocumentationRehabilitation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (125 salary observations; 1,198 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (2,981 salary observations; 13,210 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 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).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 42% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Location & Logistics

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

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution36 jobs · 29 employers

18
<$115k
7
$115k-135k
6
$135k-155k
5
$155k-175k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs · 29 employers

401k / retirement match
94% this job
CME allowance
65%
Sign-on bonus
52%
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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$68-$75/hr
#3

School Occupational Therapist (OT) - Manhattan

$75 an hour
#4

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$75 an hour
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,467 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Waco

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$205k
Typical market rent
$1,363/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.5
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 · Waco, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
Employer-matched 403(b)
Planning and hardship resources
Disability and life insurance
Pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare)
Reimbursement and ongoing professional development
Online learning