Occupational Therapist - PRN
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Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: Tucson, AZ 85710Position Type: PRNEducation Level: 4 Year DegreeJob Shift: DaysJob Category: Ancillary / OtherOCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST Vista Specialty Hospital Occupational Therapist Job Summary: In this key role on our Rehabilitation therapy team, an Occupational Therapist assesses referred patients, ranging in age from 18 years to older who are in need of innovative and highly skilled occupational therapy treatments in Inpatient Rehabilitation hospital/units.
Responsible to provide direct patient care to assess functioning in activities of everyday living and are essential for independent living. To establish and administer a treatment program with specific goals determined according to the patients capacity and tolerance under the direction of a Physician. Educates patients and families in appropriate occupational therapy methods.
Qualifications
Education: Degree from an accredited school Occupational Therapy program Licenses/Certification: Must maintain current Provider BLS/CPR certification throughout employment Experience: At least 6 months experience directly related to duties and responsibilities Safety Sensitive-Designated Position
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist assesses patients aged 18 and older to provide skilled therapy treatments within an inpatient rehabilitation setting. They are responsible for establishing treatment programs to improve functioning in activities of everyday living and educating patients and families.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program and maintain current BLS/CPR certification. At least 6 months of directly related experience is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Occupational Therapy — Physical Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Physical Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 38% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
In Arizona, the Physical Therapist weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (243 salary observations; 1,181 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (10,915 salary observations; 59,745 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 Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Tucson
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $322k
- Typical market rent
- $1,425/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 96.9
- State income tax
- Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Tucson, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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