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Fort Worth, Texas

Occupational Therapist (O.T.) Weekends Part-time

Occupational TherapistIncludes callIncludes weekendsPart-Time

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Job Description

Occupational Therapist (OT)

Acute Care

Part-time Weekends

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

  • Work location: Texas Health Ft. Worth, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Ft. Worth, TX 76104
  • Therapy Services

Work Hours

Part-time: Weekends: Friday/Sat/Sun or Sat/Sun/Monday. Either (3) 8-hour shifts or 10-hour shifts on Sat/Sun with the 3rd day being a 4-hour shift. Holidays: 1 holiday per year (Memorial Day, Juneteenth, July 4th, Labor Day, New Years Day) and Thanksgiving or Christmas day on a rotational basis for on call.

Therapy Services Highlights

  • Supporting the 815-bed, Magnet-designated, full-service hospital that has served the Ft. Worth and surrounding community since 1930
  • Supportive team of over 40 Occupational Therapists in an acute care trauma hospital – focus on inpatient.

Here’s What You Need

  • Bachelor's Degree Completion of an Occupational Therapy program Required.
  • No Experience required – new grads are welcome!
  • Prefer experience with adult population, acute care hospital-based, inpatient experience.
  • OT - Occupational Therapist Texas Occupational Therapy License Upon Hire Required And
  • BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Problem- solving ability; Ability to teach others.
  • Time management skills; Good interpersonal and customer service skills, Basic leadership skills.

What You Will Do

  • Performs age-appropriate patient assessment and establishes plan of care.
  • Uses therapeutic treatment techniques appropriate to patient age and desire for treatment.
  • Educates patient and family through instruction, demonstration, and/or appropriate handouts in treatment plan, safety issues, home programs/self-management and assistive equipment.
  • Documents all aspects of assessment, plan of care, and re-certifications in accordance with departmental, TJC, Medicare, and other applicable regulatory guidelines.
  • Works in partnership with peers, other disciplines, and departmental personnel
  • Focus on Daily Living Skills, Mobility and Cognition of patients.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Occupational Therapist

  • Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flexible spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan repayment program, as well as several other benefits.
  • Delivery of high quality of patient care through evidence-based care.
  • As the only Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center in Fort Worth and a Level 1 Trauma center, you will join a team of highly motivated clinicians that take pride in the quality of care provided.
  • A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
  • Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits, Job Listings by Category, recent Awards we’ve won and more.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist performs age-appropriate patient assessments and establishes individualized plans of care in an acute care setting. They also educate patients and families on treatment plans, safety, and home management while documenting all care according to regulatory guidelines.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy and possess a valid Texas Occupational Therapy License. Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification is required prior to providing independent patient care.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningPatient EducationDocumentationInterpersonal SkillsInpatient CareMobility TrainingCognitive Therapy

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (186 salary observations; 2,330 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (4,521 salary observations; 25,570 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, 46% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% 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

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution40 jobs · 33 employers

17
<$115k
6
$115k-135k
8
$135k-155k
6
$155k-175k
3
$175k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
52%
Sign-on bonus
45%
Loan repayment
15% this job
PSLF eligible
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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UCSF · Oakland, California

$67.06-$90.53/hr
#2

Occupational Therapist

Ironside Human Resources · Fairfield, California

$75-$90/hr
#3

Occupational Therapist II EX

$64.05-$86.19/hr
#4

Virtual Occupational Therapist

$82.50 per hour
+ 38 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 9,471 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Fort Worth

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$264k
Typical market rent
$1,615/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
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 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Texas Health Resources

Hospitals and Health Care
Arlington, Texas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

401k
PTO
Medical, dental, vision insurance
Paid Parental Leave
Flexible spending
Tuition reimbursement
Student Loan repayment program