Occupational Therapist - Per Diem

Occupational TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$52 per hour

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

  • Hospital Name: CoxHealth Rehabilitation Hospital inPartnership with Select Medical
  • Position: Occupational Therapist
  • Location: Ozark, Missouri
  • Schedule: PRN
  • Sign-on bonus: $7500
  • Compensation: $52 per hour
  • Be part of something new—this position supports our brand-new IRH hospital that is now open!

A partnership between CoxHealth and Select Medical, our 63-bed medical rehabilitation hospital serves patients in Southwest Missouri. Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

Our Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital is committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to best address the medical, physical, emotional, and vocational challenges for individuals with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, orthopedic issues, amputation, and multiple traumas.

Why Join Us

Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities

Foster Well-being: We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. Part time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year. We also offer our employee assistance program to part time employees.

Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

Responsibilities

Evaluates all assigned patients and develops, implements and modifies treatment plan in accordance with the patient’s need and physician direction.

Responsible for delegation and direction of all discipline-specific therapy services for those assigned patients. Ensures the design of functional treatment programs allowing for an effective return to community activities.

Serves as an educator of patients, families, students, co-workers and self.

Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, development of discipline-specific therapy services and design of program delivery.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Current and valid state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as an Occupational Therapist required.
  • Certified BLS or completion in the first 90 days of employment is required.
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Occupational therapyTreatment planningPatient evaluationBrain injury careSpinal cord injury careNeurological disorder careOrthopedic careAmputation carePatient educationBLS certification

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$108k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $119k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 57% have no call, 65% require no weekends.

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Missouri?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$119k in purchasing powerMissouri index 90.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Missouri189 active9,042 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 57% no call · 65% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$8k sign-onMissouri Occupational Therapist listings: 10% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 11% offer loan repayment195 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,199 in the last 30 days1,714 the 30 days before (+87%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs
12
<$115k
2
$115k-130k
4
$130k-145k
4
$145k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs · 24 employers
401k / retirement match
85% this job
CME allowance
54%
Sign-on bonus
23% this job
Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#4

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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 8,905 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About CoxHealth Rehabilitation Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

401k (eligible after 1,000 hours)
Employee Assistance Program
$7,500 sign-on bonus
Extensive orientation program
Potential full-time advancement

Living in Ozark

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$282k
Typical market rent
$1,566/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.6
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Springfield, MO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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