Occupational Therapist

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Paid time off

Job summary

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to support patients’ independence and quality of life after illness or injury. You will evaluate needs, develop individualized therapy plans, and provide hands-on treatment within a collaborative care team.

In this role, you will educate patients and families, monitor progress, and adjust plans to ensure excellent outcomes. A Florida OT license and BCLS are required, with potential support for continuing

Qualifications

• Licensed OT with state license to practice in Florida.
• Ability to work in collaboration with physicians and care teams.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification within 30 days of start date.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ functional abilities and design individualized therapy plans.
• Deliver evidence-based OT interventions to improve independence and quality of life.
• Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans as needed.
• Educate patients and families for understanding and engagement in recovery.
• Collaborate with care team to ensure safe transitions and optimal outcomes.
• Provide guidance to therapy assistants or students and uphold hospital standards.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Compassionate patient care

Education

Licensed Occupational Therapist (State)

Job description

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Occupational Therapist

Job Summary and Qualifications

Occupational Therapists play a vital role in helping patients regain independence, confidence, and quality of life after illness or injury. Guided by our mission to care for and improve human life, you will deliver compassionate, evidence-based therapy tailored to each patient’s unique goals and capabilities. Working closely with physicians and an interdisciplinary care team, you will evaluate needs, develop individualized care plans, and provide hands‑on treatment that supports recovery through every stage of healing. With access to advanced clinical resources, professional growth opportunities, and a culture grounded in purpose,you’ll have the resources and support to grow yourexpertisewhile improving more lives in more ways.

Your role will include:

• Evaluatingeach patient’s functional abilities and needs, then developing individualized therapy plans in coordination with physicians and the care team.
• Deliveringskilled, evidence-based interventions that promote healing, independence, and quality of life through purposeful, compassionate care.
• Monitoringpatient progress, adjusting plans as needed, and ensuring thorough,timelydocumentation that reflects quality outcomes.
• Educatingpatients and families to build understanding, confidence, and engagement throughout recovery and beyond.
• Collaboratingwith interdisciplinary partners to ensure seamless transitions of care, safe environments, and exceptional patient experiences.
• Leadingby example—providing guidance to therapy assistants or students and upholding HCA Healthcare’s mission, values, and commitment to excellence.

What qualifications you will need:

• State Licensed Occupational Therapist
• Vocational School Graduate
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Benefits

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefitsfor medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support,including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from workprograms for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education supportthrough tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefitsfor fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital is a 523-bed, full-service medical and surgical acute care center. For over 49 years, we have served North Central Florida. We offer comprehensive cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, and neurosciences. We offer minimally-invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery, weight loss surgery and treatment. Other services that we provide include women’s health and wound therapy. We are fully accredited by the Joint Commission and certified as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. Our hospital has an Accredited Chest Pain Center by ACC (American College of Cardiology) and is designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery and Bariatric Surgery. We are committed to patient safety and quality of care. We have received the highest scores available in recognition of this commitment.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.