Occupational Therapist

HCA Florida West Hospital; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

Education support including tuition assistance

401(k) plan with match

Generous paid time off programs

Job summary

A leading healthcare facility in Pensacola seeks an Occupational Therapist for a full-time inpatient rehab position. Responsibilities include evaluating patients, developing therapy plans, and delivering evidence-based care. Candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy and relevant state licensure. The position comes with a competitive $10,000 sign-on bonus and comprehensive benefits. Join a supportive team committed to improving patient lives through compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy required.
• Must be a State Licensed Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR/L).
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients’ functional abilities and needs.
• Develop individualized therapy plans with the care team.
• Provide skilled, evidence-based interventions.
• Monitor patient progress and adjust therapy plans.
• Educate patients and families on care processes.
• Lead and mentor therapy assistants or students.

Skills

Patient evaluation

Therapy planning

Evidence-based intervention

Patient education

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy

State Licensed Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR/L)

Job description

Overview

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. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist - Full-time, Inpatient Rehab (M-F 7-3:30, 2 weekend shifts a month)

10,000 sign on bonus for eligible new hires!

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 your expertise while improving more lives in more ways.

Your role will include:

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

What qualifications you will need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy
• State Licensed Occupational Therapist / Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR/L)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

Benefits

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

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs 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 support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for 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 West Hospital is a 515-bed facility. We are proud to be the area’s leading health care facility in quality outcomes performance. We are the area’s first Accredited Chest Pain Center and Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. Our hospital is the first in the state of Florida to have earned Atrial Fibrillation with Electrophysiology Services Accreditation. We have an Advanced Primary Stroke Center. We provide a specialized Emergency Department tailored to the needs of seniors and children. We have a Kid’s ER dedicated to our youngest patients. We are the area’s only comprehensive CARF-accredited physical rehabilitation hospital. Our facility has a behavioral health facility. We offer services including cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, oncology, and orthopedics. Other services that we offer include robotic-assisted surgery, critical care, and neurology/neurosurgery. We also offer urology, gastroenterology, obstetrics, and pulmonary and rehabilitative medicine.

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.

There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it. - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr., HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Occupational Therapist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

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.