Occupational Therapist

HCA Healthcare; Sanford (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Wellbeing support

Time away from work

401(k) match

Education support

Fertility & family benefits

Life insurance

Discounts

Job summary

HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital in Sanford, FL is seeking a compassionate Occupational Therapist to join our patient-focused rehab team. You will evaluate functional abilities, design personalized therapy plans, and provide hands-on treatment to promote recovery and independence.

This role emphasizes collaboration with physicians and therapists, along with educating patients and families throughout their healing journey.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required for OT practice.
• BCLS certification required within 30 days of start date.
• Experience with interdisciplinary teams is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients' functional abilities and develop therapy plans with care team.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions to promote healing and independence.
• Monitor progress, adjust plans, and document outcomes.
• Educate patients and families to support recovery and engagement.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary partners to ensure safe transitions of care.
• Lead and mentor therapy assistants or students as needed.

Skills

Patient evaluation

Documentation

Patient education

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Mentoring

Clinical interventions

Education

Bachelor's Degree

BCLS Certification

Job description

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Occupational Therapist with HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

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:

• (OT) Occupational Therapist

• Bachelors Degree

• Basic Cardiac Life Support, or BCLS Instructor must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

No Travel Required

No experience Required Years of Experience

Benefits

HCA Florida Lake Monroe 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 (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital is a 221‑bed acute care hospital. We serve the communities of Seminole and West Volusia County. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to the care and improvement of human life. We are a Level II Trauma Center. We provide the only full‑service cardiovascular program. Our program offers open‑heart surgery and interventional cardiology. Electrophysiology, cardiac rehabilitation, and comprehensive diagnostic services are also offered by this program. Other services that we provide include orthopedic and spine care, as well as robotic surgery. We offer acute inpatient medical rehabilitation and complete imaging services.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World 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 expense

"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

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.