Occupational Therapist Acute Rehab Seven On-Off

HCA Healthcare; Idaho Falls (ID); On-site; USD 51,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Mentoring & growth opportunities

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking PTs and OTs to join the Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation program at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, focusing on stroke and neurorehabilitation. You’ll work with patients who have stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions to regain function and independence.

We offer opportunities to advance certifications and participate in program development, while mentoring others and delivering compassionate care within a supportive rehab team.

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 7 days of employment start date.
• Occupational Therapist (OT) credential required.
• Bachelor's Degree required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating each patient’s functional abilities and needs, then developing individualized therapy plans with physicians and care team.
• Delivering skilled, evidence-based interventions to promote healing and independence.
• Monitoring patient progress, adjusting plans as needed and documenting outcomes.
• Educating patients and families to build understanding and engagement during recovery.
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary partners to ensure safe transitions of care and excellent patient experiences.
• Leading by example and mentoring therapy assistants or students.

Skills

Physical Therapy (PT)

Occupational Therapy (OT)

Basic Life Support

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $36.53 - $54.80 / hour

Learn more about the benefits offered ( https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards ) for this job.

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

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.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation | Stroke & Neurorehabilitation Focus - Build your career. Build our program . Change lives .

Our acute inpatient rehabilitation program is growing, and we’re looking for PTs and OTs who want to make rehabilitation their specialty. You’ll work with patients who have experienced stroke, spinal cord injury, brain injury, major trauma, neurological conditions, and complex medical illness, helping them regain the skills they need to return to their lives, families, and communities.

Help Build Specialized Programs

We want to develop and expand our Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury programs. Therapists interested in taking ownership of clinical programming will have opportunities to help develop treatment pathways, education, equipment resources, outcome initiatives, and staff competencies.

We want to invest in therapists who want to grow.

Interested in advanced certifications or specialty training? We want to help you get there. Potential opportunities include pursuing certifications and advanced education in areas such as:

• Stroke rehabilitation
• Neurologic rehabilitation
• Spinal cord injury
• Brain injury
• Parkinson’s and other neurologic disorders
• Other specialty areas aligned with your interests and our program needs

Practice at the Top of Your License:

Work in an environment where clinical reasoning matters. You’ll collaborate closely with physicians, nursing, case management, and other rehabilitation disciplines to develop individualized treatment plans and solve complex functional problems.

Be Part of Something You Can Help Shape:

We’re building a culture where therapists are encouraged to bring ideas forward, take ownership of clinical initiatives, mentor others, and help shape the future of the program. If you have an idea for improving patient care, developing a clinical program, or making our patients’ rehabilitation experience better, we want to hear it.

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:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 7 days of employment start date
• (OT) Occupational Therapist
• Bachelors Degree Requiured

Benefits

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, 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.

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (https://eirmc.com/) (EIRMC) is a full-service hospital with 318+ patient beds. Our hospital is the largest medical facility in the region. We serve southeast Idaho, western Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, and parts of Montana. Our facility has an ER, a Level II Trauma Center, a Level 1 ICU (one of two in Idaho), and the only Burn Center in the state of Idaho. We have the region’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit for critically ill children. Our 74-bed Behavioral Health Center offers inpatient and outpatient mental health care for adolescents and adults.

We are part of the HCA Healthcare network - which includes more than 300 affiliate facilities across the country – offering our colleagues the opportunity for travel and relocation. HCA Healthcare and EIRMC are all about caring for people. This care extends to patients, families, and colleagues.

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

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.