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The Acute Care Occupational Therapist at Medical City Denton evaluates patients’ functional abilities, develops individualized therapy plans, and delivers evidence-based interventions to support recovery and independence. The therapist monitors progress, educates patients and families, and collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary partners. The role also includes guiding therapy assistants or students and supporting safe transitions of care.
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Medical City Denton
Acute Care Occupational Therapist
Shift information: Monday - Friday 7-10 hour days; rotating weekends
May be eligible for a sign on bonus of up to $10k!
Do you have the career opportunities as an Acute Care Occupational Therapist you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Medical City Denton which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
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:
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Evaluating each patient’s functional abilities and needs, then developing individualized therapy plans in coordination with physicians and the care team.
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Delivering skilled, evidence-based interventions that promote healing, independence, and quality of life through purposeful, compassionate care.
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Monitoring patient progress, adjusting plans as needed, and ensuring thorough, timely documentation that reflects quality outcomes.
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Educating patients and families to build understanding, confidence, and engagement throughout recovery and beyond.
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Collaborating with interdisciplinary partners to ensure seamless transitions of care, safe environments, and exceptional patient experiences.
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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:
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Experience with geriatric and adult patients with neurological and orthopedic conditions required
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Texas OTR license, BLS required, AHA or ARC
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(OTR) Occupational Therapist Registered, or (OT) Occupational Therapist
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Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
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Bachelors Degree required
Benefits
Medical City Denton, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
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Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
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Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
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Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
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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
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Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
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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 Healthcare has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for ten consecutive years (2010-2019). In 2019, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Occupational Therapist opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and 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.
How this job compares
Set against the 5,079 open Occupational Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$85–110K/yr82 salary ranges
- Texas median$52–58/hr56 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 423 open Occupational Therapist jobs in Texas and 5,079 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- HCA Healthcare (this employer)76 open
- Elara Caring37 open
- Select Medical37 open
- Experience
- Occupational Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,375 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,915 of the 5,079 open Occupational Therapist jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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