Occupational Therapist, Acute Care Rehab Therapy

Occupational Therapist, Acute Care Rehab Therapy

Location: UCHealth Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion, Aurora, CO.

Department: OT IP Acute

Work Schedule: PRN, 0.00 hours per pay period (2 weeks).
Schedule: 2 weekend days per month (24 per year). 1 Holiday and Holiday Weekend per year. Weekdays as needed.

Pay: $38.72 – $58.08 per hour. Pay is dependent on applicant’s relevant experience.

This position is onsite only; no hybrid or remote option.

Career Ladder: UCHealth offers a structured way to grow skills, responsibilities, and pay. As experience and expertise increase, you can move through different levels of this ladder.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy (Master’s preferred).
• Licensure/Certification: Current Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies licensure to practice OT. Basic Life Support (BLS) healthcare provider certification.
• Experience: None required.

• Basic Life Support
• Occupational Therapist – State Licensed
• BLS card (American Heart Association or American Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer) must be valid and good through 60 days of hire.

• Create tailored intervention plans focused on helping patients develop, regain, or maintain skills needed for daily living, work, and leisure activities.
• Facilitate participation in meaningful activities by helping patients achieve independence and satisfaction through creative problem‑solving and teaching new task approaches.
• Provide education and training to patients, families, and caregivers on their condition, treatment strategies, safety precautions, and use of adaptive equipment.

Employees are our number one asset. UCHealth promotes a culture that invests in professional success and personal well‑being through a comprehensive total rewards program.

• Performance bonus: 3‑Year Incentive Bonus to recognize employee contributions.
• Performance‑based pay increase:
  Annual Merit Pay Increase for work meeting or exceeding performance standards.
• Market reviews:
  Annual adjustment of base pay to align with market.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• 24/7 mental health and well‑being support for employees and dependents.
• Discounted gym memberships and fitness resources.
• Free  membership.
• Voluntary benefits such as accident, critical illness, group legal plan, identity theft protection, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and employee discount programs.
• Paid time off (PTO), paid family and medical leave (inclusive of Colorado FAMLI), leaves of absence.
  • New employees receive an initial PTO load with first paycheck.
• Employer-provided basic life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage with buy‑up options.
• Employer-provided short‑term and long‑term disability with buy‑up coverage options.

• 403(b) plan with employer matching contribution.
• Possible 457(b) plan.
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent day care; health savings account with HD plan.

• Access to academic degrees and certificate programs. Up to 100% of tuition, books and fees paid for specific degrees.
• Other programs may qualify for up to $10,000/year pre‑paid or up to $5,250/year reimbursement.
• Access to Linked In Learning and internal professional development opportunities.
• Free assistance navigating Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

* Eligibility for some programs is based on an employee’s scheduled work hours.

We improve lives—big ways through learning, healing, and discovery, small ways through human connection. In all ways, we improve lives.

UCHealth always welcomes talent. This position will be open for a minimum of three days and until a top applicant is identified.

UCHealth recognizes and appreciates the rich array of talents and perspectives that equal employment and diversity can offer. As an equal opportunity employer, UCHealth is committed to making all employment decisions based on valid requirements. No applicant shall be discriminated against on any protected characteristic. UCHealth does not discriminate against qualified applicants with a disability as defined under the ADA and will make reasonable accommodations when they do not impose undue hardship.