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Outpatient Occupational Therapist | Pediatrics | Sign-on Bonus Eligible

Gundersen Health System·La Crosse, Wisconsin

$71,697 - $71,697/yr·Full Time·On Site·0-2 yrs
·Posted 3 months ago
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About the role

As an Outpatient Pediatric Occupational Therapist, you will provide treatment to support children and teens in developing essential skills for everyday life. You will create individualized care plans and conduct follow-up sessions to help patients meet developmental milestones and overcome challenges.

Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. If you’re looking for a job to love, apply today.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

*Eligible for $3,000 Sign-on Bonus*

Emplify Health by Gundersen is seeking a fulltime Outpatient Pediatric Occupational Therapist to join our team! This is your opportunity to work in an outpatient setting with a focus on caring for our pediatric population throughout La Crosse, WI and our surrounding areas.

What You'll Do

As an Outpatient Pediatric Occupational Therapist, you will provide treatment to help support children and teens in developing the physical, cognitive, sensory, and social-emotional skills needed in everyday life. After initial evaluation, you will create a care plan that identifies individual goals, age-specific activities, and milestones that will be integrated into each follow-up session. These sessions will help children and teens meet developmental milestones, overcome sensory challenges, improve self-care, play, and self-regulation skills. Our current pediatric therapy team consists of 4 OTs, 3 PTs, and 2 Rehabilitation Technicians for support.

What's Available

  • Fulltime, 80 hours biweekly (1.0 FTE)
  • Monday –
  • Friday day shifts, shifts vary by day between the hours of 7a-5:30p, no weekends or holidays
  • Hour long appointment/visit lengths, schedule allows for up to 35 patients/week
  • Starting salary of $71,697 and up, salary is commensurate with your years of work experience

What You'll Need

  • Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Wisconsin Occupational Therapy License
  • Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers
  • Passion for working with a pediatric population
  • Ideal candidate will have pediatric OT experience including pediatric-sensory, feeding, and ADLs

What You'll Get

Unlimited potential at one of the leading health systems in the midwestern United States

A highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated

A welcoming team that has OT’s with all experience levels

Strong onboarding and mentoring program for new staff

A comprehensive and generous benefits package (Medical, Dental, Life Ins, HSA/FSA) ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member

Substantial retirement contribution including 401k match & annual discretionary base contribution

Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, and Career Development Center

Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need

Other benefits include a Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and AD&D, optional short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, pet insurance, Inspire & Celebrate colleague recognition and rewards program, a discount program, and more!

Relocation assistance available

Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are. You can be a Pediatric Occupational Therapist anywhere. But not everywhere practices LOVE + MEDICINE.

About Us

Emplify Health by Gundersen is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa, serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 19 counties annually. Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; affiliate hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Our mission is simple yet profound: Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees.

*Sign-on Bonus of $3,000 paid after 6 months of employment at Emplify Health by Gundersen.*

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org [HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org] or call 608-775-0267.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Requirements

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy and a Wisconsin Occupational Therapy License. Experience with pediatric OT, including sensory, feeding, and activities of daily living (ADLs), is preferred.

  • bachelor degree
  • Team Collaboration
  • Basic Life Support
  • Pediatrics
  • Care Plan Creation
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Patient Evaluation
  • Self-Care Skills
  • ADLs
  • Play Skills
  • Feeding Skills
  • Self-Regulation Skills
  • Sensory Skills Development
  • Cognitive Skills Development
  • Social-Emotional Skills Development
  • Pediatric OT Experience

Benefits

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Life Insurance
  • Wellness Program
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Paid Time Off
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Professional Development Opportunities
  • 401k Match
  • Pet Insurance
  • Short-Term Disability Coverage
  • Long-Term Disability Coverage
  • HSA/FSA
  • Employer-Paid Life Insurance
  • Tuition Investment Program
  • Annual Discretionary Base Contribution

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Salary
$71,697 - $71,697/yr
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Posted
Apr 29, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

Gundersen Health System

We united with Bellin Health in 2022 to form Emplify Health. We are a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network with headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wis. We deliver primary, specialty and emergency care in 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics in Wisconsin,...

Salary listed on 175 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size5,001-10,000 employees
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