Posting number: 27-00833
Department: 671 Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Home
Job classification: Occupational Therapist 1
Posting type: Open
Categories: Health Services, Veteran Services
The Iowa Veterans Home is accepting applications for an Occupational Therapist. This position implements highly structured occupational therapy programs to teach activities of daily living, improve perceptual motor, and strengthening exercises. Encourages and recommends involvement in appropriate therapeutic program modalities.
Duties include:
What we offer as a full time Iowa Veterans Home employee:
Monthly optional Medical Insurance Premium (Iowa Choice*) for 2026:
Single: $64/mo = employee share; $836/mo = state share
Family: $210/mo = employee share; $1,896/mo = state share
Monthly optional Dental Insurance Premium for 2026:
Single: Free
Family: $48
employee’s selection of investments in a 401(a) employer match account. The match is $1 for every $1
contributed up to a $75 monthly maximum.
**All applicants are subject to a Criminal Background Check Dependent Adult Abuse and Child Abuse Check.
The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.
Licensure or a limited permit to practice as an Occupational Therapist as issued by the Iowa Board of Physical and Occupational Therapy Examiners.
For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description.
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