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EmpowerMe Wellness
Gilroy, California

Clinic Director I - Licensed Occupational Therapist (OT)

Occupational Therapist Above average in Occupational TherapyNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$54.00 - $70.00 per hour

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 30m ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • This isn’t leadership as usual.
  • At EmpowerMe Wellness, our Clinic Directors don’t just manage teams — they lead the heartbeat of care inside our communities.
  • Your Impact = Stronger Teams + Healthier Communities

As a Clinic Director, you’ll shape how care is delivered every day — guiding your team, building trusted relationships, and helping residents stay active, independent, and supported.

Through EmpowerMe 360, our integrated model of care used across many of our communities, you may have opportunities to help bring therapy, wellness, and care coordination together to make a real difference.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Lead

Provide physical, occupational, or speech therapy services while leading your team in delivering high-quality care

Mentor and support clinicians, helping them grow in their clinical skills and confidence

Partner with community leadership to implement and strengthen the EmpowerMe 360 model

Build strong relationships that drive resident engagement, program participation, and enrollment

Coordinate care across therapy, wellness, and medical services to ensure a seamless resident experience

Lead and support team performance, scheduling, and day-to-day clinic operations

Contribute to program development and quality improvement

Why You’ll Love Leading Here

Impact You Can See: Help residents stay independent, reduce hospitalizations, and improve quality of life, while seeing the results firsthand.

Balance You Can Count On: Predictable schedules with no late nights or constant driving.

Growth You Can Build On: Leadership development and career paths into expanded roles across operations and clinical leadership.

Stay Connected to Care: Continue treating while leading, staying hands-on with residents and your team.

Support You Can Rely On: Work closely with operational leadership and a team invested in your success.

Benefits You’ll Love

All Team Members: Flexible schedule

  • Fun, team-focused culture
  • Career growth & cross-training
  • Recognition programs
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Free CEU Access

Full-Time: Full medical, dental, vision

  • 401(k) with match
  • HSA, FSA, Life & Disability Insurance
  • Voluntary benefits
  • Flexible Paid Time Off

Part-Time: Voluntary benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Employee Assistance Program, Pet Insurance)

  • 401(k) with match

Qualifications

  • What You’ll Bring to EmpowerMe
  • Current professional license in your therapy discipline (PT, PTA, OT, COTA, or SLP)
  • Leadership or mentorship experience (formal or informal)
  • Experience leading a team, program, or clinical initiatives preferred
  • Passion for empowering seniors to live their best lives
  • Strong clinical skills with a collaborative spirit
  • A desire to lead, connect, and be visible in your community

Apply Now

Bring your leadership, your clinical expertise, and your heart to EmpowerMe Wellness.

About EmpowerMe Wellness

EmpowerMe Wellness is an integrated healthcare company partnering with senior living communities nationwide. Through our EmpowerMe 360 program, we bring together therapy, pharmacy, and medical care to help residents live stronger, safer, and more independent lives.

Guided by our mission of improving the lives of seniors and the communities they call home, our clinicians and Clinic Directors are at the heart of this purpose — delivering care with meaning, building trusted relationships, and shaping the future of senior wellness every day.

$54.00 - $70.00 per hour

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Occupational therapyTeam managementClinical documentationPhysical therapyGeriatric careOperations managementInterdisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Clinic Director I - Licensed Occupational Therapist (OT) at EmpowerMe Wellness a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,045 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$115k (548 salary observations; 1,678 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (4,072 salary observations; 22,315 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 62% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$129k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $116k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 19 employers

7
<$105k
8
$105k-120k
5
$120k-135k
1
$141k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs · 19 employers

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
70% this job
Sign-on bonus
40%
Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
15%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist

Amedisys · Hayward, California

$129k–$160k
#2

Acute Care Occupational Therapist

Sentara Health · Hampton, Virginia

$96k-$141k
#3

Occupational Therapist

$120k-$132k
#4

Occupational Therapist, Home Health

$94k-$129k
+ 20 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

6.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Occupational Therapy

  • No nights

Living in Gilroy

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$912k
Typical market rent
$3,024/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About EmpowerMe Wellness

Hospitals and Health Care
St Louis, Missouri
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
Fun, team-focused culture
Career growth & cross-training
Recognition programs
Employee Assistance Program
Free CEU Access
Full medical, dental, vision
401(k) with match