OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Listed compensation
$50-$58/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join Kalesta Healthcare Group as a Occupational Therapist – Long-Term Care, $50-58/hr in Pullman, Washington, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $50 - $58/hour.
- Continuing Education Seminars/Workshops
- In-Service Training
- CPR Certification Support
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
This position offers weekends off. Work with Kalesta Healthcare Group in Pullman, Washington, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist provides and directs all aspects of patient care, including evaluations, treatment planning, and goal setting. They also supervise rehab assistants and students while maintaining accurate documentation and billing records.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a degree in Occupational Therapy and possess a current, active license to practice. A working knowledge of Medicare and experience in long-term care settings is preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 50% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
In Washington, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$111k (330 salary observations; 463 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (7,002 salary observations; 20,585 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$112k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $105k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST at Kalesta Healthcare Group a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Occupational Therapy occupational therapist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Location & Logistics
Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$112k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$8k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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