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Prava Therapy
Poway, California

Licensed Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$48-$54/hr

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Employment & setting
Part-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 41m ago · Verified live

Job description

Part-Time to Full-Time Occupational Therapist | Memory Care | Help Us Rethink What OT Can Be
Memory Care | Part-Time to Full-Time
What if your next OT opportunity gave you room to grow—and a chance to help shape what's next?
At Prava, we believe Memory Care therapy should look different.
We're looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our team in a part-time role with the opportunity to grow into full-time as the program develops.
And this isn't just another Memory Care OT position.
You'll have the opportunity to be part of an exciting pilot involving emerging falls technology, helping us explore how technology and clinical expertise can work together to better identify risk, support intervention, and keep residents safer.
You'll be practicing therapy—and helping us build what comes next.
The best OT session might not look like a therapy session.
It might look like getting dressed for dinner.
Brushing your teeth.
Navigating a familiar routine.
Participating in an activity.
Finding a way to successfully complete something a resident has done their entire life.
That's where OT belongs.
At Prava, we want therapy to happen where life actually happens.
We don't just work bankers' hours.
Because residents don't live bankers' hours.
For this position, we're particularly interested in the value of evening ADL intervention.
Getting ready for dinner.
Dressing.
Grooming.
Toileting.
Positioning.
Transitioning into the evening.
Preparing for bed.
These aren't just tasks.
They're occupations.
And they can be some of the most meaningful therapy opportunities of the day.
We don't expect the resident to fit the therapy.
We adapt the therapy to the resident.
Someone living with dementia may not be able to tell you what's making a task difficult.
Maybe the environment is overwhelming.
Maybe the routine has changed.
Maybe the instructions are too complicated.
Maybe the cueing needs to be different.
Maybe the task needs to be broken down.
Maybe we need to change our approach, not ask the resident to try harder.
That's where great OT comes in.
And then there's the falls pilot.
We're exploring how new technology can help us understand and address fall risk in Memory Care.
As part of this role, you'll have an opportunity to participate in the pilot and bring your clinical OT perspective to the work.
You'll help us ask better questions:
What are we seeing?
What is the resident telling us?
What is the environment telling us?
What can technology help us see?
And most importantly—what do we do with what we learn?
This isn't technology replacing clinical judgment.
It's technology giving clinicians more information to work with.
And you'll be part of figuring out what that looks like in practice.
Your role
You'll provide meaningful, occupation-based care to residents living with dementia while collaborating closely with the broader Prava team.
You'll have opportunities to:
Evaluate residents and develop individualized plans of care
Provide skilled OT focused on meaningful occupations
Incorporate real-world ADLs and routines into treatment
Support evening ADLs and functional participation
Address environmental barriers and recommend meaningful adaptations
Use cueing, sequencing, compensatory strategies, and environmental modification
Partner with caregivers and community teams
Participate in the falls technology pilot
Help translate emerging technology into practical clinical intervention
Build relationships with residents and learn the person behind the diagnosis
We're looking for an OT who:
Loves working with older adults living with dementia
Believes occupation is at the center of OT
Gets excited about real-world ADL intervention
Is curious about technology and innovation
Wants to help shape something new
Is patient, creative, observant, and adaptable
Builds relationships naturally
Believes dignity should never be sacrificed for efficiency
Wants to practice clinically and creatively
Sees the environment as part of the intervention
Maybe you're looking for your next job.
We're looking for someone who wants to help build what's next.
Start part-time.
Grow into full-time.
Practice OT where life happens.
Help us explore what technology can add to great clinical care.
And help residents living with dementia continue doing the things that make their lives theirs.
Come practice OT differently.
Come practice Prava.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will provide occupation-based care for residents with dementia, focusing on daily living activities and environmental adaptations. They will also collaborate with the team to integrate emerging falls technology into clinical practice.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a licensed Occupational Therapist with a passion for geriatric care and dementia support. They must be adaptable, observant, and interested in applying innovative technology to improve resident outcomes.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Occupational TherapyDementia CareClinical EvaluationCare PlanningPatient AssessmentClinical DocumentationInterdisciplinary CollaborationFalls PreventionTechnology IntegrationPatient Advocacy

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 43 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 35% have no call, 65% require no weekends.

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (530 salary observations; 940 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (4,041 salary observations; 11,909 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$106k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $96k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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