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Occupational Therapist - Encinitas

Occupational TherapistIncludes callIncludes weekendsPart-Time

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

This is a part-time (48 hours/2 weeks) position working varied days including weekends at Scripps Encinitas. Bonus Eligible*

Join the Scripps Health team to work with dedicated caregivers and deliver patient-centered care, while building a rewarding career with one of the nation's most respected healthcare organizations.

Why Join Scripps Health?

Award-Winning Workplace

  • Repeatedly ranked among Fortune's Top 100 Places to Work.
  • Listed in Becker's Hospital Review's Top 150 Best Places to Work.
  • Named one of 2024 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.
  • Nearly 25%25 of employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
  • Benefits include more than just medical, dental, and savings plans—like free parking and non-union status

Join our team as an Inpatient Occupational Therapist at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas and make an impact in this tight-knit coastal community. This large inter-disciplinary rehab department relies on teamwork to treat a wide variety of diagnoses, from stroke rehab patients to partnering with another specialty therapist for co-treatment, every day presents a new challenge.

The Occupational Therapist provides evaluation, assessment, prognosis, treatment and education to patients and clients through a continuum of care according to the therapist's respective licensure/registration/certification, Code of Ethics, Federal/State regulations, JCAHO/UMQC and Care Center policies and procedures. Perform competencies as outlined in Rehabilitation Services Competency Assessment tools and demonstrate age specific care as established for area and job title.

The Following Are Not Eligible for Hiring Incentives

  • Internal candidates
  • Rehires that left Scripps less than 3 years ago
  • In order to remain eligible for your retention incentive the following criteria must be met
  • Must remain in original hired FTE Status and Shift (if specified in offer letter)
  • Must remain in original department/specialty

Must Remain in Original Job Title

Transfers to other locations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may result in forfeiting remaining incentive bonus unless specifically noted in your offer letter.

*$2K New Hire Incentive

Required Qualifications

  • Graduate of an accredited school of Occupational Therapy
  • Current CA OT License or Pending CA OT License (license must be in hand by start.)
  • Current BLS from the American Heart Association

Preferred Qualifications

  • One year of experience as an Occupational Therapist in an acute care hospital environment

Key Responsibilities

Provide evaluation, assessment, treatment, and education to patients within a large inter-disciplinary rehab department. Collaborate with other specialty therapists to deliver patient-centered care for various diagnoses, including stroke rehab.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy school with a current or pending CA OT License and BLS certification. One year of experience in an acute care hospital environment is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationPatient EducationStroke Rehabilitation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (932 salary observations; 2,030 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,625 salary observations; 25,396 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; 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)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 34% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 37 employers

22
<$125k
11
$125k-145k
10
$145k-165k
5
$165k-185k
2
$185k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks39 jobs · 37 employers

401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
49%
Sign-on bonus
31% this job
Relocation assistance
13%
Loan repayment
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist III EX

UCSF · Oakland, California

$67.06-$90.53/hr
#2

Occupational Therapist

Ironside Human Resources · Fairfield, California

$75-$90/hr
#3

Occupational Therapist II, Inpatient Acute Rehabilitation

$61.91-$86.67/hr
#4

Occupational Therapist II EX

$64.05-$86.19/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,297 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Encinitas

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.76M
Typical market rent
$4,324/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.9
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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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