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BAYADA Home Health Care
Toms River, New Jersey

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$94k-$106k

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Job Description

  • Occupational Therapist (OT) – Home Health
  • New Graduates Welcome to Apply!
  • Be the Occupational Therapist you always wanted to be—at BAYADA Home Health Care.

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our Ocean County Visits team. You'll have the opportunity to provide meaningful, one-on-one care that helps adult and geriatric clients remain safe, independent, and comfortable in their own homes throughout Ocean County, NJ.

At BAYADA, we believe our clients deserve the highest quality care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability—and our clinicians deserve the support and flexibility to thrive.

Why You'll Love Home Health with BAYADA

  • Flexible schedules
  • One-on-one patient care with meaningful relationships
  • Greater autonomy and independence in your practice
  • Collaborative, multidisciplinary care team
  • Competitive compensation and mileage reimbursement
  • Strong clinical support and opportunities for professional growth

New Graduate OT Program! - Our structured orientation, dedicated clinical support, and experienced OT mentors will help you successfully transition from the classroom to independent practice

What You'll Do

As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, you'll play an integral role in helping clients maximize independence and improve their quality of life by:

  • Providing skilled home visits within designated territories.
  • Performing comprehensive evaluations of functional abilities, including ADLs, IADLs, mobility, cognition, communication, and home safety.
  • Developing individualized treatment plans to improve functional outcomes and independence.
  • Assessing home environments and recommending adaptive equipment and modifications.
  • Collaborating with nurses, therapists, physicians, and other healthcare professionals to deliver patient-centered care.
  • Educating patients, families, and caregivers on therapeutic interventions and safety strategies.
  • Accurately documenting assessments, treatments, and patient progress using electronic medical records.
  • Participating in interdisciplinary care planning to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients.

Qualifications

  • Current New Jersey Occupational Therapist (OT) license or license-eligible.
  • Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
  • New graduates strong encouraged to apply!
  • Prior home health experience preferred but not required.
  • Strong clinical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and effectively manage time.
  • Experience with EMR documentation preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Base Pay, depending upon qualifications, status, and subject to negotiation:
  • $63.00-$68.00 per point ($93,600-$106,080 annual earning potential)
  • At BAYADA, we believe our employees are our greatest asset. We proudly offer:
  • Weekly pay and direct deposit
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits for eligible employees
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Scholarship and continuing education opportunities
  • Clinical career paths and advancement opportunities
  • One-on-one training and ongoing support
  • Employee referral bonuses
  • Recognition programs that celebrate excellence, compassion, and reliability

Additional Information

  • Base Pay, depending upon qualifications, status, and subject to negotiation:
  • $63.00-$68.00 per point ($93,600-$106,080 annual earning potential)

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.

BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers.

All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.

Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

Key Responsibilities

Provide skilled one-on-one occupational therapy visits to adult and geriatric clients in their homes to maximize independence. Develop individualized treatment plans and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve functional outcomes.

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningADL assessmentIADL assessmentMobility assessmentCognitive assessmentHome safety assessmentAdaptive equipment recommendationInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationTime managementClinical documentation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $92k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 13% are remote, 40% have no call, 45% require no weekends.

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in New Jersey?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$94k–$106kOccupational Therapy median $95k (middle half $83k–$109k)362 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$92k in purchasing powerNew Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in New Jersey158 active8,950 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 13% remote · 40% no call · 45% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew Jersey Occupational Therapist listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment176 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,199 in the last 30 days1,714 the 30 days before (+87%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs · 15 employers
5
<$95k
14
$95k-115k
0
$115k-135k
1
$150k
2
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

21 jobs · 15 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
38% this job
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
5%
PSLF eligible
5%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist (Home Health)

21st Century Home Health Services · Galt, California

$130k-$160k
#2

Occupational Therapist, OT, Flexible Schedule, Home HealthContract

Concierge Home Care · Melbourne, Florida

$70-$75/hr
#3

Pediatric Occupational Therapist

up to $150,000
#4

Occupational Therapist

$101k-$109k
+ 20 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,905 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About BAYADA Home Health Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedules
Weekly pay and direct deposit
Mileage reimbursement
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Paid time off and holidays
401(k) with company match
Scholarship and continuing education opportunities
Clinical career paths and advancement opportunities

Living in Toms River

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$516k≈ 5.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$3,026/mo≈ 39% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.