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Stern At Home Therapy
Rochester, New York

Occupational Therapist - Rochester Facilities - Mobile Outpatient

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Job Description

Occupational Therapist (OT) – Facility-Based | Rochester, NY | Full-Time & Part-Time

Stern at Home Therapy is seeking a Full-Time or Part-Time Occupational Therapist (OT) to provide individualized, one-on-one therapy services across three established facilities in the Rochester, NY area.

This opportunity is ideal for an Occupational Therapist who prefers working with an established patient population in a structured facility environment rather than traveling between individual patient residences.

Our facility-based model offers consistent patient referrals, flexible scheduling, clinical autonomy, and dedicated administrative support, allowing therapists to focus on delivering high-quality patient care.

Therapists will provide services across three facilities, with limited travel between locations.

Responsibilities

  • Perform comprehensive occupational therapy evaluations and develop individualized plans of care.
  • Provide one-on-one occupational therapy treatments to a primarily geriatric patient population.
  • Help patients improve independence with activities of daily living (ADLs).
  • Address upper-extremity strength, range of motion, coordination, balance, cognition, and functional mobility.
  • Provide therapeutic activities, exercises, and adaptive techniques to improve functional independence.
  • Recommend adaptive equipment and assistive devices when appropriate.
  • Educate patients, caregivers, and facility staff on safety, adaptive strategies, and therapeutic interventions.
  • Monitor patient progress and modify treatment plans as clinically appropriate.
  • Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation.
  • Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, caregivers, and interdisciplinary team members.
  • Coordinate with Stern's administrative team regarding scheduling and patient care.

Compensation

  • Full-Time – Minimum 16 Patients
  • Full-Time W-2
  • $45–$50 per visit
  • Fixed per-visit compensation
  • No tiered compensation structure
  • Full-Time 1099
  • $55 per visit
  • Fixed per-visit compensation
  • Independent contractor opportunity
  • Part-Time – Minimum 10 Patients
  • Part-Time W-2
  • $45–$50 per visit
  • Fixed per-visit compensation
  • No tiered compensation structure
  • Part-Time 1099
  • $55 per visit
  • Fixed per-visit compensation
  • Independent contractor opportunity

Full-Time W-2 Benefits

Health Insurance And/or Medical Stipend

  • 401(k) with annual employer match starting at 1.5% and increasing up to 7%
  • 2 weeks of PTO after 6 months and a third week after 9 months
  • 5 paid holidays, available immediately, with employees choosing which holidays to observe
  • Student loan repayment assistance after the first year, starting at $125 per month
  • $500 annual continuing education (CEU) stipend
  • $250 monthly commuter stipend
  • Equipment provided
  • Childcare assistance program in development
  • Part-Time W-2 Benefits
  • Health insurance and/or medical stipend based on eligibility
  • 401(k) with annual employer match
  • Student loan repayment assistance

Continuing Education Support

Prorated commuter stipend based on patient volume, up to $175 per month for clinicians seeing 10 patients

Equipment Provided

1099 independent contractors are not eligible for W-2 employee benefits.

Why Join Stern at Home Therapy?

  • Three established facilities in the Rochester area
  • Consistent patient population and established referrals
  • No individual patient home visits
  • Limited travel between facilities
  • Full-Time and Part-Time opportunities
  • Flexible scheduling
  • One-on-one patient care without double-booking
  • Full clinical autonomy
  • No traditional clinic productivity quotas
  • Dedicated administrative support
  • Assistance with scheduling, authorizations, referrals, and patient coordination
  • Stern Scheduling Assurance Plan
  • Equipment provided for W-2 clinicians
  • Fast onboarding process
  • Collaborative facility environments with interdisciplinary teams

Qualifications

  • Active Occupational Therapist license in New York State required
  • Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program
  • Reliable transportation required for travel between the three facilities
  • Strong clinical assessment, treatment planning, and documentation skills
  • Excellent communication and time-management abilities
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a facility environment
  • Experience with geriatric patients, assisted living, or skilled nursing populations preferred but not required

If you're a licensed Occupational Therapist seeking a rewarding Full-Time or Part-Time facility-based opportunity in Rochester, NY, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Stern at Home Therapy and enjoy the consistency of an established facility caseload, flexible scheduling, and the clinical autonomy to deliver exceptional one-on-one patient care.

Yale Smith

Director of Talent Acquisition & Recruiting

Stern at Home Therapy ysmith@sternathometherapy.com

845-879-2467

Key Skills

Patient evaluationGeriatric careUpper-extremity rehabilitationRange of motion exercisesCognitive therapyInterdisciplinary collaboration

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In New York, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (284 salary observations; 844 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (4,521 salary observations; 25,570 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 New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 30% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution27 jobs

13
<$120k
4
$120k-140k
5
$140k-160k
3
$160k-180k
2
$180k+

Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
84% this job
CME allowance
68% this job
Sign-on bonus
13%
PSLF eligible
6%
Visa sponsorship
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.2
Better work-life than 40% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,471 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Rochester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$247k
Typical market rent
$1,476/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.0
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Rochester, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Stern At Home Therapy

Hospitals and Health Care
Pomona, New York
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance and/or Medical Stipend
401(k) with Employer Match (1.5% up to 7%)
2-3 Weeks PTO
5 Paid Holidays
Student Loan Repayment Assistance ($125/month after first year)
$500 Annual CEU Stipend
$250 Monthly Commuter Stipend
Equipment Provided