Confidential Employer logo
Confidential Employer
Poughkeepsie, New York

Occupational Therapist - Full Time!

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$47.30/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job Description

Occupational Therapist - Full Time

$5000 Sign-on Bonus for Full Time Occupational Therapist! (Bonus paid in installments; eligibility and repayment terms apply)

The Lutheran Care Center at Poughkeepsie is currently seeking a full time Occupational Therapist to join our team. Come and find out why the Lutheran Care Center has the reputation for excellence we have maintained for over 25 years! Competitive pay, along with medical, dental, vision, 3 weeks’ vacation, 10 holidays, 4 personal days, 12 sick days, tuition reimbursement, and a 403(b) for eligible employees.

RATE: $47.30/hour

Job Summary

Manage the professional components of Occupational Therapy evaluations and treatments.

  • Assess and evaluate residents and establish goals and plans.
  • Re-evaluate goals and treatment plans in accordance with New York State code.
  • Document required medical record progress notes per NYS code.
  • Insure a physician orders treatments.
  • Makes recommendation to Director and/or Physician on resident response to treatment.
  • Provide input as a member of the Comprehensive Care Planning Team.
  • Make assignments and supervise the Occupational Therapy Assistant and Occupational Therapy Aide.
  • Familiar with facility policy and procedure.
  • Attend mandatory in-services and provide Occupational Therapy in-services as needed.
  • Assume department tasks as required including transportation, general housekeeping, sanitation, and cleaning of equipment as assigned.
  • Inputs data into computer.
  • Make rounds of all building on a regular basis to determine safety of the residents’ environment.
  • Regularly monitor wheelchairs, geriatric chairs and adaptive devices.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school in Occupational Therapy.
  • New York State license and current registration required.
  • Excellent clinical skills; comprehensive understanding of the issues surrounding long term care.
  • Previous experience in Occupational Therapy preferred.

Lutheran Care Center is a 160-bed nonprofit nursing and rehabilitation facility located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, and the care of our residents always comes first. Lutheran Care Center is a subsidiary of The Lutheran Care Network.

  • Join our team and make a difference in the lives of others!
  • For the health and safety of our residents, our facility requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, MMR, and PPD.
  • EOE

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will manage evaluations and treatment plans for residents while supervising therapy assistants and aides. They are also responsible for documenting progress notes, monitoring resident safety, and collaborating with the comprehensive care planning team.

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentTreatment planningMedical documentationSupervisionPatient safetyData entryInterdisciplinary collaboration

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In New York, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (352 salary observations; 995 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,716 salary observations; 28,639 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; 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)), so the posted ~$98k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $91k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in New York?
MeasureThis jobMarket
New York vs national$94k median in New York$97k nationally (−3%)352 state / 5,716 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$91k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in New York364 active9,035 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 43% no call · 53% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$5k sign-onNew York Occupational Therapist listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 7% offer loan repayment403 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,166 in the last 30 days1,610 the 30 days before (+97%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+3.5% 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

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 15 employers
13
<$100k
8
$100k-120k
1
$120k
1
$150k
2
$160k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 15 employers
401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
33%
Sign-on bonus
21% this job
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Lead Occupational Therapist - Rehabilitation Services

Providence · Portland, Oregon

$53.1-$83.84/hr
#2

Occupational Therapist (Home Health)

21st Century Home Health Services · Galt, California

$130k-$160k
#3

Pediatric Occupational Therapist

up to $150,000
#4

Occupational Therapist / Hand Therapist - NoHo

$88k-$120k
+ 23 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 9,014 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Confidential Employer logo

About Confidential Employer

Hospitals and Health Care
New Rochelle, New York

Benefits & Perks

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
3 Weeks Vacation
10 Holidays
4 Personal Days
12 Sick Days

Living in Poughkeepsie

Typical market rent
$1,865/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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