Occupational Therapist Per Diem
Listed compensation
$60 per hour
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Job Description
- Kessler Rehabilitation Center
- Position: Occupational Therapist
- Location: Monmouth County
- Schedule: Per Diem $60 per hour
At Kessler, we take pride in creating an exceptional patient experience, helping our patients get back to athletics, work, life, and the things they love. Every occupational therapist's journey becomes a testament to excellence, innovation, and life-changing patient care. We are here to nurture your growth as a occupational therapist.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the Occupational Therapist (OT):
Performs clinical care management in specialty area of upper extremity and hand to promote growth of program services w/ interest in Hand Therapy, Neuro, Lymphedema, Cancer Rehab
Possesses a highly specialized knowledge base and skills to facilitate patient treatment and staff development.
- Effectively communicates on multiple levels.
- Demonstrates active involvement in the community via education and marketing.
- Promotes and develops services within the organization.
- Assists with staff education through internal and external in-service education and mentorship programs.
Qualifications
- Prior experience in outpatient orthopedics preferred;
- Prior experience in Neuro and Orthopedics preferred.
- Interest in Hand Therapy
Education and Experience Required
- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy;
- Current and valid NJ state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as a Occupational Therapist
- AHA CPR/AED Certified
- Additional Data
- Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist Per Diem at Kessler Rehabilitation Center a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 8,995 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In New Jersey, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (50 salary observations; 115 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (1,621 salary observations; 6,573 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 45% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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