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BAYADA Home Health Care
Newark, New Jersey

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$117k-$125k

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Job Description

  • Occupational Therapist (OT) – Home Health Visits
  • Full-Time
  • Essex County, NJ
  • Flexible Schedule | Competitive Pay | Adult & Geriatric Population

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our Essex County Visits team based in Livingston, NJ. This full-time opportunity offers the flexibility to create a schedule that fits your lifestyle while providing one-on-one care to adult and geriatric clients throughout Essex County.

As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, you'll help patients regain independence and improve their quality of life by delivering individualized therapy in the comfort of their homes. You'll collaborate with a supportive interdisciplinary team dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality care.

Why You'll Love This Opportunity

  • Flexible full-time scheduling
  • One-on-one patient care
  • Manageable geographic territories
  • Competitive per-visit compensation
  • Weekly pay and direct deposit
  • Supportive clinical leadership and mentorship
  • Career growth and advancement opportunities
  • Scholarship and continuing education programs
  • Collaborative team environment built on compassion, excellence, and reliability

Responsibilities

  • Provide skilled occupational therapy services through home visits within designated territories.
  • Perform comprehensive evaluations of patients' functional abilities, including strength, endurance, coordination, cognition, communication, and activities of daily living (ADLs and IADLs).
  • Develop individualized treatment plans to maximize independence, safety, and functional outcomes.

Assess home environments for safety concerns and recommend modifications or adaptive equipment to support independent living.

Identify and recommend assistive devices and environmental adaptations to improve patient function and quality of life.

  • Collaborate with nursing and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate comprehensive patient care.
  • Educate patients, caregivers, and family members on therapeutic techniques and strategies to promote safety and independence.
  • Continuously assess patient progress and adjust treatment plans as appropriate.

Accurately document evaluations, interventions, and patient progress using electronic medical records and tablet technology.

Qualifications

  • Current New Jersey Occupational Therapist (OT) license.
  • Minimum of one year of recent Occupational Therapy experience.
  • Prior home health experience preferred but not required.
  • Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
  • Strong assessment, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and effectively manage time.
  • Electronic medical record (EMR) experience preferred.

Why BAYADA?

At BAYADA, we believe our employees are our greatest asset. We are committed to helping our clinicians build rewarding careers while making a meaningful difference in the lives of our clients and their families.

We Offer

  • Weekly pay and direct deposit
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Scholarship and professional development opportunities
  • One-on-one training and mentorship
  • Recognition and referral bonus programs
  • Specialized career advancement tracks
  • A supportive team culture that values compassion, excellence, and reliability

At BAYADA, you'll have the opportunity to provide exceptional one-on-one care while enjoying the flexibility and independence that make home health such a rewarding career.

Additional Information

  • Base Pay, depending upon qualifications, status, and subject to negotiation:
  • $75.00-$80.00 per point ($117,000-$124,800 annual earning potential)
  • Apply today for immediate consideration and discover why BAYADA is a leader in home health care.

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 Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningADL assessmentIADL assessmentSafety assessmentEnvironmental adaptationInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationTime managementClinical documentationGeriatric care

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In New Jersey, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (42 salary observations; 79 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (2,086 salary observations; 8,254 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$121k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $111k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution21 jobs · 14 employers

9
<$105k
4
$105k-120k
2
$120k-135k
6
$135k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
62% this job
Sign-on bonus
48%
Loan repayment
38%
Relocation assistance
14%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$96k-$141k
#2

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$96k-$141k
#3

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#4

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,123 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Newark

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$448k≈ 3.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,114/mo≈ 22% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About BAYADA Home Health Care

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Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible full-time scheduling
One-on-one patient care
Weekly pay and direct deposit
Mileage reimbursement
401(k) with company match
Scholarship and continuing education programs
One-on-one training and mentorship
Recognition and referral bonus programs