Occupational Therapist, SNF/Acute
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Job Description
Burger Rehabilitation Systems, Inc. has provided therapy services since 1978.
We currently seek an exceptional State Board Licensed Occupational Therapist to join our team in Oakdale, California. This position can be part or full-time work and we can be flexible on days/hours and has the fabulous opportunity to work in all settings: Skilled and Acute at about a 70/30 split.
This is a rare opportunity to explore two settings with a single position!
Our Oak Valley team is solid and has a wonderful and responsive Director of Rehab!
This position is available immediately.
Primary Responsibilities
- Plan, develop, and conduct occupational therapy programs
- Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients
- Consult with rehabilitation team to select activity programs and coordinate occupational therapy with other therapeutic activities
Key Responsibilities
The occupational therapist will plan, develop, and conduct therapy programs while testing and evaluating patients' physical and mental abilities. They will also collaborate with the rehabilitation team to coordinate care and determine realistic rehabilitation goals.
Requirements
Candidates must be a State Board Licensed Occupational Therapist. The role requires the ability to work in both skilled nursing and acute care settings.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (932 salary observations; 2,030 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,625 salary observations; 25,396 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 34% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Burger Physical Therapy holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 72/100, 36 active listings.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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Living in Oakdale
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $509k
- Typical market rent
- $1,902/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 35 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 104.1
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Modesto, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.