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Mission Healthcare
San Diego, California

Occupational Therapist / OT (Home Health)

Occupational TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40-$60/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 15m ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Mission Healthcare as a Occupational Therapist – Home Health, No Weekends in San Diego, California, United States. Mission Healthcare, located in seven states, is the largest home health and hospice company in the western United States. We have a critical mission—to take care of our people.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $40 - $60/hour.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance (30+ hrs/week)
  • Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
  • Disability, life, and AD&D insurance
  • Pet insurance

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off. Work with Mission Healthcare in San Diego, California, United States.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate patients' functional abilities in their home environment to develop and implement personalized treatment plans. Monitor patient progress, educate caregivers on safety and adaptive equipment, and document visits within an interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

Requires graduation from an accredited Occupational Therapy program and a valid state license. Candidates must have at least one year of experience, current BLS/CPR certification, and a valid driver's license.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Home health careTreatment planningPatient evaluationTherapeutic activitiesPatient educationCare plan managementDocumentationInterdisciplinary collaborationSafety assessmentBLS certification

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 50% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$114k (926 salary observations; 1,654 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (7,364 salary observations; 21,353 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; 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)), so the posted ~$104k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist / OT (Home Health) at Mission Healthcare a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Occupational Therapy occupational therapist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 20 employers

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<$105k
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$105k-120k
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$120k-135k
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$135k-150k
3
$150k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
52%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
13%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

6.0/ 10
Listing-based score

A signal to investigate—not a guarantee about the workplace.

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About Mission Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
San Diego, CA
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k) retirement savings plan
Mileage reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
Tuition Reimbursement
Medical, dental, and vision insurance (30+ hrs/week)
Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
Disability, life, and AD&D insurance