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BAYADA Home Health Care
Freehold, New Jersey

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$109k-$117k

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Job Description

  • Occupational Therapist (OT) – Senior Living Visits
  • Full-Time or Per Diem | Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth & Union Counties, NJ
  • $10,000 Sign-On Bonus for Full-Time!

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a compassionate and experienced Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our Senior Living team. This position provides occupational therapy services to adult and geriatric clients in senior living communities throughout Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Union Counties, NJ.

As a BAYADA Occupational Therapist, you'll work as part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team dedicated to helping clients maximize their independence, safety, and quality of life while remaining in the place they call home.

Responsibilities

  • Perform comprehensive occupational therapy evaluations and develop individualized treatment plans.
  • Provide outpatient therapy services within senior living communities and group home settings serving adults with intellectual disabilities.
  • Deliver evidence-based interventions that promote functional independence and improve quality of life.

Collaborate with home health clinicians to ensure smooth transitions of care and achieve client-centered goals.

Educate clients, families, and caregivers on treatment plans, home exercise programs, adaptive strategies, and safety recommendations.

Complete timely documentation, treatment notes, and discharge planning using BAYADA's electronic medical record (EMR) system.

Qualifications

  • Current New Jersey Occupational Therapist (OT) license.
  • Minimum of one year of recent Occupational Therapist experience.
  • Home health experience preferred, but not required.
  • Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program recognized by the AOTA and AMA.
  • Excellent communication, organization, and time management skills.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with an interdisciplinary team.
  • Experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Why BAYADA?

At BAYADA, our employees are our greatest asset. We are committed to helping you grow professionally while providing exceptional care to the clients we serve.

Benefits May Include

  • Weekly pay and direct deposit
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Scholarship and continuing education opportunities
  • One-on-one training and mentorship
  • Employee recognition programs
  • Referral bonuses
  • Career advancement opportunities through specialized career paths

Additional Information

  • Base Pay, depending upon qualifications, status, and subject to negotiation:
  • $70.00 - $75.00 per point for full time status ($109,200-$117,000 annual earning potential)
  • $75.00 - $80.00 for per diem status
  • $10,000 Sign-On Bonus for Full-Time OTs

BAYADA believes that our clients and their families deserve home health care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability. Be part of a caring, professional team that is instrumental in providing the highest quality care while developing your career with an industry leader.

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

Treatment planningPatient evaluationGeriatric careInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationSafety assessmentClinical documentation

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 41 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 59% have no call, 71% 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 ~$113k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $104k 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

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 15 employers

9
<$105k
5
$105k-120k
2
$120k-135k
6
$135k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 15 employers

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

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

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

Living in Freehold

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$569k≈ 5.2× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,885/mo≈ 32% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 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

Weekly pay and direct deposit
Mileage reimbursement
401(k) with company match
Scholarship and continuing education opportunities
One-on-one training and mentorship
Employee recognition programs
Referral bonuses
Career advancement opportunities