No salary listed — similar Occupational Therapist roles pay ~$110k (median of 64 jobs)

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BAYADA Home Health Care
Nashville, Tennessee

Occupational Therapist- Home Health Visits

Occupational TherapistPer Diem
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About the Role

Per diem home health OT, 10-15 visits/week. Adult and geriatric patients. Nashville, TN.

Join BAYADA Home Health Care as a Occupational Therapist – Home Health, Per Diem in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Weekly pay and direct deposit
  • Scholarship opportunities
  • One-on-one training
  • Recognition programs
  • Referral bonuses
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Career advancement opportunities

Work Schedule

  • Per Diem position.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

Apply to join BAYADA Home Health Care as a Occupational Therapist – Home Health, Per Diem.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will perform home health visits to evaluate patient functional status and develop individualized intervention plans. They will also educate patients and families on rehabilitative care and document all services provided using a tablet.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Tennessee Occupational Therapist license and have at least one year of recent work experience. Graduation from an accredited occupational therapy program is required, and home care experience is preferred.

Key Skills

Occupational therapyHome health carePatient evaluationIntervention planningRehabilitative careADL assessmentIADL assessmentEnvironmental hazard assessmentCare plan developmentPatient educationElectronic medical recordsTime managementInterpersonal skillsProblem solvingDocumentation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 48% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

In Tennessee, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (48 salary observations; 355 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (7,159 salary observations; 21,177 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 Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 4.8/10 on work-life balance for Occupational Therapist roles.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 64 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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About BAYADA Home Health Care

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Benefits & Perks

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