Occupational Therapist - Student Loan Assistance
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Ernest Health as a Occupational Therapist – Full-Time, Student Loan Assistance in Lafayette, California, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- PPO and High Deductible Medical Plan options
- Flexible and Health Saving account options
- Dental and Vision coverage
- 401K with employer matching
- Life insurance
- Short-and-long term disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Program
- Earned Time Off
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Ernest Health in Lafayette, California, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist evaluates patients to improve motor functions and reasoning abilities while teaching them to perform daily living tasks. They also assist in selecting adaptive equipment and integrate the hospital's mission into daily clinical practice.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a graduate degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program and possess a current state license. One year of experience in a rehabilitation hospital setting is preferred, along with current CPR and BLS certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 34% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$119k (226 salary observations; 374 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (1,676 salary observations; 4,852 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)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 3.0/10 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...
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