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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Occupational Therapist (Per Diem) Inpatient Rehab Jefferson Moss-Magee Philadelphia

Occupational TherapistPer Diem

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Job Description

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for the evaluation, treatment, and discharge planning of all patients referred for their given services. The Therapist is an integral healthcare provider accountable to assist the patient to their highest level of function. The therapist will uphold the mission, vision, and values of Jefferson Health.

Works in conjunction with other health care professionals to coordinate treatment plans and care.

Essential Functions

  • Provide therapy evaluations, treatment planning, treatment interventions and discharge planning for a full patient caseload in acute care, skilled facility, acute rehab, outpatient settings as appropriate.
  • Plans, organizes and delivers treatment programs that help clients/patients recover and rehabilitate.
  • Utilizes tools and techniques to administer safe therapeutic interventions and trainings, for patient and families.
  • Records and documents clients/patients' health progress information for evaluation, all therapeutic interventions including daily treatments, progress notes, evaluations and discharge summaries.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Description

Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral Degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Program.

Experience

  • 0-2 years of clinical practice required. 1 year preferred
  • BLS, CPR via AHA required.

Work Shift

  • Workday Day (United States of America)
  • Worker Sub Type
  • Regular
  • Employee Entity
  • Albert Einstein Medical Center
  • Primary Location Address
  • 5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value.

Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research.

Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.

Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region.

Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.

Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.

All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for evaluating, treating, and planning the discharge of patients to help them reach their highest level of function. They work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to coordinate and deliver effective treatment programs.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy program. A valid BLS and CPR certification via AHA is required, along with 0-2 years of clinical practice experience.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient evaluationRehabilitationClinical documentationPatient care coordination

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania 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, 40% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Pennsylvania?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedOccupational Therapy median $90k (middle half $90k–$146k)11 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Pennsylvania344 active9,252 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 40% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Occupational Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

34 jobs · 31 employers
401k / retirement match
79% this job
CME allowance
65%
Sign-on bonus
38%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 1.5
Below most Occupational Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,301 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Jefferson Health Plans

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1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Prescription coverage
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life insurance
AD&D insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability

Living in Philadelphia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$203k
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.