Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$249,600/year
Listing transparency2 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Part-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Benefits
- Flexible schedule
- Competitive salary
- Part-Time Occupational Therapist (OT)
JTC Home Health Inc. is looking for a talented and motivated Part-Time Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our team serving patients in the beautiful San Diego area and neighboring North County San Diego communities. If you excel at helping patients regain independence in their daily lives, we want you!
Why JTC Home Health?
JTC Home Health offers a wonderful setting for home health practice, and JTC is committed to supporting our therapists:
Competitive Pay: Our rates are competitive for the San Diego market, with some home health OT roles advertised up to $120/hour or visit for highly specialized or per diem work.
Schedule Flexibility: Part-time allows you to build a manageable caseload that fits your lifestyle.
Autonomy: Enjoy providing focused, one-on-one, goal-oriented therapy in the patient's home.
Part-Time Occupational Therapist (OT)
What You'll Be Doing
Conducting comprehensive evaluations to assess patient function, cognitive skills, and ADL/IADL performance.
Developing, implementing, and managing individualized, goal-oriented Occupational Therapy treatment plans.
Focusing on activities of daily living (dressing, bathing, cooking, etc.) to maximize patient independence and safety at home.
Collaborating with RNs, PTs, and Speech Therapists to ensure coordinated, high-quality care.
Maintaining professional and timely documentation as required by Medicare and state guidelines.
Essential Qualifications
Current, active California Occupational Therapist (OT) License.
Valid Driver’s License and reliable, insured personal transportation for community visits.
Experience in home health or outpatient rehabilitation is highly preferred.
Strong skills in functional assessment, patient motivation, and goal setting.
Current CPR/BLS Certification.
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Key Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive evaluations to assess patient function and develop individualized, goal-oriented treatment plans. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care and maintain timely documentation according to Medicare guidelines.
Requirements
Requires a current, active California Occupational Therapist license and a valid driver's license with reliable transportation. Experience in home health or outpatient rehabilitation is highly preferred along with current CPR/BLS certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at JTC Home Health a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,045 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$114k (229 salary observations; 515 listings), vs ~$95k nationally (1,704 salary observations; 6,570 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 52% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$120k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $108k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Listing-based score
Top 10% in Occupational Therapy
Living in Chula Vista
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $780k
- Typical market rent
- $2,945/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 29 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 111.9
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.