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PIH Health
Downey, California

Occupational Therapist, Part Time, Days

Occupational TherapistNo weekendsNo nightsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$46-$75.04/hr

The week · per this postingWeekdays only

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

The primary responsibility of the Occupational Therapist is to provide direct patient care upon physician referral.

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region.

The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services.

The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology.

For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing direct patient care upon physician referral. They must evaluate and treat patients of all ages while addressing their biophysical, psychological, and environmental needs.

Requirements

Candidates must be registered or eligible for registration by the NBCOT and the California Board of Occupational Therapy. A current California occupational therapist license and CPR certification are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Body mechanicsPatient evaluationTreatment planningSpanish speakingWindowsMouse skills

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (942 salary observations; 2,053 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,684 salary observations; 25,690 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; 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)), so the posted ~$126k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $114k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California 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, 28% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist, Part Time, Days at PIH Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,348 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution34 jobs

11
<$130k
8
$130k-150k
9
$150k-170k
6
$170k-190k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
47%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Relocation assistance
17%
Loan repayment
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Salary Range: $95.00/…
#2

Occupational Therapist (OT)- South County

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$158k – $198k
#3

Occupational Therapist, OT

$65-$75/hr
#4

Occupational Therapist, OT

$65-$75/hr
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 70% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,348 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Downey

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$869k
Typical market rent
$2,305/mo
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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