Occupational Therapist Per Diem Days
Listed compensation
$67.46-$78.33/hr
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Major Responsibilities/Essential Functions
Position Summary
Organizes and conducts occupational therapy programs to facilitate rehabilitation. Directs patient participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce and enhance performance, facilitates the learning of those skills and functions essential for adaptation and productivity, diminish or correct pathology and to promote and maintain health.
Job Qualifications
Minimum Education
- Bachelor of Science degree from an AOTA approved school of Occupational Therapy.
Preferred Education
- N/A
Minimum Work Experience and Qualifications
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Preferred Work Experience and Qualifications
- N/A
Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation:
- State Licensed
- Eligible for Membership in the AOTA
- Must adhere to Code of Ethics of the AOTA
- Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA)
- Los Angeles County Fire Card (required within 30 days of hire)
- Assault Response Competency (ARC) (within 30 days of hire)
- Status: Per Diem
- Shift: Days
- Hours: 8hrs (8:00am - 4:30pm)
- Weekly/Bi-Weekly Hours: 8hrs/16hrs
FTE: 0.3
Key Responsibilities
Organizes and conducts occupational therapy programs to facilitate patient rehabilitation and recovery. Directs patient participation in tasks to restore performance and promote health.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Therapy and state licensure. Must hold Basic Life Support certification and obtain specific local safety credentials within 30 days of hire.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (425 salary observations; 1,096 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (3,066 salary observations; 13,376 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; 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 ~$152k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $137k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 5.1 / 10 · above average in occupational therapy | ranked against 8,992 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $140k–$163k | Occupational Therapy median $146k (middle half $140k–$146k)34 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| California vs national | $117k median in California | $97k nationally (+21%)425 state / 3,066 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$137k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in California | 913 active | 9,150 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 6% remote · 48% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment964 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,221 in the last 30 days | 1,726 the 30 days before (+87%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +2.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,992 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
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About CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center
Living in Los Angeles
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $922k
- Typical market rent
- $2,772/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 (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.