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Escondido, California

Occupational Therapist (OT), PRN

Occupational TherapistPer Diem

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$55.00 per hour

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Job Description

Occupational Therapist (OT) - Inpatient Rehabilitation

Per Diem

Wage scale: $55.00 per hour

Supportive Leadership, Superior Outcomes, Career Advancement

Your Experience Matters

At Palomar Health Rehabilitation Institute, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you’re not just valued as an employee, but as a person.

As an Occupational Therapist joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How You’ll Contribute

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for evaluating patients and developing treatment plans that promote the ability to perform daily activities and improve functional independence.

Essential Functions

  • Evaluate patient conditions and develop individualized treatment plans.
  • Provide therapeutic interventions to enhance patients’ daily living skills.
  • Document treatment sessions and patient progress accurately and timely.
  • Collaborate with other healthcare professionals and families on care planning.
  • Educate patients and caregivers on adaptive techniques and equipment.
  • Maintain compliance with safety and regulatory standards.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

What We Offer

Fundamental to providing great care is supporting and rewarding our team. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Qualifications and Requirements

  • Education: Graduate of an accredited occupational therapy program.
  • Experience: Experience in inpatient rehab preferred.
  • License: Current license to practice occupational therapy.
  • Certifications: CPR certification required.

About Us

Palomar Health Rehabilitation Institute is a 52-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital located in Escondido, California, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.

EEOC Statement

Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist is responsible for evaluating patient conditions and creating individualized treatment plans to improve functional independence. They also provide therapeutic interventions, document patient progress, and collaborate with healthcare teams and families.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited occupational therapy program and hold a current license to practice. CPR certification is required, and experience in an inpatient rehabilitation setting is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningDocumentationPatient educationSafety complianceCollaboration

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (916 salary observations; 2,000 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,554 salary observations; 25,097 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)). 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, 10% are remote, 34% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

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

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution37 jobs · 36 employers

13
<$125k
8
$125k-145k
10
$145k-165k
4
$165k-185k
2
$185k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
53%
Sign-on bonus
31%
Relocation assistance
16%
Loan repayment
6% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Home Care Providers Group · San Diego, California

$158k – $198k
#2

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Salary Range: $95.00/…
#3

Home Care Occupational Therapist- (Morris County)

$74-$93.75/hr
#4

Home Care Occupational Therapist- 1099 (Queens)

$80-$90/hr
+ 47 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,226 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Escondido

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$801k
Typical market rent
$2,547/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 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.

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Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees
Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off
Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match
Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs)
Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities