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Duarte, California

Occupational Therapist I

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Occupational Therapist I

Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses.

City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix.

Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

Join our team as an Occupational Therapist I! In this role, you’ll provide high-quality occupational therapy services through patient evaluation, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions, and patient and family education. You’ll support patients in improving their functional abilities and independence while delivering care in alignment with professional standards and City of Hope’s commitment to exceptional patient care.

As a successful candidate, you will:

Demonstrates entry level skills in developing treatment goals and plans based on evaluation data, rehabilitation potential, discharge plans, and in coordination with goals and plans of patient, family and other care team members.

Demonstrates entry level skill and creativity in implementing patient treatment programs which are safe, effective, and efficient.

Demonstrates entry level skills in modifying treatment plans according to patient needs and progress, terminates treatment appropriately, and develops appropriate discharge and post discharge plans.

Completes evaluations, progress notes, reassessments, discharge summaries, and third-party reimbursement reports per established departmental, institutional and regulatory requirements within required time frames.

  • Follows all City of Hope and departmental policies.
  • Collaborates with physician and other healthcare professionals to ensure ongoing integrated patient care.
  • Establishes and maintains therapeutic relationships with patient and caregivers.

Assigns treatments to occupational therapy aides and occupational therapist assistants. Assesses quality of care provided.

Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Your Qualifications Should Include

  • Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited school
  • Entry level position, no experience required
  • Current Occupational Therapist license in the State of California, or licensed applicant status in the state of California

BLS Certification Through the American Heart Association

For pediatric service, CCS Panel provider or complete application within 60 days of hire or when hours attained

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

  • City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.
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Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will provide high-quality therapy services through patient evaluation, treatment planning, and therapeutic interventions. They will also collaborate with healthcare professionals to ensure integrated care and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients and caregivers.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy and possess a current California license or licensed applicant status. Additionally, a BLS certification from the American Heart Association is required for this entry-level position.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient educationDocumentationCare coordination

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (745 salary observations; 2,304 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,279 salary observations; 29,546 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)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedOccupational Therapy median $104k (middle half $94k–$116k)20 comparable listings, Nov 2026
California vs national$117k median in California$97k nationally (+21%)745 state / 5,279 national salary observations
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in California882 active8,990 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 34% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment938 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,212 in the last 30 days1,658 the 30 days before (+94%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

47 jobs · 38 employers
12
<$110k
9
$110k-130k
20
$130k-150k
6
$150k-170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

40 jobs · 38 employers
401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
53%
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
10%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist (2548) - Department of Public Health - (EXEMPT)

City and County of San Francis · San Francisco, California, United States

$57.4625-$80.925/hr
#2

Occupational TherapistContract

AvaMed Workforce · Galt, California

$80/hr
#3

Occupational Therapist (OT) – Flexible Schedule

$70-$75/hr
#4

Occupational Therapist, OT, Flexible Weekday Schedule

$65-$75/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 8,995 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Duarte

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$793k
Typical market rent
$2,779/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 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.