Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$60.9-$68.91/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job description
Join Mercy General Hospital as a Occupational Therapist – Acute Care Hospital in Sacramento, California, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $60.90 - $68.91/hour.
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Mercy General Hospital as a Occupational Therapist – Acute Care Hospital.
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist will assess diverse patients to develop and implement individualized treatment plans aimed at regaining independence and quality of life. They are responsible for collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, documenting care thoroughly, and providing patient/family education.
Requirements
Candidates must have completed an accredited Occupational Therapy degree program and possess or be eligible for a California Occupational Therapy license. Additionally, a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification authorized by the American Heart Association is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 50% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (530 salary observations; 940 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (4,041 salary observations; 11,909 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; 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 ~$135k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $122k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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