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Acclaim Home Health
Worcester, Massachusetts

Occupational Therapist (Home Health)

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40-$65/hr

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Worcester, MA | Flexible Scheduling | $500 Sign-On Bonus | Six-Figure Earning Potential

Build Your Career While Making a Difference at Home

Acclaim Home Health is looking for a skilled and compassionate Occupational Therapist to join our growing team in Worcester, MA. If you're an experienced OT looking for greater flexibility, professional growth, autonomy, and strong earning potential, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

In this role, you'll provide individualized, patient-centered care in the comfort of patients' homes—helping them regain independence, improve daily functioning, and achieve meaningful goals.

Why Join Acclaim Home Health?

  • Competitive compensation: $40–$65/hour
  • Potential to earn six figures in your first year
  • $500 Sign-On Bonus
  • Flexible scheduling designed to support work-life balance
  • Opportunity to build a rewarding career with a growing home health organization
  • Professional growth and continuing education opportunities
  • Autonomy to manage your caseload while having the support of a collaborative team
  • The opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with patients and families
  • Bi-weekly pay

What You'll Do

  • Conduct comprehensive occupational therapy evaluations and develop individualized treatment plans.
  • Provide therapeutic interventions to improve motor skills, cognitive functioning, mobility, and activities of daily living.
  • Help patients maximize independence and safely remain in their homes.
  • Educate patients and caregivers on adaptive equipment, techniques, and strategies to support daily living.
  • Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care and achieve optimal outcomes.
  • Document patient progress accurately and maintain compliant clinical records.
  • Maintain current clinical knowledge through continuing education and professional development.

What We're Looking For

  • Current Massachusetts Occupational Therapist license.
  • Home health or outpatient experience preferred.
  • Strong clinical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work independently and effectively manage a patient caseload.
  • Strong organizational and time-management skills.
  • Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

Grow With Us

At Acclaim Home Health, we believe great care starts with great clinicians. We give our team the flexibility and support to do what they do best—provide exceptional care while building a career they can be proud of.

If you're ready for an opportunity that offers flexibility, autonomy, meaningful work, and the potential to earn six figures in your first year, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and take the next step in your OT career!

Acclaim Home Health Care is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive occupational therapy evaluations and develop individualized treatment plans to improve patient motor skills and daily functioning. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and caregivers to coordinate care and ensure patients can safely remain in their homes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Massachusetts Occupational Therapist license and possess strong clinical and communication skills. Experience in home health or outpatient settings is preferred, along with reliable transportation.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningMotor skills developmentCognitive functioning supportAdaptive equipment trainingClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$91k (263 salary observations; 575 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,849 salary observations; 26,317 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 Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$109k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $103k in an average-cost state. 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Massachusetts?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Massachusetts vs national$91k median in Massachusetts$97k nationally (−5%)263 state / 6,849 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$103k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Massachusetts226 active9,293 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 34% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Occupational Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Acclaim Home Healthsilver tier, 76/100Top Employers work-life index3 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
42% this job
CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,257 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Acclaim Home Health

Medical Practices
Worcester, Massachusetts

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Scheduling
Sign-On Bonus
Bi-weekly Pay
Professional Growth
Continuing Education Opportunities

Living in Worcester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$447k
Typical market rent
$2,122/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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