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Stern At Home Therapy
New Rochelle, New York

Occupational Therapist (Home Care, 1:1) – New Rochelle, NY – Full-Time

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Listed compensation

$55k-$110k

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Job Description

  • Pay: $55-$85 per visit
  • Occupational Therapist (OT) – Home Care | New Rochelle, NY | PRN, Part-Time & Full-Time | Earn Up to $145K
  • Stern At Home Therapy | New Rochelle, NY | PRN / Part-Time / Full-Time

Want to practice OT the way it was meant to be done? Stern At Home Therapy is hiring Occupational Therapists to provide one-on-one care to patients in their homes throughout New Rochelle, NY. No productivity quotas, no double-booking, no clinic burnout — just meaningful 1:1 care with full clinical autonomy and a compensation structure built around your goals. Full-time 1099 therapists can earn up to $145,000 annually based on visit volume.

About Us

Stern At Home Therapy brings skilled occupational therapy directly into patients' homes across the greater New York area. We've built our model around what clinicians actually need — flexible scheduling, tight administrative support, and multiple ways to structure your role. Whether you want a few PRN visits a week or a full-time income with W-2 benefits, we have an option that fits. Most therapists are seeing patients within two weeks of joining.

What the Role Looks Like

  • Evaluate and treat a primarily geriatric patient population in their homes throughout New Rochelle.
  • Develop and manage individualized plans of care with full clinical autonomy.
  • Help patients improve independence, safety, mobility, upper extremity function, and ADL performance.
  • 1:1 care every visit — no double-booking, ever.
  • Complete timely clinical documentation with admin team support for scheduling and logistics.
  • Manage your caseload based on your availability and chosen employment structure.

Compensation

  • PRN: $72 per follow-up visit | $85 per evaluation.
  • Part-Time W-2: $65 per follow-up visit | $75 per evaluation.
  • Full-Time W-2 Tiered: $55–$70 per follow-up visit (increases with volume) | $75 per evaluation.
  • Full-Time 1099 Tiered: $70–$80 per follow-up visit (increases with volume) | $85 per evaluation — earn up to $145,000 annually.
  • Full-Time Salary: $92,000–$110,000 annually.

Benefits (W-2 Employees)

Medical, dental & vision | PTO & paid holidays | 401(k) | Student loan repayment | CEU support | Commuter package | Quarterly wellness stipend | Childcare assistance | Equipment provided.

What Else You Get

Stern Scheduling Assurance Plan — get paid for up to 2 qualifying cancellations per month that we can't replace.

  • Shadowing available for therapists newer to home health.
  • Dedicated admin team handles scheduling, coordination, and patient logistics.

What You'll Need

  • Active NY Occupational Therapist license.
  • Reliable transportation.
  • Ability to work independently in a home-based setting.
  • Strong clinical, communication, and time-management skills.
  • Home health experience preferred but not required.

How to Apply

Apply through this posting or contact Yale Smith, Director of Talent Acquisition & Recruiting, directly at ysmith@sternathometherapy.com or call/text 845-879-2467. We respond within 24 hours.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate and treat primarily geriatric patients in their homes, developing and managing individualized plans of care. Help patients improve independence, safety, mobility, upper extremity function, and daily living skills while completing timely clinical documentation.

Requirements

Applicants must hold an active New York Occupational Therapist license, have reliable transportation, and be able to work independently in a home-based setting. Strong clinical, communication, and time-management skills are required; home health experience is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningGeriatric CareActivities Of Daily LivingMobility SupportPatient SafetyIndependent WorkHome Health Care

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In New York, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (369 salary observations; 943 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,886 salary observations; 27,166 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 New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$83k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $76k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in New York?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.7 / 10 · top 25% in occupational therapyranked against 9,225 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$55k–$110kOccupational Therapy median $135k (middle half $84k–$135k)13 comparable listings, Oct 2026
New York vs national$94k median in New York$97k nationally (−3%)369 state / 5,886 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$76k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in New York373 active9,231 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 38% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentNew York Occupational Therapist listings: 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 7% offer loan repayment415 active listings, Oct 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (9,225 Occupational Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist (Home Care, 1:1) – New Rochelle, NY – Full-Time at Stern At Home Therapy a 6.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,225 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

36 jobs · 20 employers
17
<$100k
14
$100k-115k
2
$115k-130k
2
$140k
1
$170k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

35 jobs · 20 employers
401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
46% this job
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
23% this job
PSLF eligible
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.7
Better work-life than 80% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,225 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Stern At Home Therapy

Hospitals and Health Care
Pomona, New York
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental & vision
PTO & paid holidays
401(k)
Student loan repayment
CEU support
Commuter package
Quarterly wellness stipend
Childcare assistance

Living in New Rochelle

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$923k≈ 16.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,995/mo≈ 65% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
33 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.