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BAYADA Home Health Care
Newton, Massachusetts

Outpatient Occupational Therapist - Senior Living Communities

Occupational TherapistNo callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$48-$54/hr

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Job Description

Full-Time or Part-Time Outpatient Occupational Therapist – Senior Living Communities

Location: Newton

Are you an Occupational Therapist looking for a more flexible schedule, greater autonomy, and meaningful one-on-one time with your patients? Join our supportive and mission-driven team delivering outpatient therapy to residents in independent living and assisted living communities in Newton.

This is your chance to practice at the top of your license—without the chaos of stacked schedules or excessive documentation.

Please call or text Susan, at 339-235-4363, for immediate consideration!!

Why You’ll Love This Role

  • Flexible full-time schedule
  • 1:1 patient care – build strong relationships and truly impact outcomes
  • Supportive onboarding with mentorship and clinical training
  • Work independently with strong clinical support and teamwork
  • Mileage reimbursement for local travel between communities
  • Ongoing professional development and growth opportunities

What You'll Be Doing

  • Deliver outpatient therapy services in assisted and independent living communities
  • Treat a variety of adult and geriatric patients with orthopedic, neurologic, and post-acute needs
  • Collaborate with clinical leadership to tailor care plans and monitor outcomes
  • Enjoy a balanced caseload and the time to focus on quality care

What We’re Looking For

  • Licensed Occupational Therapist (OT) in Massachusetts
  • Passion for working with the geriatric population in a personalized, patient-centered setting

Why Choose BAYADA?

BAYADA offers a comprehensive benefits plan that includes the following: Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, vision, dental and medical health plans, employer paid life insurance, 401k with company match, direct deposit and employee assistance program

  • To learn more about BAYADA Benefits, click here.
  • Base Pay: $48.00 - $54.00 per hour depending on qualifications
  • Take the next step toward a role that supports your growth, flexibility, and purpose.
  • Apply today and let’s connect.
  • Please call or text Susan, at 339-235-4363, for immediate consideration!!

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.

BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers.

All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.

Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

Key Responsibilities

Deliver outpatient occupational therapy services to geriatric patients within assisted and independent living communities. Collaborate with clinical leadership to develop and monitor personalized care plans for orthopedic, neurologic, and post-acute needs.

Requirements

Must be a licensed Occupational Therapist (OT) in the state of Massachusetts. Requires a passion for working with the geriatric population in a personalized, patient-centered setting.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Geriatric careOrthopedic rehabilitationNeurologic rehabilitationPost-acute carePatient assessmentCare planningClinical documentationPatient-centered careInterdisciplinary collaboration

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Massachusetts, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (174 salary observations; 587 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,153 salary observations; 28,851 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 Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$106k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $100k 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
Work-life score6.9 / 10 · top 25% in occupational therapyranked against 9,043 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$100k–$112kOccupational Therapy median $92k (middle half $73k–$106k)29 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Massachusetts vs national$92k median in Massachusetts$97k nationally (−5%)174 state / 5,153 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$100k in purchasing powerMassachusetts index 105.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Massachusetts227 active9,022 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 32% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMassachusetts occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment237 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,162 in the last 30 days1,674 the 30 days before (+89%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.7% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (9,043 Occupational Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Occupational Therapist - Senior Living Communities at BAYADA Home Health Care a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,043 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

29 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

29 jobs · 16 employers
10
<$90k
11
$90k-110k
3
$110k-130k
5
$130k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

26 jobs · 16 employers
401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
31%
CME allowance
23%
Loan repayment
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

T26/27 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Arlington Public Schools · Arlington, Virginia

$59k-$145k
#2

Occupational Therapist Marlboro NJ

Healthcare Recruitment Counselors · Marlboro, New Jersey

$140k
#3

Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ

$140k
#4

Occupational Therapist II, 40 Hours Days, University Campus

$77k-$139k
+ 27 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.9
Better work-life than 80% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,043 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About BAYADA Home Health Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave
Vision, dental and medical health plans
Employer paid life insurance
401k with company match
Direct deposit
Employee assistance program
Mileage reimbursement for local travel between communities
Supportive onboarding with mentorship and clinical training

Living in Newton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.27M
Typical market rent
$3,358/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
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.

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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