Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$110K - $125K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Our Company

Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation

Overview

Bring Outpatient Expertise to Real Life and Change What Recovery Looks Like

At Rehab Without Walls®, we don’t wait for patients to come to therapy we bring therapy to where life is happening. We’re seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our full-time Home & Community Neurorehabilitation team in Oakland, CA, delivering meaningful, functional care beyond the clinic walls.

In this role, you’ll serve as a primary therapist from evaluation through discharge, helping patients rebuild independence through real-life activities that matter most.

Who We’re Looking For

  • An experienced Occupational Therapist ready to manage the full episode of care from evaluation to discharge.
  • Comfortable with a 40-hour salaried caseload, typically 5–7 patients per week (most often 5 patients receiving approximately 6 hours of treatment each).
  • Passionate about functional, real-world rehabilitation delivered in homes and community settings.
  • Motivated to help clients successfully transition back to everyday life, including:
  • Independently picking up and managing prescriptions
  • Safely returning to driving
  • Transitioning back to work
  • Participating in yoga, light hiking, and community activities

A clinician who thrives with autonomy while valuing collaboration with a dynamic interdisciplinary team of OTs, PTs, SLPs, and other specialists.

Why Rehab Without Walls

We bring the outpatient experience to the individual, delivering high-touch, one-on-one care in real environments allowing patients to practice skills exactly where they’re needed. This approach creates deeper impact, stronger outcomes, and more meaningful therapist–patient relationships.

What You’ll Receive

  • Flexible Schedule Created by You – Balance autonomy with full-time stability.
  • In-Person, 1:1 Therapy with indirect services completed from home (documentation & communication).
  • Continuity of Care as the Primary Therapist from evaluation through discharge.
  • Collaborative Team Environment with co-treat opportunities.
  • Drive Time Mileage Reimbursement

No Weekend Shifts

  • Educational Program Access for continued professional development.
  • Growth & Advancement Opportunities within an innovative care model.
  • If you’re ready to redefine occupational therapy, help patients reclaim independence, and practice at the top of your license we’d love to hear from you.
  • Apply today and experience Rehab Without Walls® where outpatient-level care meets real life.

Responsibilities

What You Will Do

Responsibilities Listed Include But Not Limited To

Perform Evaluations and Develop Treatment Plans

Regularly re-assess effectiveness of treatment plans, attend staffing meetings and family conferences

Perform discharge evaluations, make appropriate recommendations for home and community safety, and provide referral and education resources

Communicate patient’s needs and progress to the treatment team, physician, person receiving services and family members

Communicates with other disciplines to ensure collaboration, coordination of care and enhance patient outcomes

Qualifications

  • What you will need:
  • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from a college or university with an accredited Occupational Therapy program
  • Current, unrestricted license as an Occupational Therapist by state in which practicing
  • Current CPR Certification
  • A minimum of one year’s work experience as an Occupational Therapist
  • Demonstrates knowledge of rehabilitation techniques related to complex neurological diagnoses preferred
  • Communicates effectively and professionally in verbal and written interactions
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds
  • Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients which may involve lifting of up to 100 pounds following safety procedures
  • Duties require fine motor skills, visual acuity, and walking/ standing for extended periods

Additional physical requirements include: pushing/pulling, bending/stooping, reaching, kneeling, and positioning frequently at times

A health screen or examination may be required prior to assignment and periodically thereafter, depending on specific location policy, local and state regulations to verify employee is physically capable of performing assigned duties with or without reasonable accommodations

About Our Line of Business

Rehab Without Walls, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, is a revolutionary neurorehabilitation program that moves individuals outside the walls of institutional settings and into their natural home and community environment through a continuum of care.

It is designed to significantly help people who have primarily experienced a brain injury, spinal cord injury, or stroke/CVA through accident or illness regain functional capabilities.

By providing care in the home, community, workplace, or school, Rehab Without Walls promotes greater health through the recovery process, all with industry-leading outcomes that dramatically improve functional skills and independence for patients. For more information, please visit rehabwithoutwalls.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Salary Range

USD $110,240.00 - $124,800.00 / Year

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningFunctional rehabilitationInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient careNeurological diagnosisClinical assessmentDischarge planning

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (923 salary observations; 2,015 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,588 salary observations; 25,229 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 California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$118k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $106k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 44 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 41% have no call, 61% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,285 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution26 jobs · 17 employers

8
<$105k
10
$105k-120k
2
$120k-135k
4
$135k-150k
2
$150k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 17 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
CME allowance
54%
Sign-on bonus
50%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$122k-$171k
#2

Occupational Therapist (Home Health)

21st Century Home Health Services · Galt, California

$130k-$160k
#3

Occupational Therapist

$96k-$141k
#4

Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ

$140k
+ 24 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.9
Among the best 10% of Occupational Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,285 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in Oakland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$853k≈ 7.7× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,735/mo≈ 30% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation

Hospitals and Health Care
Louisville, Kentucky
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedule Created by You
In-Person, 1:1 Therapy with indirect services completed from home
Continuity of Care as the Primary Therapist from evaluation through discharge
Collaborative Team Environment with co-treat opportunities
Drive Time Mileage Reimbursement
No Weekend Shifts
Educational Program Access
Growth & Advancement Opportunities