Occupational Therapist for Home Health with Hiring Bonus
Listed compensation
$40 - $150/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Apollo Home Healthcare is hiring a full-time or part-time/per diem Occupational Therapist to join our Home Healthcare Team and see patients in Northern California's Bay Area.
In this role, you will provide high-quality occupational therapy services to patients in the comfort of their own homes, helping them regain independence and improve their daily functioning.
You will supervise a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) and work with a team of dedicated healthcare professionals who are committed to delivering exceptional patient-centered care.
For a limited time, Apollo is offering a $2,500 hiring bonus for a full-time Occupational Therapist or a $500 hiring bonus for a part-time/per diem Occupational Therapist.
- Why Join Apollo?
- Priority scheduling to achieve a full patient caseload for full-time clinicians
- Local territory within your region of choice (within Alameda County, Contra Costa County, or Solano County)
- Support from a dedicated clinical team
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package for full-time clinicians
- Opportunity for membership and profit-sharing through Obran Cooperative
What You'll Do
- Provide in-home occupational therapy evaluations and treatments according to the physician’s plan of care
- Assess patients’ strength, coordination, mobility, and ability to function safely at home
- Develop and update individualized treatment plans based on patient goals and progress
- Help patients improve independence with daily activities such as dressing, bathing, mobility, and home safety
- Educate patients and caregivers on exercises, adaptive techniques, and safe movement
- Document evaluations, visits, and progress in WellSky/Kinnser in a timely manner
- Communicate patient progress, concerns, and changes in condition to the care team and physician
- Supervise COTAs in accordance with state guidelines
- Participate in care planning, case conferences, and discharge planning
- Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program (Master’s or Doctorate in Occupational Therapy)
- Active California Occupational Therapist license
- Current CPR/BLS certification
- Reliable transportation and willingness to travel to patient homes
- Home Healthcare experience
- Experience documenting in the Kinnser/Wellsky EMR preferred, but not required
- Rates
- $40-150/hour
- Mileage reimbursement
- Cellular device reimbursement
- Eligibility for Obran Cooperative membership and profit-sharing
- Full-time packages also include
- Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, with generous employer contributions
- HSA/FSA options to cover healthcare expenses and dependent care with pre-tax dollars
- 401(k)
- Paid time off, sick time, and paid holidays
$2,500 hiring bonus for full-time Occupational Therapist or $500 hiring bonus for part-time/per diem Occupational Therapist, paid in part after completion of first independent patient visit, with the remainder following 90 days of active employment
Salary Range Disclaimer: The rates listed represent the low and high end of the range for this position. Visit and reimbursement rates vary based on visit type and employment status (1099 or W2). Rates may be adjusted in the future, and employees will be notified of these changes.
About Obran Cooperative
Apollo is part of Obran Cooperative, a worker-owned healthcare organization building a better alternative to traditional healthcare employment. Our clinicians have a real voice, shared ownership, and a long-term stake in the organization.
Equal Opportunity & Accommodations
Obran is committed to creating workplaces where equity is prioritized and valued. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and members of other marginalized communities.
Obran is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process. To request an accommodation, please contact Obran Careers at hr@obran.coop.
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist will provide in-home evaluations and treatments, helping patients regain independence and improve daily functioning. They will also supervise a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant and communicate patient progress to the care team.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Occupational Therapy program and hold an active California Occupational Therapist license. Home healthcare experience and familiarity with Kinnser/WellSky EMR are preferred.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (932 salary observations; 2,030 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,625 salary observations; 25,396 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 ~$198k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $179k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 38% have no call, 60% require no weekends.
Obran Cooperative holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 13 active listings.
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 for Home Health with Hiring Bonus at Obran Cooperative a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,297 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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