Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$90k-$100k
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
SportsMed is fortunate to be one of the fastest growing multidisciplinary practices in New Jersey. The services we offer our patients are: Chiropractic, Physical Therapy, Occupational Hand Therapy, & Acupuncture. We treat a diverse variety of patients that includes sports-related injuries, weekend warriors, post-surgical, elderly, desk workers, and much more.
The Occupational Therapist organizes and conducts occupational therapy programs to facilitate rehabilitation. This person directs patient participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance. The Occupational Therapist facilitates the learning of those skills and functions essential for adaptation and productivity, in order to diminish or correct pathology.
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What Sets Us Apart
Individualized Mentorship: One-on-one guidance tailored to your experience level, from new graduate support to advanced clinical skill development. Direct support to build your confidence, refine your skills, and advance your career.
- Team Collaboration: Work alongside a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient care
- In-House CEU Opportunities: Ongoing educational sessions, clinical workshops, and growth development
- Career Growth: Opportunities for leadership, new site development, and specialization in hand therapy
- Great Place to Work Certified: SportsMed Physical Therapy is Great Place to Work certified again in 2026!
Responsibilities
- Treat a variety of hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder injuries and post-op
- Perform initial evaluations, establish recovery goals, and develop plans of care based on findings
- Document all evaluations and treatments
- Educate patients and appropriate parties on evaluations and treatment plans
- Maintain effective communication with patients, SportsMed providers, and other team members.
Requirements
- New Jersey Occupational Therapy License
- New Grads and Experienced Occupational Therapists are Welcome!
- Computer Literacy
- Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Benefits
- Signing Bonus up to $5,000
- Medical Coverage
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Coverage
- Life Insurance
- Guaranteed Disability Insurance
- 401k with 4-8% Match based on tenure
- Vacation time, sick days, and paid holidays
- Excellent growth and professional development opportunities
- Rain program for paycheck advances
- Salary Range: $90,000 - $100,000 per year
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$90,000 - $100,000 a year
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Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at SportsMed Physical Therapy a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,783 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In New Jersey, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (81 salary observations; 123 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (2,458 salary observations; 7,281 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 49 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 69% have no call, 69% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$95k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $87k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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