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La Mirada, California

Occupational Therapist (OT) - Home Health - Part-time, 8:00 AM -4:30 PM (Internal candidates only)

Occupational TherapistPart-Time

Listed compensation

$46-$75.04/hr

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Job Description

Home Health

The Occupational Therapist provides therapeutic services in accordance with physician's orders to patients having upper extremity impairment, deficits in ADL ability, diseases or disorders requiring energy conservation and diseases or disorders requiring re-education of swallowing mechanism.

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region.

The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services.

The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology.

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Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist provides therapeutic services to patients with upper extremity impairments, ADL deficits, and swallowing disorders. They perform assessments and document care in accordance with physician orders within a home health setting.

Requirements

Candidates must be licensed as an Occupational Therapist by the California Board of Occupational Therapy and hold NBCOT certification. A minimum of two years of experience, a current driver's license, and valid automobile insurance are required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentDocumentationUpper extremity impairment treatmentADL trainingEnergy conservation techniquesSwallowing mechanism re-educationSplintingWindowsMouse skillsCPR

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (916 salary observations; 2,000 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,554 salary observations; 25,097 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 ~$126k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $114k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 34% have no call, 52% require no weekends.

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

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

49 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution37 jobs · 36 employers

13
<$125k
8
$125k-145k
10
$145k-165k
4
$165k-185k
2
$185k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs

401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
53%
Sign-on bonus
31%
Relocation assistance
16%
Loan repayment
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist (OT)- South County

Home Care Providers Group · San Diego, California

$158k – $198k
#2

Occupational Therapist- Redding/Red Bluff

Home Care Providers Group · Yuba City, California

Salary Range: $95.00/…
#3

Home Care Occupational Therapist- (Morris County)

$74-$93.75/hr
#4

Home Care Occupational Therapist- 1099 (Queens)

$80-$90/hr
+ 47 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,226 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in La Mirada

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$863k
Typical market rent
$3,276/mo
Residents’ average commute
32 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
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.

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About PIH Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Whittier, CA
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Nonprofit Healthcare Network
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