Lead Occupational Therapist

13 days ago
United States$58 - $65/sessionFull TimePediatrics
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join KidsCare Home Health as a Lead Occupational Therapist – Pediatric Home Health in United States. Overview KidsCare Home Health is an ethical, therapist owned and operated home health company. We are seeking to immediately hire a Lead Occupational Therapist KidsCare provides therapy services to children with special needs in the comfort of their own homes.

Key Responsibilities

  • The Lead Occupational Therapist will evaluate, organize, and conduct medically prescribed occupational therapy for pediatric patients within the home health setting.
  • They will direct the patient and the caregiver in selected tasks to restore, reinforce and/or enhance performance.
  • As a lead this position will assist the Clinical Manager in overseeing, directing, and developing other Occupational Therapists.
  • Essential Duties and Responsibilities Provide leadership and oversite to team members through the performance of routine site visits.

Requirements

  • third to two
  • thirds of time in standing, walking, reaching sitting kneeling, and crawling activities. Over two
  • 65 per session and is based on skill set and experience. We offer a full

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $58 - $65/session
  • 401(k) with employer match.

Work Schedule

  • Flexible schedule.
  • Flexible scheduling available.

Apply to join KidsCare Home Health as a Lead Occupational Therapist – Pediatric Home Health.

Key Skills

Occupational TherapyPediatricsHome HealthClinical ManagementPatient EvaluationTreatment PlanningCaregiver TrainingDischarge PlanningInterdisciplinary CoordinationRecord KeepingPublic SpeakingCritical ThinkingOrganizationComputer SkillsTeam LeadershipQAPI Participation
HealthcareManagement & LeadershipSocial Servicesvia Icims

Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Lead Occupational Therapist at KidsCare Home Health a 5.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as moderate. This places the position in the average range of all Pediatrics psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Pediatrics — Psychologist Career Context

This Pediatrics position at KidsCare Home Health is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Nationally, Pediatrics professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $245k, with the typical range spanning $190k to $320k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($58k–$58k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics, Home Health, Clinical Management, Patient Evaluation, Treatment Planning, Caregiver Training, Discharge Planning. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Pediatrics role.

Core responsibilities: The Lead Occupational Therapist evaluates, organizes, and conducts medically prescribed occupational therapy for pediatric patients in home health settings, directing patients and caregivers in tasks to enhance performance. This lead role also assists the Clinical Manager in overseeing, directing, a...

Benefits package: Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, 401k, Professional Development Funds. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Pediatrics psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About KidsCare Home Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Dallas, Texas
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Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Time Off
401k
Professional Development Funds
5.5

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

13d ago

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