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Stern At Home Therapy
Buffalo, New York

Occupational Therapist - Buffalo - Mobile Outpatient

Occupational TherapistContract

Listed compensation

$50–$55/visit (W–2); $62/visit (1099)

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Job Description

Occupational Therapist (OT) – Home Health | North Buffalo & Cheektowaga, NY | Part-Time

Stern at Home Therapy is hiring a Part-Time Occupational Therapist (OT) to provide individualized, one-on-one care to patients throughout North Buffalo, Cheektowaga, and surrounding communities.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Occupational Therapist looking for a consistent part-time caseload with flexible scheduling and strong clinical autonomy.

With a minimum commitment of 10 patients, therapists can build a geographically concentrated caseload across the North Buffalo and Cheektowaga area while receiving dedicated administrative support for referrals, scheduling, authorizations, and patient coordination.

What You'll Do

As an Occupational Therapist with Stern at Home Therapy, you'll evaluate and treat a primarily geriatric patient population in their homes, helping patients improve or maintain independence with daily activities and functional tasks.

Responsibilities Include

  • Perform occupational therapy evaluations and develop individualized plans of care.
  • Provide one-on-one occupational therapy treatments in patients' homes.
  • Help patients improve independence with activities of daily living.
  • Address upper-extremity strength, range of motion, coordination, cognition, safety, and overall functional performance.
  • Provide therapeutic activities and exercises based on individual patient goals.
  • Recommend adaptive equipment, assistive devices, and home modifications when appropriate.
  • Educate patients and caregivers on adaptive strategies, exercises, and safety.
  • Monitor patient progress and modify treatment plans as clinically appropriate.
  • Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation.
  • Communicate with physicians, caregivers, families, and interdisciplinary care team members.

Compensation

  • Part-Time – Minimum 10 Patients.
  • Part-Time W-2.
  • $50-$55 per follow-up visit.
  • $65 per 4-unit evaluation.
  • Fixed per-visit compensation with no tiered volume model.

Part-Time 1099

  • $62 per follow-up visit.
  • $75 per evaluation.
  • Fixed per-visit compensation with no tiered volume model.
  • Part-Time W-2 Benefits
  • Health insurance and/or medical stipend based on eligibility.
  • 401(k) with annual employer match.
  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • Continuing education support.
  • Prorated commuter stipend based on patient volume, up to $175 per month for clinicians seeing 10 patients.
  • Equipment provided.

1099 independent contractors are not eligible for W-2 employee benefits.

Why Join Stern?

  • Minimum commitment of 10 patients.
  • Flexible part-time scheduling.
  • Cases available throughout North Buffalo and Cheektowaga.
  • Build a geographically concentrated caseload.
  • One-on-one patient care.
  • Full clinical autonomy.
  • No double-booking.
  • No traditional clinic productivity quotas.
  • Dedicated administrative support.
  • Referral, scheduling, authorization, and patient coordination support.
  • Stern Scheduling Assurance Plan.
  • Equipment provided for W-2 clinicians.
  • Fast onboarding.
  • Shadowing available.

Qualifications

  • Active Occupational Therapist license in New York required.
  • Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
  • Reliable transportation required.
  • Strong clinical, communication, documentation, and time-management skills.
  • Ability to work independently in a home-based environment.
  • Home health or geriatric experience preferred but not required.

Apply Today

If you're a licensed Occupational Therapist looking for a flexible Part-Time opportunity in North Buffalo and Cheektowaga, NY, we'd love to hear from you.

Yale Smith

Director of Talent Acquisition & Recruiting

Stern at Home Therapy ysmith@sternathometherapy.com

845-879-2467

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will evaluate and treat geriatric patients in their homes to improve independence with daily functional tasks. Responsibilities include developing individualized care plans, providing therapeutic treatments, and coordinating with the interdisciplinary care team.

Key Skills

Geriatric carePatient evaluationTreatment planningUpper-extremity rehabilitationRange of motion exercisesCognitive therapyAdaptive equipment recommendationHome safety assessmentInterdisciplinary collaboration

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In New York, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (74 salary observations; 169 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (2,086 salary observations; 8,254 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 45 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 9% are remote, 44% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

44 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution23 jobs

6
<$120k
5
$120k-140k
6
$140k-160k
4
$160k-180k
2
$180k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks28 jobs

401k / retirement match
93% this job
CME allowance
57% this job
Loan repayment
29% this job
PSLF eligible
18%
Sign-on bonus
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.2
Better work-life than 40% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,123 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Buffalo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k
Typical market rent
$1,425/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.8
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Stern At Home Therapy

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11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance and/or medical stipend
401(k) with annual employer match
Student loan repayment assistance
Continuing education support
Prorated commuter stipend up to $175/month
Equipment provided
Flexible part-time scheduling
Full clinical autonomy