Occupational Therapist OTR/L - Home Health
Listed compensation
$80-$85/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
At Sequoia Home Health and Hospice, we’re passionate about our work and take pride in the quality of service we provide. Our community is uniquely diverse, and it’s our aim to fulfill the unique needs of our patients through excellent individualized care.
Sequoia Home Health is growing and looking to add an Occupational Therapist to our agency. It's an exciting time to join Sequoia!
Job Description
Evaluates patient’s functional status (muscular function, endurance, visual coordination, written and verbal communication skills, self-care ability, work capacity). Evaluates home environment for hazards or barriers to more independent living. Reporting to physician and case manager of patient’s reaction to treatment or changes on condition.
For patients who plan to return to work, the occupational therapist may perform work capacity evaluation and may refer to specialized vocational training. Develops treatment program and establishes goals for improved function. Communicates plan of care to referring physician and case manager.
May teach new skills or retrain patient in once familiar daily activities that have been lost due to illness or injury. May fabricate splints and instruct in the use of various types of adaptive equipment to improve function.
Prepare and submit clinical progress summaries based on the attainment of goals and attends and participates in in-services, case conference, and patient care conferences.
Requirements
- Current Occupational Therapist license in CA
- Valid driver's license, auto insurance and dependable vehicle
Minimum 1 year experience. Home Health setting preferable.
- Strong assessment skills
- What makes us unique? We operate with the Core Values of CAPLICO in mind:
- Celebration
- Accountability
- Passion for Learning
- Love One Another
- Intelligent Risk Taking
- Customer Second
- Ownership
We’d love to meet with you if you are passionate about giving exceptional patient care and helping to make Sequoia the best home health agency in the Bay Area!
Pay Range: $80 - $85 per hour
The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist will evaluate patients' functional status and home environments to develop individualized treatment programs. They will also communicate care plans to physicians and case managers while providing retraining in daily activities and adaptive equipment usage.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (192 salary observations; 386 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (5,208 salary observations; 15,532 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 54% have no call, 78% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$172k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $155k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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