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BAYADA Home Health Care
Lebanon, Missouri

New Grad Occupational Therapist, Full Time, Home Health

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

New Grad Opportunity!!

$15,000.00 Retention Bonus Available

Reduce stress and burnout! Provide clinical care where patients want to be – in the comfort of their own home.

  • Why you’ll love what you do at Integrity Home Care + Hospice:
  • Experience true work/life balance with flexible full-time, part-time, and per diem schedules
  • Perform 1:1 direct care in client homes
  • Hands-on training supplemented with virtual learning
  • 24/7 clinical support as part of a larger interdisciplinary care team
  • Advance your career with clinical and business leadership tracks

We are recruiting for a compassionate Home Health Occupational Therapist to reliably serve patients in the Lebanon, MO and surrounding area. This is a Full-Time position.

$15K Retention Bonus Is for Full Time Only

What You’ll Do

Make home visits to clients in designated geographic territories.

Perform thorough evaluations of patients’ functional status, including muscle function, endurance, visual coordination, written and verbal communication skills, and ADL and IADL performance.

Assess cognitive, psychological, and motor aspects of performance and develop individualized intervention plans to achieve favorable outcomes.

  • Evaluate home environment for hazards or barriers to more independent living.
  • Identify equipment needs and environmental adaptations resulting in enhanced outcomes for clients.

Continually assess and revise the occupational therapy care plan, and participate with nursing in the multidisciplinary care plan, as appropriate.

Educate and instruct patients, family members, or other patient representatives, in rehabilitative care and activities necessary to promote the client's health, safety and independent living.

Accurately document observations, interventions, and evaluations pertaining to patient care management and services provided, utilizing a state-of-the-art touch pad tablet.

What You Should Have

  • A current Missouri Occupational Therapist license.
  • Prior home care experience preferred, but not required
  • Graduation from an occupational therapy program accredited jointly by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation of the AMA and the AOTA, as indicated by school transcript or diploma.
  • Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and problem-solving skills.
  • Solid computer skills; prior experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Previous home health care experience welcomed, but not required. We will train you!

Ability to travel locally to cases as assigned

Benefits May Include

  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Paid time off
  • Weekly pay and direct deposit
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Continued education, training, and tuition reimbursement

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.

BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers.

All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.

Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

Key Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive functional evaluations and develop individualized intervention plans for patients in their homes. Educate patients and families on rehabilitative care while documenting all services using a tablet.

Requirements

Must hold a current Missouri Occupational Therapist license and have graduated from an accredited occupational therapy program. Ability to travel locally and work independently is required, while prior home care experience is preferred.

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationIntervention PlanningADL and IADL Performance AssessmentHome Environment EvaluationPatient EducationClinical DocumentationTime Management

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 44% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Missouri?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 10% in occupational therapyranked against 9,043 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedOccupational Therapy median $93k (middle half $85k–$104k)212 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Missouri188 active9,039 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 44% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$15k sign-onMissouri occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 11% offer loan repayment194 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,212 in the last 30 days1,658 the 30 days before (+94%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+3.8% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (9,043 Occupational Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates New Grad Occupational Therapist, Full Time, Home Health at BAYADA Home Health Care a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,043 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

33 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

28 jobs · 26 employers
4
<$95k
11
$95k-115k
3
$115k-135k
7
$135k-155k
3
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs · 26 employers
401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
37% this job
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Occupational Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,043 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About BAYADA Home Health Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

$15,000 Retention Bonus
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Mileage Reimbursement
Paid Time Off
Weekly Pay

Living in Lebanon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$227k
Typical market rent
$981/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

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