Occupational Therapist

1 month ago
Ticonderoga, New York$44.01 - $66.02/hrFull TimeOccupational Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Elderwood as a Occupational Therapist in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Occupational Therapist: Initiates skilled occupational therapy treatments in accordance with physician’s orders; maintains required contact with physician.
  • Maintains written evaluations, progress notes, MDS records and discharge summaries for individuals in occupational therapy program.
  • Confers with other health care staff regarding special needs of indviduals to enhance rehabilitation or maintenance of function.
  • Provides input for Care Planning meetings and attends during absences of the Director of Occupational Therapy.

Requirements

  • Occupational Therapist: Graduation from an approved school of occupational therapy required.
  • State license to practice occupational therapy required.
  • Two years’ experience in occupational therapy preferred.
  • Interest in occupational therapy treatment programs for the geriatric and subacute populations utilizing a team approach.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $44.01 - $66.02/hr
  • 401(k) with employer match.

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Elderwood as a Occupational Therapist.

Key Skills

Occupational TherapySkilled Therapy TreatmentsPhysician's OrdersWritten EvaluationsProgress NotesMDS RecordsDischarge SummariesCare PlanningStatistical RecordsIn-Service TrainingSupervisionDocumentationCPR/BLS CredentialCommunicationDiplomacy
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at Elderwood a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Occupational Therapy 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.

Occupational Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Occupational Therapy position at Elderwood 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.

Compensation Analysis

Elderwood lists compensation for this psychologist position at $44k to $66k annually.

This position also offers production-based compensation: $66000 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Ticonderoga, New York.

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 ($44k–$66k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Occupational Therapy, Skilled Therapy Treatments, Physician's Orders, Written Evaluations, Progress Notes, MDS Records, Discharge Summaries, Care Planning. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Occupational Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: Occupational Therapy staff members are responsible for ensuring resident well-being by providing comprehensive and quality therapy services, administering skilled treatments while maintaining the highest degree of quality care. Responsibilities include initiating treatments per physician's orders, m...

Benefits package: 401K with Employer Matching, PTO & Holiday Package, Full Suite of Health Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision, Continuing education programs. 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 Occupational Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Elderwood

Hospitals and Health Care
Buffalo, New York
2-5

Benefits & Perks

401K with Employer Matching
PTO & Holiday Package
Full Suite of Health Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
Continuing education programs
4.0

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

1mo ago

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