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Monterey, California

Occupational Therapist - Ohana

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$54.16-$72.43/hr

The week · per this posting · Tuesday – Friday

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Position Summary

Under the leadership of the Assistant Director of Rehabilitation Services, the Occupational Therapist is responsible and accountable for providing occupational therapy services to children, adolescents and their families, carrying out interventions to help improve behavioral health and functioning.

Duties include patient evaluation, assessment, treatment planning, individual and group intervention implementation, and discharge transition support.

The Occupational Therapist will assist in program development within the Ohana Clinical Team across multiple service levels, and may provide educational presentations to families, staff, interns, and community members/services.

Important dimensions of this position consist of quality of care, professional commitment, teamwork, interpersonal skills, safety, good public/customer relations and a broad clinical knowledge. The Occupational Therapist is expected to meet department productivity standards.

Experience

Must have previous exposure and/or knowledge of children/adolescents mental health treatment within OT, with preference in utilizing sensory processing, social-emotional learning, and/or executive functioning within therapeutic interventions. Previous experience with CBT and DBT integration preferred.

Education

Accredited program graduation as necessary to obtain a CA occupational therapy licensure through NBCOT. Preference for additional training within sensory integration, executive functioning and/or social skills preferred. Must pass orientation and initial competency assessment prior to independent assignment of patients requiring the applicable skill and must complete and pass all annual competencies.

Licensure/Certifications

Must be licensed by the Occupational Therapy Board of California Certification through NBCOT and maintain active status. American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS is required. Assault crisis de-escalation training is required and must be completed within the first 6 months of hire. Will complete and maintain mandatory 5150 training by Monterey County.

Live Scan fingerprint clearance required by the Department of Healthcare Services is a job requirement.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Assigned Work Hours

  • Full Time
  • 10-hour days, Tues-Fri

Position Type: Regular

Pay Range (Based on Years of Applicable Experience)

  • $54.16 to
  • $72.43
  • The hours employees work determine when a shift differential is paid.
  • Hourly Evening Shift Differential: $3.87 Hourly Night Shift Differential: $5.81

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist provides therapeutic services to children and adolescents, including patient evaluation, treatment planning, and group intervention implementation. They also assist in program development and provide educational presentations to families and staff.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an accredited occupational therapy degree and maintain active licensure by the Occupational Therapy Board of California and NBCOT. Additional requirements include BLS certification, crisis de-escalation training, and the ability to pass a Live Scan fingerprint clearance.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical documentation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (906 salary observations; 1,986 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (6,515 salary observations; 24,954 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$132k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $119k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 44 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 20 employers

13
<$110k
4
$110k-125k
5
$125k-140k
3
$140k-155k
2
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
96%
Sign-on bonus
52%
CME allowance
48%
Loan repayment
20%
Relocation assistance
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Hand Therapist II, Ambulatory

Sutter Health · Yuba City, California

$122k-$171k
#2

Occupational Therapist (Home Health)

21st Century Home Health Services · Galt, California

$130k-$160k
#3

Occupational Therapist

$96k-$141k
#4

Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ

$140k
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,430 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Monterey

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.24M
Typical market rent
$2,714/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
109.0
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Salinas, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Montage Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Monterey, California
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Evening Shift Differential: $3.87/hour
Night Shift Differential: $5.81/hour