Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ
Listed compensation
Compensation $100K–$125K
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ
$100K–$125K + $10K Sign-On Bonus | Up to $12K Annual Bonus | Full Benefits
We are seeking a Occupational Therapist to join our established multidisciplinary practice in Matawan, NJ. This is an excellent opportunity for a OT who enjoys orthopedic and sports medicine and wants to work alongside an experienced team of healthcare providers.
For more than 26 years, our practice has provided comprehensive outpatient care with a collaborative team of physical therapists, physicians, occupational therapists.
What You'll Do
- Evaluate and treat orthopedic and sports medicine patients
- Develop individualized treatment and rehabilitation plans
- Help patients improve strength, mobility, function, and return to activity
- Provide therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, and appropriate modalities
- Educate patients on home exercise and injury prevention
- Track patient progress and adjust treatment plans as needed
- Collaborate with our multidisciplinary clinical team
Schedule
Full-Time | 40 hours/week (Mon-Friday)
Compensation
- $100,000–$125,000/year + Up to $12,000 additional annual bonus
- $10,000 sign-on bonus
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental & vision insurance
- 401(k)
- 80 hours PTO
- CEU reimbursement
- Professional development opportunities
Please send your resume
HCRC Staffing
Key Responsibilities
The occupational therapist will evaluate and treat patients in an outpatient orthopedic and sports medicine setting. They are responsible for developing individualized rehabilitation plans and collaborating with a multidisciplinary clinical team.
Requirements
The role is open to entry-level candidates interested in orthopedic and sports medicine. Applicants must be prepared to work in a full-time, on-site clinical environment.
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ at Healthcare Recruitment Counselors a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,050 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Occupational Therapist Career Context
Healthcare Recruitment Counselors holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 178 active listings.
Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$140k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $129k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends
Living in Matawan
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $656k≈ 4.7× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,635/mo≈ 23% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 33 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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