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Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Rancho Cordova, California

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$104K–$154K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1967, Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael, California.

Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology.

Additionally, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Occupational Therapist, you will provide essential in-home occupational therapy services under physician's orders. Your role involves evaluating home safety, assessing functional needs, and implementing tailored treatment to promote independence.

Every day you will evaluate home safety, assess functional needs of physically disabled patients, then develop, plan, and implement individualized occupational therapy treatment procedures.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate strong assessment, treatment planning, and implementation skills for in-home care. Excellent communication for patient education and a commitment to promoting independence and safety are essential.

  • Meets the discipline-specific productivity standard.
  • Demonstrates competence in care of patients during field observation by the clinical supervisor.
  • Completes and submits documentation following established guidelines as measured by a designated evaluation tool.
  • Physician orders are present and written correctly.
  • Documents follow up of identified problems.
  • Reviews and documents clinical progress toward goals.
  • We are offering a $5,000 Sign on Bonus to new hires who meet the eligibility requirements.
  • Job Requirements

Required

  • Completed an accredited Occupational Therapy degree program and be board eligible and able to obtain CA OT license within 6 months or have already obtained a CA OT License.
  • Previous experience as an Occupational Therapist or Occupational Therapist student/ intern.
  • Occupational Therapist: CA (OT: CA) within 6 - months
  • Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS-CPR) upon hire
  • Driver's License: CA (AUTO: CA) upon hire
  • Auto Insurance (AUTO-INS) upon hire

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will provide in-home therapy services by evaluating patient functional needs and home safety. They are responsible for developing and implementing individualized treatment plans to promote patient independence.

Requirements

Candidates must have completed an accredited Occupational Therapy degree program and hold or be eligible for a California OT license. The role requires a valid driver's license, auto insurance, and BLS-CPR certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Home safety evaluationFunctional needs assessmentClinical progress tracking

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (421 salary observations; 1,121 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (2,981 salary observations; 13,210 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 ~$129k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $116k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 48 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% have no call, 69% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 18 employers

7
<$105k
10
$105k-120k
4
$120k-135k
6
$135k-150k
1
$160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs · 18 employers

401k / retirement match
92%
CME allowance
58%
Sign-on bonus
54% this job
Loan repayment
23% this job
Relocation assistance
15%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist (Home Health)

21st Century Home Health Services · Citrus Heights, California

$130k-$160k
#2

Occupational Therapist

Welbe Health · Elk Grove, California

$117k-$148k
#3

Acute Care Occupational Therapist

$96k-$141k
#4

Occupational Therapist

$96k-$141k
+ 26 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 9,448 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Rancho Cordova

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$478k
Typical market rent
$2,422/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.7
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 · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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