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Lakeland, Florida

Occupational Therapist Home Health

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$85k-$118k

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Job Description

Become a Part of Our Caring Community

As a therapist at CenterWell Home Health, reporting to the Home Health Branch Administration, you'll play a vital role in helping patients regain strength, mobility and independence—all from the comfort of their homes. By delivering personalized care that focuses on rehabilitation and functional improvement, you'll empower individuals to overcome physical limitations, perform everyday activities with confidence and enjoy a better quality of life.

As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, you will:

Assess/screen patient's daily living/work-related skills and develop therapeutic retraining programs with measurable objectives. Administer and interpret diagnostic and prognostic tests of function to patients in their homes or other settings to assist the physician in evaluating the patient's level of function.

Confer with the patient's physician and other health care team members and participate in development/revision of the Plan of Care Treatment.

Provide therapeutic treatment and instruction to patients in accordance with physician orders to improve/restore strength, coordination, range-of-motion and function or teach compensation measures.

Review/expand the retraining programs in a manner consistent with the behavioral goals of each patient and within the guidelines of the rehabilitation program as a whole.

Consult with other vocational team members, as appropriate, to develop and implement vocationally oriented plans consistent with the needs and capabilities of patients.

Report patient status and progress to the physician, rehabilitation staff, Clinical Manager, patient and family members.

Participate in care coordination and discharge planning activities and act as a resource to other health care personnel in meeting patient's needs.

Design community reintegration activities to assist the client in the physical reconditioning effort, and/or the psychological adjustment and coordinate the plan with members of the interdisciplinary team.

Recommend and/or design special adaptive equipment for clients to improve residence or working environments or improve their participation in the rehabilitation program and/or community.

Design/train staff and family members to carry out the retraining program including dressing, feeding, grooming and hygiene skills, participate in team and family educational meetings.

Supervise, instruct and evaluate Occupational Therapy Assistant and Home Health Aide performance in implementing occupational therapy services.

Accurately and thoroughly document patients' care observations, interventions and evaluation on the day services are rendered. Ensure that interim (verbal) orders received from the physician are accurately documented and implemented. Submit evaluation, treatment plans and discharge summary to the supervisor and care management staff.

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

Current and unrestricted OT licensure

Current CPR Certification

Valid driver's license, auto insurance and reliable transportation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Minimum six months of occupational therapy experience
  • Home Health experience
  • Pay Per Visit/Unit Rate $54.00 - $76.00

Additional Information

TB Statement

This role is considered patient facing and is part of Humana's Tuberculosis (TB) screening program. If selected for this role, you will be required to be screened for TB.

Driving Statement

This role is part of Humana's driver safety program and therefore requires an individual to have a valid state driver's license and are expected to maintain personal vehicle liability insurance. Individual must carry vehicle insurance in accordance with their residing state minimum required limits, or $25,000 bodily injury per person/$25,000 bodily injury per event /$10,000 for property damage or whichever is higher.

Florida Background Screening Requirements: Notice for candidates applying to this position from a Florida work location, including Florida home-based work location. This position is subject to Florida Level 2 background screening through the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. For information about the screening process and requirements, visit: info.flclearinghouse.com.

  • Scheduled Weekly Hours
  • 40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$85,400 - $117,500 per year

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work.

Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

About Us

About CenterWell Home Health

CenterWell Home Health specializes in personalized, comprehensive home care for patients managing a chronic condition or recovering from injury, illness, surgery or hospitalization. Our care teams include nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, home health aides, and medical social workers – all working together to help patients rehabilitate, recover and regain their independence so they can live healthier and happier lives.

About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized.

As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients.

CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Learn more about what we offer at CenterWell.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.

This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will assess patient needs and develop personalized rehabilitation programs to improve strength, mobility, and independence within the home setting. They will also coordinate care with physicians and interdisciplinary teams while supervising home health aides and documenting patient progress.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current and unrestricted Occupational Therapy license and possess a valid driver's license with reliable transportation. A minimum of six months of occupational therapy experience is preferred, along with current CPR certification.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient assessmentRehabilitation planningAdaptive equipment designPatient educationClinical documentationHome health careInterdisciplinary team collaborationRange-of-motion therapySupervisionDiagnostic testing

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Florida, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (250 salary observations; 1,529 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,767 salary observations; 25,985 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 Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$101k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $98k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Florida?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Florida vs national$96k median in Florida$97k nationally (−1%)250 state / 6,767 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$98k in purchasing powerFlorida index 103.4 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Florida622 active9,289 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Occupational Therapy pay trend+1.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$101k midpoint, that is roughly $4k–$7k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution

26 jobs · 14 employers
11
<$100k
12
$100k-110k
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$110k-120k
1
$130k
2
$140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

25 jobs · 14 employers
401k / retirement match
88% this job
Sign-on bonus
52%
CME allowance
48%
Loan repayment
24%
PSLF eligible
8%

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,265 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Center Well

Hospitals and Health Care
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Company and personal holidays
Paid parental and caregiver leave
Short-term and long-term disability
Life insurance

Living in Lakeland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$302k≈ 3.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,687/mo≈ 24% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.