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Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, California

Occupational Therapist

Physical TherapistIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$49.78-$74.05/hr

Listing transparency3 of 6 stated

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Employment & setting
Full-Time · on-site
Call expectations
Includes call
Weekends
Not specified
Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1958, Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Grass Valley, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology.

Additionally, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center.

It has been named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for three consecutive years, one of only 16 rural hospitals in the US to achieve this award.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As an Occupational Therapist, you will help patients regain independence and quality of life so they can safely perform daily activities. Every day you will assess diverse patients (orthopedic, neurological, sensory, cancer recovery, etc.), develop treatment plans, and conduct evaluations/re-evaluations.

You will be expected to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, document thoroughly, and provide positive, motivating care to a high volume of patients. To be successful in this role, you must be flexible, adaptable, exceptionally organized, and a personable, motivating team player.

Evaluations: Completed within 48 hours once evaluation has been initiated. All relevant areas are thoroughly completed. Appropriate goals are set relative to the patient's prior level of function. Treatment plan is relevant to patient's problems identified. Patient/family participates in treatment plan and in setting goals.

Provides effective and adequate treatment: Ongoing assessment of treatment effectiveness. Goals and treatment are modified as appropriate in relation to working toward goals. Selects appropriate treatment interventions

Patient/family education and training: Demonstrates a variety of teaching methods. Methods are appropriate to the level of understanding. Education is timely and need is identified with action taken to initiate training. Content is comprehensive-all aspects of care. Patient/family performance is documented.

Documentation: Completed in a timely manner according to department policy. Concise, legible, correct grammar, using medical terminology and approved abbreviations.

  • Job Requirements
  • Required
  • California Occupational Therapist
  • Basic Life Support - CPR

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will assess diverse patients to develop and implement personalized treatment plans that improve quality of life and daily functioning. They will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and provide comprehensive patient and family education to ensure effective recovery.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid California Occupational Therapist license and possess Basic Life Support (CPR) certification. The role requires strong organizational skills, the ability to work in a high-volume clinical environment, and proficiency in medical documentation.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Occupational TherapyPatient AssessmentTreatment PlanningOrthopedic CareNeurological CareSensory IntegrationInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient EducationStroke Rehabilitation

Occupational Therapy — Physical Therapist Career Context

In California, the Physical Therapist weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (993 salary observations; 3,528 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (9,970 salary observations; 52,415 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Physical Therapist listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 52% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Physical Therapist pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • On-site
  • Includes call

Living in Grass Valley

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$536k
Typical market rent
$2,156/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
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.

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