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Scarsdale, New York

Occupational Therapist - Home Health

Occupational TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$80-$90/hr

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Employment & setting
Per Diem
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Not specified
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Job description

Join Valence Care - HCS - Girling NY - Extended Home Care - A&J Staffing - A Better Life - Direct Care as a Occupational Therapist – Home Health, Per Visit in Scarsdale, NY, US.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Pay rate: $80 - $90/visit.

Work Schedule

  • Per Diem position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Valence Care - HCS - Girling NY - Extended Home Care - A&J Staffing - A Better Life - Direct Care as a Occupational Therapist – Home Health, Per Visit.

Key Responsibilities

The occupational therapist conducts home visits to assess, evaluate, and provide rehabilitative therapy services to geriatric and IDD patients. They are responsible for developing and modifying treatment plans, documenting patient progress, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to achieve clinical goals.

Requirements

Candidates must be a graduate of an approved occupational therapy school and hold a current license to practice as a Registered Occupational Therapist in New York State. A minimum of two years of institutional or home care experience is required.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Home health carePatient assessmentTreatment planningRehabilitationDocumentationGeriatric careIDD careClinical goal settingInterdisciplinary collaborationQuality assurancePatient education

Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 40 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 35% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In New York, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (215 salary observations; 355 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (4,041 salary observations; 11,909 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$177k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $164k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs

10
<$125k
6
$125k-150k
5
$150k-175k
6
$175k-200k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs

401k / retirement match
80%
CME allowance
56%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Relocation assistance
12%
Visa sponsorship
8%

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Work-life snapshot

3.0/ 10
Listing-based score

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