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Methodist Hospital Sacramento
Sacramento, California

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1973, Dignity Health - Methodist Hospital is a 158-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Sacramento, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology.

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

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: Are completed according to department protocol.
  • 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

Job Requirements

Required

  • Occupational Therapist (OT) CA, within six (6) months.
  • Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association.

Preferred

  • 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 intern.

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 are responsible for collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and maintaining thorough documentation of patient progress.

Requirements

Candidates must hold or be eligible for a California Occupational Therapist license and possess Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association. Completion of an accredited Occupational Therapy degree program is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

BLSBoard Certification

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningOrthopedic CareNeurological CareSensory IntegrationInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient Evaluation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (718 salary observations; 2,120 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,096 salary observations; 27,028 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)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedOccupational Therapy median $104k (middle half $99k–$109k)24 comparable listings, Oct 2026
California vs national$116k median in California$97k nationally (+20%)718 state / 5,096 national salary observations
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in California919 active9,061 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 4% remote · 32% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Occupational Therapist listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment970 active listings, Oct 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+2.2% 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.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 37 employers
13
<$110k
9
$110k-125k
17
$125k-140k
6
$140k-155k
5
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

45 jobs · 37 employers
401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
51%
Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
16%
Relocation assistance
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Hand Therapist II, Ambulatory

Sutter Health · Yuba City, California

$122k-$171k
#2

Occupational Therapist (2548) - Department of Public Health - (EXEMPT)

City and County of San Francis · San Francisco, California, United States

$57.4625-$80.925/hr
#3

Occupational Therapist (Home Health)

$130k-$160k
#4

Occupational Therapist - Occupational Therapy

$48.79-$75.74/hr
+ 48 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 9,128 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Methodist Hospital Sacramento

Hospitals and Health Care
Rancho Cordova, CA
51-200 employees

Living in Sacramento

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$452k
Typical market rent
$2,045/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
106.7
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 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.