Occupational Therapist
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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
Key Skills
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).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Occupational 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 living | California index 110.7 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in California | 919 active | 9,061 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 4% remote · 32% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California 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 |
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