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BAYADA Home Health Care
Toms River, New Jersey

Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$94k-$106k

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Job Description

  • Occupational Therapist (OT) – Home Health
  • New Graduates Welcome to Apply!
  • Be the Occupational Therapist you always wanted to be—at BAYADA Home Health Care.

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our Ocean County Visits team. You'll have the opportunity to provide meaningful, one-on-one care that helps adult and geriatric clients remain safe, independent, and comfortable in their own homes throughout Ocean County, NJ.

At BAYADA, we believe our clients deserve the highest quality care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability—and our clinicians deserve the support and flexibility to thrive.

Why You'll Love Home Health with BAYADA

  • Flexible schedules
  • One-on-one patient care with meaningful relationships
  • Greater autonomy and independence in your practice
  • Collaborative, multidisciplinary care team
  • Competitive compensation and mileage reimbursement
  • Strong clinical support and opportunities for professional growth

New Graduate OT Program! - Our structured orientation, dedicated clinical support, and experienced OT mentors will help you successfully transition from the classroom to independent practice

What You'll Do

As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, you'll play an integral role in helping clients maximize independence and improve their quality of life by:

  • Providing skilled home visits within designated territories.
  • Performing comprehensive evaluations of functional abilities, including ADLs, IADLs, mobility, cognition, communication, and home safety.
  • Developing individualized treatment plans to improve functional outcomes and independence.
  • Assessing home environments and recommending adaptive equipment and modifications.
  • Collaborating with nurses, therapists, physicians, and other healthcare professionals to deliver patient-centered care.
  • Educating patients, families, and caregivers on therapeutic interventions and safety strategies.
  • Accurately documenting assessments, treatments, and patient progress using electronic medical records.
  • Participating in interdisciplinary care planning to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients.

Qualifications

  • Current New Jersey Occupational Therapist (OT) license or license-eligible.
  • Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
  • New graduates strong encouraged to apply!
  • Prior home health experience preferred but not required.
  • Strong clinical, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and effectively manage time.
  • Experience with EMR documentation preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Base Pay, depending upon qualifications, status, and subject to negotiation:
  • $63.00-$68.00 per point ($93,600-$106,080 annual earning potential)
  • At BAYADA, we believe our employees are our greatest asset. We proudly offer:
  • Weekly pay and direct deposit
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits for eligible employees
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Scholarship and continuing education opportunities
  • Clinical career paths and advancement opportunities
  • One-on-one training and ongoing support
  • Employee referral bonuses
  • Recognition programs that celebrate excellence, compassion, and reliability

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.

BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers.

All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.

Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will perform comprehensive functional evaluations and develop individualized treatment plans to help clients maximize independence in their homes. They will also collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and educate patients and caregivers on therapeutic interventions and safety strategies.

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningFunctional assessmentADL assessmentIADL assessmentHome safety assessmentAdaptive equipment recommendationInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationTime managementClinical documentationGeriatric care

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In New Jersey, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (42 salary observations; 79 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (2,086 salary observations; 8,254 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 41 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 59% have no call, 71% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$100k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $92k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

22 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution22 jobs · 15 employers

9
<$105k
5
$105k-120k
2
$120k-135k
6
$135k-150k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks21 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
86% this job
CME allowance
62% this job
Sign-on bonus
48%
Loan repayment
38%
Relocation assistance
14%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#2

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#3

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,123 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Toms River

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$517k≈ 5.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,934/mo≈ 38% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
30 min
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About BAYADA Home Health Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedules
One-on-one patient care
Mileage reimbursement
Weekly pay and direct deposit
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Paid time off and holidays
401(k) with company match
Scholarship and continuing education opportunities