Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$63/hour
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern, benefits and time off.
Job Description
Per Diem - including week end coverage
62.83 per hour
Position Summary
The Occupational Therapist is responsible for evaluating and evaluating and developing treatment programs and treating patients. Responsibilities include evaluating and developing treatment plans, providing treatments, participating in peer review, collaborating with physician and care team. teaching use of adaptive equipment, timely billing and documentation, etc.
Knowledge and Skills
Must be licensed as Occupational Therapist in NYS
Graduate of an accredited OT school, BS, MS, or certification in Occupational Therapy
Minimum 2ears experience
Computer skills and experience with EMR
Team Player
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist is responsible for evaluating patients and developing personalized treatment programs. They also collaborate with the care team and provide instruction on the use of adaptive equipment.
Requirements
Candidates must be a licensed Occupational Therapist in New York State and a graduate of an accredited OT program. A minimum of two years of experience and proficiency with EMR systems are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In New York, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (271 salary observations; 820 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (4,563 salary observations; 25,028 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 New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 30% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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- On-site
- Includes weekends
Living in Rye
- Typical market rent
- $7,353/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 40 min
- State income tax
- Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.