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Providia Home Care
Fort Myers, Florida

Occupational Therapist (OT) Home Health - PRN

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Job Description

Occupational Therapist (OT) Home Health - PRN

Preferred Care Home Health is seeking a PRN Occupational Therapist to join our Therapy team and provide quality, patient-centered care in the home setting.

What You’LL Do

  • Evaluate patients’ functional abilities, including daily living and working skills
  • Develop individualized treatment plans with measurable goals
  • Provide occupational therapy services in accordance with physician orders and the plan of care
  • Help patients improve strength, coordination, range of motion, and independence
  • Educate patients and families on therapy programs and adaptive equipment
  • Communicate with physicians and members of the clinical team
  • Complete timely and accurate documentation
  • Participate in case conferences and other required agency activities
  • Supervise OTAs as applicable

What We’RE Looking For

  • Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program
  • Current, active Florida OT license
  • Minimum of 1 year of OT experience
  • Home health experience preferred
  • Strong clinical, communication, documentation, and organizational skills
  • Ability to work independently and manage a community-based caseload
  • Compassionate and patient-focused approach to care

PRN Opportunity

  • Flexible PRN scheduling
  • Community-based home health visits
  • Supportive clinical and therapy leadership
  • Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives

Join Preferred Care Home Health and become part of a team committed to providing compassionate care and better outcomes.

Apply today!

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will evaluate patients' functional abilities and develop individualized treatment plans to improve independence in a home setting. They will also provide therapy services, educate families, and maintain accurate clinical documentation while communicating with the healthcare team.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Occupational Therapy program and hold a current, active Florida OT license. A minimum of 1 year of experience is required, with preference given to those with a background in home health.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningHome health carePatient educationCase managementSupervision of OTAs

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Florida, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (51 salary observations; 298 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (1,465 salary observations; 5,277 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 50% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

45 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution41 jobs · 35 employers

19
<$115k
7
$115k-130k
6
$130k-145k
7
$145k-160k
2
$160k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 35 employers

401k / retirement match
89%
CME allowance
58%
Sign-on bonus
28%
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist - Therapy in the Home

tmc · Jacksonville, Florida

$52-$80/hr
#2

Occupational Therapist

Amedisys · Hayward, California

$129k–$160k
#3

Occupational Therapist - Flexible In-Home Outpatient Therapy

$52-$75/hr
#4

Occupational Therapist

$68-$75/hr
+ 43 more · ranked by pay

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 Fort Myers

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$341k
Typical market rent
$1,745/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Providia Home Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Fort Myers, Florida
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible PRN scheduling
Community-based home health visits
Supportive clinical and therapy leadership