Occupational Therapist - Pediatric - Murrieta (Contract)
Listed compensation
$291K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Dependable Nursing is looking for a skilled and compassionate Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT) to provide in-home services to young pediatric patient in Murrieta. This independent contractor role offers flexible scheduling and the opportunity to make a direct impact in a child’s development and daily life.
Responsibilities
- Deliver in-home occupational therapy focused on sensory, fine motor, and developmental milestones
- Create and implement individualized care plans
- Educate family members on home-based support strategies
- Maintain clear documentation and communication with the care team
- Details
- Visits: 2x per week (schedule is flexible)
- Employment Type: Independent Contractor
- Mileage reimbursement: Not included
Requirements
- Current CA Occupational Therapy License
- BLS
- Pediatric experience
- Reliable, independent, and passionate about helping children thrive
- Reliable transportation
- Feeding and Swallow experience highly preferred
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist - Pediatric - Murrieta (Contract) at Dependable Nursing a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Pediatrics (Occupational Therapy) — ranked against 639 active Pediatrics (Occupational Therapy) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Pediatrics — Occupational Therapist Career Context
In California, the Pediatrics weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$100k (26 salary observations; 72 listings), vs ~$91k nationally (343 salary observations; 1,464 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-03-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 40% have no call, 65% require no weekends.
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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).
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Living in Murrieta
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $603k
- Typical market rent
- $2,672/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 37 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 106.4
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.