Occupational Therapist - Per Diem
Listed compensation
$57.74-$83.72/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
About Us
Occupational Therapy is based on performing the meaningful activities of daily life. Therapists work to enable or enhance the ability of infants, children, or people of any age to complete the tasks that are pertinent to their life stage to the best of their ability. OT's help infants and children gain abilities in fine motor, feeding, visual-motor, sensory-motor, self-care, and overall developmental skills.
Occupational Therapy here at Valley Children’s Healthcare provides services in all inpatient areas throughout the hospital including Rehab, PICU and NICU, in addition to our Outpatient Clinic. Our OT's also offer support to several specialty clinics including, High Risk Infant Follow-up Clinic, Rheumatology Clinic, Neuromuscular Clinic, Hypertonicity Clinic, Comprehensive Hand Clinic, and Rehab Follow-up Clinic.
Our highly trained occupational therapists evaluate and treat a variety of diagnoses that may include: upper extremity/hand injuries, prematurity, feeding dysfunction, traumatic brain injury, Down Syndrome and other genetic diagnoses, Cerebral Palsy and other neurological disorders, developmental delay, autism, and sensory-motor disorders.
Job Summary
This position is accountable for the assessment, treatment, and management of patients with motor, sensory, perceptual, and/or cognitive impairments affecting functional independence and active participation in daily living.
Qualifications
Education
- College Degree - 4 year In Occupational Therapy (required)
- Masters Degree (required)
- Doctorate (preferred)
Licenses and Certifications
OTR - Occupational Therapist Registered - NBCOT - National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy If license-eligible, can be hired under a "limited permit" per California OT Board requirements (required)
BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required)
OTR - Occupational Therapist Registered - NBCOT - National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (preferred)
Work Experience
Minimum 18 months Pediatric experience. (preferred)
Skills and Abilities
Bilingual Skills Desirable
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Compensation Range
$57.74 - $83.72
Workshift
Varied (United States of America)
Position Exempt
No
FTE %
0
Scheduled Weekly Hours
0
Daily Hours
- 8
- Have Questions?
- Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at recruiting@valleychildrens.org
- Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.
Key Responsibilities
The occupational therapist is responsible for the assessment, treatment, and management of patients with motor, sensory, perceptual, or cognitive impairments. They provide services across various hospital inpatient areas and specialty clinics to enhance functional independence in daily living.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$116k (606 salary observations; 1,842 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (4,384 salary observations; 23,944 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)), so the posted ~$147k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $133k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 16% are remote, 32% have no call, 56% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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