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Occupational Therapist-PRN

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Job Description

Join the excitement of a dynamic company committed to providing exceptional neurological rehabilitation. Collage Home and Community Rehabilitation Partners is a growing organization dedicated to excellence, honesty, and ethics in our treatment of our clients and each other. We provide treatment for traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, CVAs, and other neuro or complex ortho diagnoses in the most functional setting there is - a person's own home and community.

We are looking for experienced Occupational Therapists who want to provide truly patient-centered care in Tustin, CA and surrounding areas - with PRN positions available. Our interdisciplinary teams create integrated treatment plans that are practiced in patients' homes and communities.

Our therapists are creative in their approach and incorporate a variety of activities to ignite interest while addressing functional goals. This evidence-based approach results in durable outcomes.

Why Work Here?

Clinicians are backed by therapy-led leadership committed to Building Futures for our patients and staff.

Collage Home and Community Rehabilitation Partners creates new paths forward after a neurological injury. We provide intensive, individualized services working one on one with our patients, building their skills in their own homes and communities. Patients are accepted anywhere on the continuum from severe brain injury to job readiness. Our experienced teams step up to the challenge of building a program that is just right for our patient's specific issues.

Areas of responsibility include but are not limited to:

Evaluation and treatment of impairments including upper extremity function, ADLs and IADLs, visual and perceptual skills, cognitive needs, adaptive equipment needs, assistive technology needs.

Qualifications

  • Completion of Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy and state licensure is required; professional certification/Master's degree in Occupational Therapy is preferred
  • Experience in the treatment of neurologically related disorders is strongly preferred
  • Excellent planning, organization, writing and time management skills are required
  • Ability to communicate with families, professionals, and co-workers is a must

Collage Rehabilitation Partners is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will evaluate and treat patients with neurological and complex orthopedic conditions within their homes and communities. They will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement integrated, patient-centered treatment plans.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Traumatic brain injury treatmentSpinal cord injury treatmentUpper extremity function assessmentCognitive needs assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationDocumentationEvidence-based practice

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$118k (768 salary observations; 2,201 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,405 salary observations; 28,087 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; 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)). 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in California?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedOccupational Therapy median $140k (middle half $104k–$140k)24 comparable listings, Nov 2026
California vs national$118k median in California$97k nationally (+22%)768 state / 5,405 national salary observations
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in California893 active8,976 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 34% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Occupational Therapist listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 5% offer loan repayment945 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,122 in the last 30 days1,573 the 30 days before (+98%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 39 employers
13
<$115k
10
$115k-130k
17
$130k-145k
7
$145k-160k
3
$160k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

44 jobs · 39 employers
401k / retirement match
89%
CME allowance
45%
Sign-on bonus
39%
Relocation assistance
16%
Loan repayment
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Hand Therapist II, Ambulatory

Sutter Health · Yuba City, California

$122k-$171k
#2

Occupational Therapist (2548) - Department of Public Health - (EXEMPT)

City and County of San Francis · San Francisco, California, United States

$57.4625-$80.925/hr
#3

Occupational Therapist (Home Health)

$130k-$160k
#4

Occupational Therapist - Occupational Therapy

$48.79-$75.74/hr
+ 48 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 8,973 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Tustin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.12M
Typical market rent
$3,229/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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