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Stern At Home Therapy
Manhattan, New York

Occupational Therapist - Mobile Outpatient - Manhattan

Occupational TherapistContract

Listed compensation

$92k-$110k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Occupational Therapist (OT)

Stern at Home Therapy is hiring Full-Time, Part-Time, and PRN Occupational Therapists (OTs) to provide one-on-one care to patients throughout Manhattan.

We currently have cases available on both the East Side and West Side, allowing therapists to build a caseload in the parts of Manhattan that best fit their schedule and commute.

This is an excellent opportunity for Occupational Therapists looking for flexible scheduling, strong earning potential, clinical autonomy, and individualized patient care without the double-booking and traditional productivity quotas common in other therapy settings.

What You'll Do

As an Occupational Therapist with Stern, you'll evaluate and treat a primarily geriatric patient population in their homes while developing individualized plans of care focused on improving independence, safety, and quality of life.

Our administrative team supports referrals, scheduling, authorizations, and patient coordination so you can focus on delivering excellent patient care.

Responsibilities Include

  • Perform occupational therapy evaluations and develop individualized plans of care.
  • Provide one-on-one occupational therapy treatments in patients' homes.
  • Help patients improve independence with activities of daily living.
  • Address strength, range of motion, coordination, cognition, safety, and functional performance.
  • Provide therapeutic activities and exercises based on each patient's individual goals.
  • Recommend adaptive equipment and home modifications when appropriate.
  • Educate patients and caregivers on adaptive strategies, exercises, and safety.
  • Monitor patient progress and modify treatment plans as clinically appropriate.
  • Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation.
  • Communicate with physicians, caregivers, families, and interdisciplinary care team members.

Compensation

Full-Time – Minimum 16 Patients:

W-2 Salary Option

  • $92,000–$110,000 annually.
  • Salary may increase based on patient volume.

W-2 Tiered Per-Visit Option

  • $55–$70 per follow-up visit.
  • $75 per 4-unit evaluation.
  • Your per-visit rate increases as your monthly patient volume grows.
  • 1099 Tiered Per-Visit Option:
  • $70–$80 per follow-up visit.
  • $85 per evaluation.
  • Annual earning potential up to $145,000.
  • Your per-visit rate increases as your monthly patient volume grows.

Part-Time – Minimum 10 Patients

Part-Time W-2

  • $65 per follow-up visit.
  • $75 per 4-unit evaluation.

Part-Time 1099

$72 per follow-up visit.

$85 per evaluation.

Part-time compensation is paid at a fixed per-visit rate and does not use a tiered volume model.

PRN 1099 – Minimum 5 Patients

  • $72 per follow-up visit.
  • $85 per evaluation.
  • PRN positions are 1099 independent contractor roles only.

Full-Time W-2 Benefits

  • Health insurance and/or medical stipend.
  • 401(k) with annual match – starts at 1.5% and can increase up to 7%.
  • Paid Time Off – 2 weeks after 6 months and a third week after 9 months.
  • 5 paid holidays – effective immediately, with flexibility to choose which five days you use.
  • Student loan repayment assistance – eligible at the end of your first year, starting at $125 per month.
  • $500 annual CEU stipend.
  • $125 quarterly wellness stipend after your second business quarter.
  • OMNY card commuter benefit for full-time NYC therapists, helping cover subway and local bus transportation while traveling between patients.
  • Equipment provided.
  • Childcare assistance program in development.

Part-Time W-2 Benefits

  • Health insurance and/or medical stipend based on eligibility.
  • 401(k) with annual match.
  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • CEU support.
  • Quarterly wellness stipend.
  • Prorated commuter assistance based on patient volume.
  • Equipment provided.

Why Join Stern?

  • Cases available on both the East and West Sides of Manhattan.
  • Build a geographically concentrated caseload.
  • Full-Time, Part-Time, and PRN opportunities.
  • Flexible scheduling.
  • One-on-one patient care.
  • Full clinical autonomy.
  • No double-booking.
  • No traditional clinic productivity quotas.
  • Dedicated administrative support.
  • Referral, scheduling, authorization, and patient coordination support.
  • Stern Scheduling Assurance Plan.
  • Fast onboarding.
  • Shadowing available.
  • Equipment provided for W-2 clinicians.

Qualifications

  • Active and registered New York State Occupational Therapist license required.
  • Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
  • Strong clinical, communication, documentation, and time-management skills.
  • Ability to work independently in a home-based environment.
  • Home health or geriatric experience preferred but not required.

Apply Today

If you're an Occupational Therapist looking for a Full-Time, Part-Time, or PRN opportunity in Manhattan with the flexibility to see patients on the East Side, West Side, or both, we'd love to hear from you.

Yale Smith

Director of Talent Acquisition & Recruiting

Stern at Home Therapy ysmith@sternathometherapy.com

845-879-2467

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate and treat primarily geriatric patients in their homes, developing individualized care plans and providing one-on-one therapy to improve independence, safety, and quality of life. Recommend adaptive equipment and home modifications, educate patients and caregivers, monitor progress, document care, and coordinate with physicians and interdisciplinary team members.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationIndividualized Care PlanningTherapeutic ExerciseAdaptive Equipment RecommendationsHome SafetyCognitive AssessmentPatient And Caregiver EducationProgress MonitoringInterdisciplinary Communication

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In New York, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (332 salary observations; 943 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,279 salary observations; 29,546 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 New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$101k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $94k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in New York?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$92k–$110kOccupational Therapy median $116k (middle half $84k–$135k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
New York vs national$95k median in New York$97k nationally (−3%)332 state / 5,279 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$94k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in New York359 active9,040 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 7% remote · 36% no call · 58% no weekends45 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentNew York occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 6% state a sign-on bonus (median $6k) · 7% offer loan repayment401 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,268 in the last 30 days1,702 the 30 days before (+92%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Stern At Home Therapysilver tier, 74/100Top Employers work-life index36 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 40% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,995 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Stern At Home Therapy

Hospitals and Health Care
Pomona, New York
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health insurance and/or medical stipend
401(k) with annual match (1.5% to 7%)
Paid Time Off (2 weeks after 6 months, 3rd week after 9 months)
5 paid holidays
Student loan repayment assistance ($125/month after first year)
$500 annual CEU stipend
$125 quarterly wellness stipend
OMNY card commuter benefit

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$875k≈ 9.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,089/mo≈ 53% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

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

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.