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Recruitingbypaycor
Poughkeepsie, New York

Occupational Therapist - FT Sign-on Bonus!

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$98K

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Occupational Therapist - Full Time

The Lutheran Care Center at Poughkeepsie is currently seeking a full time Occupational Therapist to join our team. Come and find out why the Lutheran Care Center has the reputation for excellence we have maintained for over 25 years! Competitive pay, along with medical, dental, vision, 3 weeks’ vacation, 10 holidays, 4 personal days, 12 sick days, tuition reimbursement, and a 403(b) for eligible employees.

RATE: $47.30/hour

$5000 Sign-on Bonus for Full Time Occupational Therapist!

Job Summary

Manage the professional components of Occupational Therapy evaluations and treatments.

  • Assess and evaluate residents and establish goals and plans.
  • Re-evaluate goals and treatment plans in accordance with New York State code.
  • Document required medical record progress notes per NYS code.
  • Insure a physician orders treatments.
  • Makes recommendation to Director and/or Physician on resident response to treatment.
  • Provide input as a member of the Comprehensive Care Planning Team.
  • Make assignments and supervise the Occupational Therapy Assistant and Occupational Therapy Aide.
  • Familiar with facility policy and procedure.
  • Attend mandatory in-services and provide Occupational Therapy in-services as needed.
  • Assume department tasks as required including transportation, general housekeeping, sanitation, and cleaning of equipment as assigned.
  • Inputs data into computer.
  • Make rounds of all building on a regular basis to determine safety of the residents’ environment.
  • Regularly monitor wheelchairs, geriatric chairs and adaptive devices.
  • Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited school in Occupational Therapy.
  • New York State license and current registration required.
  • Excellent clinical skills; comprehensive understanding of the issues surrounding long term care.
  • Previous experience in Occupational Therapy preferred.

Lutheran Care Center is a 160-bed nonprofit nursing and rehabilitation facility located in the heart of the Hudson Valley, and the care of our residents always comes first. Lutheran Care Center is a subsidiary of The Lutheran Care Network.

  • Join our team and make a difference in the lives of others!
  • For the health and safety of our residents, our facility requires all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, MMR, and PPD.
  • EOE

Key Responsibilities

Manage professional occupational therapy evaluations and treatments while establishing goals and plans for residents. Supervise occupational therapy assistants and aides while documenting progress notes in accordance with state codes.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentTreatment planningMedical documentationPatient evaluationSupervisionSafety monitoring

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In New York, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (410 salary observations; 881 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,672 salary observations; 25,638 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 New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 42 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 40% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Recruitingbypaycor holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 6 active listings.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist - FT Sign-on Bonus! at Recruitingbypaycor a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,356 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

28 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 15 employers

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$105k-120k
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1
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs · 15 employers

401k / retirement match
93% this job
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
37% this job
Loan repayment
22%
PSLF eligible
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Among the best 10% of Occupational Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,356 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Benefits & Perks

$5,000 Sign-On Bonus
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
3 Weeks Vacation
10 Holidays
4 Personal Days
12 Sick Days