Occupational Therapist / OT

Occupational TherapistNo weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$60 - $70/hr

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Job Description

Our Company

Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation

Overview

Rehab Without Walls® Neurorehabilitation

Bring Outpatient-Level Care Into Real Life

At Rehab Without Walls®, we are redefining rehabilitation by bringing the outpatient experience directly to the individual. Our Home & Community–based care model allows patients to recover in the environments where life actually happens while giving clinicians the freedom, support, and collaboration they value most.

We are seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist for a flexible PRN, W2 role (not 1099) in San Jose, CA. This opportunity offers autonomy, professional stability, and the chance to make a meaningful, real-world impact.

Who We’re Looking For

An experienced Occupational Therapist interested in serving as a primary therapist from evaluation through discharge.

  • Availability for approximately 15–20 hours per week across 3 days, with consistent client relationships.
  • Passionate about functional, real-world rehabilitation delivered in homes and community settings.
  • Motivated to help clients transition back to meaningful daily life, including:
  • Managing and picking up their own prescriptions
  • Returning to driving
  • Transitioning back to work
  • Participating in yoga, light hiking, and community activities

A clinician who thrives with autonomy while valuing collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of OTs, PTs, SLPs, LCSWs, and other specialists.

Why Rehab Without Walls®

We don’t limit recovery to clinic walls. By bringing outpatient-level therapy to our clients, we help them practice skills where they matter most leading to stronger independence, better outcomes, and deeper therapeutic relationships.

  • And unlike 1099 roles, this position is W2 PRN, offering:
  • Organizational and clinical support
  • Payroll consistency and liability coverage
  • Access to training, leadership, and collaborative care
  • Flexibility without sacrificing stability

What You’ll Receive

  • Flexible Schedule Created by You – Built collaboratively with your clients.
  • Hourly Pay – Paid for your time, not just visits.
  • In-Person, 1:1 Therapy with indirect work completed from home (documentation & communication).
  • Continuity of Care as the Primary Therapist from evaluation to discharge.
  • Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration & Co-Treat Opportunities
  • Drive Time Paid at Your Clinical Rate + Mileage Reimbursement
  • No Weekend Shifts

Educational Program Access

  • Growth & Advancement Opportunities within an innovative care model.
  • If you’re ready to practice occupational therapy in a way that’s flexible, impactful, and truly patient-centered, we’d love to connect with you.
  • Apply today and experience Rehab Without Walls® bringing outpatient care to real life.

Responsibilities

What You Will Do

Responsibilities Listed Include But Not Limited To

Perform Evaluations and Develop Treatment Plans

Regularly re-assess effectiveness of treatment plans, attend staffing meetings and family conferences

Perform discharge evaluations, make appropriate recommendations for home and community safety, and provide referral and education resources

Communicate patient’s needs and progress to the treatment team, physician, person receiving services and family members

Communicates with other disciplines to ensure collaboration, coordination of care and enhance patient outcomes

Qualifications

  • What you will need:
  • Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from a college or university with an accredited Occupational Therapy program
  • Current, unrestricted license as an Occupational Therapist by state in which practicing
  • Current CPR Certification
  • A minimum of one year’s work experience as an Occupational Therapist
  • Demonstrates knowledge of rehabilitation techniques related to complex neurological diagnoses preferred
  • Communicates effectively and professionally in verbal and written interactions
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds
  • Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients which may involve lifting of up to 100 pounds following safety procedures
  • Duties require fine motor skills, visual acuity, and walking/ standing for extended periods

Additional physical requirements include: pushing/pulling, bending/stooping, reaching, kneeling, and positioning frequently at times

A health screen or examination may be required prior to assignment and periodically thereafter, depending on specific location policy, local and state regulations to verify employee is physically capable of performing assigned duties with or without reasonable accommodations

About Our Line of Business

Rehab Without Walls, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, is a revolutionary neurorehabilitation program that moves individuals outside the walls of institutional settings and into their natural home and community environment through a continuum of care.

It is designed to significantly help people who have primarily experienced a brain injury, spinal cord injury, or stroke/CVA through accident or illness regain functional capabilities.

By providing care in the home, community, workplace, or school, Rehab Without Walls promotes greater health through the recovery process, all with industry-leading outcomes that dramatically improve functional skills and independence for patients. For more information, please visit rehabwithoutwalls.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Salary Range

USD $60.00 - $70.00 / Hour

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningInterdisciplinary collaborationFunctional rehabilitationPatient educationNeurological diagnosisClinical assessmentDischarge planning

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$117k (923 salary observations; 2,015 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,588 salary observations; 25,229 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)). 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, 10% are remote, 32% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

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 / OT at Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,285 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

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Salary Distribution35 jobs

13
<$130k
9
$130k-150k
8
$150k-170k
5
$170k-190k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs

401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
26%
Relocation assistance
18%
Visa sponsorship
9%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.9
Among the best 10% of Occupational Therapy listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,285 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in San Jose

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.30M
Typical market rent
$3,563/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
110.4
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 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation

Hospitals and Health Care
Louisville, Kentucky
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Schedule
Drive Time Paid at Clinical Rate
Mileage Reimbursement
Educational Program Access
Growth & Advancement Opportunities