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Fort Myers, Florida

Occupational Therapist OT Home Health

Occupational TherapistNo weekendsFull-Time

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Job Description

Empath Home Health, a member of Empath Health is seeking a compassionate Home Health OT (Occupational Therapist) to work with our Home Health team to deliver individualized care to patients in their homes in Fort Myers area (including Lehigh Acres, Labelle, and surrounding areas).

Award-Winning Home Health: Recognized as one of America's Best Home Health Providers for 2026, Empath Home Health delivers high‑quality, outcomes‑driven care trusted by patients, families, and healthcare professionals. Empath Home Health provides skilled nursing and therapy services to help patients recover and maintain independence at home, along with personal care support that assists with daily needs as part of a seamless continuum of care.

Locations: Home health visits in Lee county (including Fort Myers, Labelle, Lehigh Acres, and surrounding areas)

  • Schedule: Full-time; M-F (40 hours per week)
  • What You’ll Do
  • Perform comprehensive patient assessments, including OASIS assessments at required intervals
  • Develop, initiate, and revise individualized plans of care as patient needs evolve
  • Deliver skilled occupational therapy services and treatments as outlined in the plan of care
  • Counsel and educate patients and families on disease processes, self-care techniques, and prevention strategies
  • Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure seamless, holistic care

Why Join Empath Health?

  • Earn Competitive Pay: Your skills and contributions are recognized and rewarded.
  • Benefits & Wellness: Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement with company match, plus wellness programs to support your mind and body.
  • Industry-Leading PTO: 5+ weeks to rest, recharge, and live your Full Life.
  • Grow Your Career: CEU support, tuition reimbursement, and advancement opportunities.
  • Make a Difference: Join a mission-driven team dedicated to kindness, compassion, and Full Life Care for All.
  • What You’ll Need

Active Florida OT License

  • Minimum of 1 year experience as a licensed Occupational Therapist (OT).
  • Home health care experience strongly preferred.
  • Strong assessment, critical thinking, and patient education skills

Unified in empathy, we serve our communities through extraordinary Full Life Care for All.

Empath Health is a not-for-profit healthcare organization providing Full Life Care through a connected network of services across Florida—including hospice, home health, grief care, geriatric primary care, elder care (PACE), HIV and sexual health (EPIC), and dementia support.

Full Life Care means caring for the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—with empathy and dignity. Our care goes beyond medicine to help people feel seen, supported, and valued at every stage of life.

At Empath Health, you’ll find purpose, partnership, and possibility in a culture where compassion drives excellence and every team member helps make life’s journey more meaningful.

Empath Health is committed to complying with all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended ("ADA"), and applicable state and local laws.

It is Empath Health's policy not to discriminate against any qualified person or applicant with regard to any terms or conditions of employment on the basis of such individual's disability.

Consistent with this policy of non-discrimination, Empath Health will provide reasonable accommodations to an individual with a disability, as defined in the ADA or applicable law, who has made Empath Health aware of his/her disability, unless doing so would cause an undue hardship to Empath Health.

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Key Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized plans of care to support patient recovery at home. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to deliver skilled occupational therapy services and educate patients and families on self-care techniques.

Requirements

Requires an active Florida Occupational Therapist license and a minimum of one year of experience as a licensed OT. Home health care experience is strongly preferred along with strong assessment and critical thinking skills.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentCare planningDisease process counselingInterdisciplinary collaborationRehabilitation

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Florida, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (247 salary observations; 1,511 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,684 salary observations; 25,690 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 Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 30% have no call, 74% 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 Home Health at Empath Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,348 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 31 employers

22
<$115k
5
$115k-135k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 31 employers

401k / retirement match
88%
CME allowance
67% this job
Sign-on bonus
27%
Loan repayment
15%
Relocation assistance
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$70.76-$81.01/hr
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 60% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,348 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
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About Empath Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Clearwater, Florida
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
Retirement with company match
Wellness programs
5+ weeks PTO
CEU support
Tuition reimbursement

Living in Fort Myers

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$341k
Typical market rent
$1,745/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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