Occupational Therapist (OT) - PRN

Occupational TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$50-$60/hr

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Job Description

Our Company

Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation

Overview

  • Occupational Therapist (OT) PRN
  • Home & Community Neuro Rehabilitation | Tacoma, WA

Make an Impact Where Life Happens

Rehab Without Walls is seeking a PRN Occupational Therapist to join our Home & Community team in Tacoma, Washington. This flexible opportunity allows you to provide one on one therapy in real world settings, helping individuals with neurological and complex conditions regain independence and confidence in their daily lives.

Why Join Rehab Without Walls?

  • Flexible PRN schedule that fits your lifestyle
  • One on one patient focused care
  • Paid for all your time, including drive time at your clinical rate plus mileage reimbursement
  • Clinical autonomy and flexibility
  • Home and community based treatment approach
  • Collaborative interdisciplinary team support
  • Continuing education and professional development opportunities
  • A national leader in neuro rehabilitation serving 21 states and growing since 1995

What Makes Our Program Different?

  • Help patients improve daily living skills, cognitive functioning, safety, and community participation in real world environments
  • Deliver therapy where meaningful progress happens, at home and in the community
  • Build strong patient relationships through individualized, functional treatment plans
  • Make a lasting impact on independence, confidence, and quality of life

If you're looking for flexibility, meaningful one on one care, and the opportunity to help patients achieve their goals while being compensated for all of your clinical time, we'd love to connect.

Apply today and join Rehab Without Walls in Tacoma, WA.

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 $50.00 - $60.00 / Hour

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationTreatment PlanningTreatment Plan ReassessmentDischarge EvaluationPatient and Family EducationInterdisciplinary CollaborationCare CoordinationNeurological RehabilitationCommunicationFunctional Treatment Planning

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Washington, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$113k (248 salary observations; 582 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,263 salary observations; 28,727 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 Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$114k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $107k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Washington?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$104k–$125kOccupational Therapy median $125k (middle half $111k–$130k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Washington vs national$113k median in Washington$97k nationally (+16%)248 state / 5,263 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$107k in purchasing powerWashington index 107.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Washington223 active8,932 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 48% no call · 70% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedWashington occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 12% offer loan repayment260 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,211 in the last 30 days1,611 the 30 days before (+99%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.4% 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.

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$114k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$8k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top contract/1099 Occupational Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

22 jobs
6
<$115k
3
$115k-130k
6
$130k-145k
6
$145k-160k
1
$163k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

27 jobs
401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
67% this job
Sign-on bonus
26%
Loan repayment
19%
Relocation assistance
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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US Physical Therapy · Selden, New York

$65-$90/hr
#2

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$80-$90/hr
#3

Occupational Therapist, OT

$70-$80/hr
#4

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$65-$75/hr
+ 38 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 9,068 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation

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

Benefits & Perks

Flexible PRN schedule
Paid for all clinical time including drive time
Mileage reimbursement
Continuing education and professional development opportunities

Living in Tacoma

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$483k
Typical market rent
$1,773/mo
Residents’ average commute
29 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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