Senior Occupational Therapist
- BLS
How this pay compares
This posting states $52.15–$77.58 an hour. Open occupational therapist jobs in California post a median of $65 an hour, the middle half $59–$70.89, across 189 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Occupational therapists employed in California earn a median of $59.86 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab).
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About the job
Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Occupational Therapist, you will provide essential in-home occupational therapy services under physician's orders. Your role involves evaluating home safety, assessing functional needs, and implementing tailored treatment to promote independence.
Every day you will evaluate home safety, assess functional needs of physically disabled patients, then develop, plan, and implement individualized occupational therapy treatment procedures.
To be successful, you will demonstrate strong assessment, treatment planning, and implementation skills for in-home care. Excellent communication for patient education and a commitment to promoting independence and safety are essential.
- Identifies and reports patient abuse and neglect i.e.: physical assault, domestic abuse and neglect of elders and children.
- Conducts annual performance reviews as assigned by Therapy Manager/Supervisor and works to assist employees in improving job performance.
- Accurately identifies patient's functional deficits/dysfunction through interview, skilled observation and testing to evaluate the performance areas of activities of daily living, work and productive activities and play or leisure activities, as well as the performance components of sensorimotor skills, cognitive integration and psychosocial skills.
- Accurately interprets the physician's order.
- Communicates regularly with other members of the healthcare team regarding goals, progress and rehab potential.
- Works as a collaborative member of the treatment team.
- Attends any necessary and appropriate patient care meetings such as mini rounds, rehab weekly conference, discharge meetings.
Job Requirements
Required
- 4-6 years Minimum of five (5) years clinical experience
- Evidence of extensive training in a given specialty area.
- Specialty areas may include but not be limited to: neuro rehabilitation, orthopedics, pediatrics, hand rehabilitation, pain management and work hardening
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Where You'll Work
Founded in 1912, Dignity Health - St. John’s Regional Medical Center is a 265-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Oxnard, California. Serving over 85,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including emergency, heart, orthopedic, and cancer care. Additionally, St. John’s Regional Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and was named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades in 2026.
One Community. One Mission. One California
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About CommonSpirit Health
CommonSpirit Health is a Catholic, nonprofit health system based in Chicago, with about 160,000 (source: CommonSpirit Health, 2026 Annual Report (investor resources), opens in a new tab) employees, more than 130 (source: CommonSpirit Health, 2026 Annual Report (investor resources), opens in a new tab) hospitals (plus 20 (source: CommonSpirit Health, 2026 Annual Report (investor resources), opens in a new tab) run through joint ventures), and home care, senior living and other care sites in 24 (source: CommonSpirit Health, 2026 Annual Report (investor resources), opens in a new tab) states. Source: CommonSpirit Health, 2026 Annual Report (investor resources)
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