Occupational Therapist - Full-time in San Diego, CA

Job title from Select Medical: Occupational Therapist - Full-timeNew

Source: Select Medical job site (jobs-selectmedicalcorp.icims.com). This job is posted on the company's own site; we last checked it on Nov 4, 2026.

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California is not in the OT Compact.

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How the pay compares

This job pays USD 16.00 an hour less than the typical USD 70.00 an hour for occupational therapist jobs in California (45 jobs that list the pay).

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Job description from Select Medical

Overview

Position: Occupational Therapist (OT)

Location: San Diego, CA

Schedule: Full-time

Compensation: $44.00 to $64.00 per hour

Select Specialty Hospital is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Occupational Therapists (OT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

Why Join Us:

  • Start Strong: Extensive and thorough Occupational Therapist (OT) orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.
  • Advance Your Career: Tuition reimbursement, and continuing education opportunities.
  • Elevate Your Skills: Clinical ladder program.
  • Ease the Burden: Student debt benefit program.
  • Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
  • Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
  • Invest in Your Future: Company-matching 401(k) retirement plan, as well as life and disability protection
  • Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 nationwide committed to providing exceptional care.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment
  • Supervise certified occupational therapy assistants (OTAs), as well as OT and COTA students
  • Conduct individual patient therapy regimens
  • Monitor patients’ responses to treatment
  • Participate in continuing education seminars and in-services

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Current state licensure as an Occupational Therapist required.
  • Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.

Additional Data

Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/VeteransWe will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including but not limited to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the San Diego County Fair Chance Ordinance.

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