Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist (OT) – Home Health | Jersey City, NJ | Part-Time

Stern at Home Therapy is hiring a Part-Time Occupational Therapist (OT) to provide individualized, one-on-one care to patients throughout Jersey City, NJ, and surrounding communities.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Occupational Therapist seeking a consistent part-time caseload, flexible scheduling, and strong clinical autonomy. Our administrative team helps coordinate referrals, scheduling, authorizations, and patient logistics so you can focus on providing high-quality care.

With a minimum commitment of 10 patients, therapists can build a geographically concentrated caseload around their availability.

As an Occupational Therapist with Stern at Home Therapy, you'll evaluate and treat a primarily geriatric patient population in their homes, helping patients maintain or regain independence with daily activities and functional tasks.

• Perform occupational therapy evaluations and develop individualized plans of care.
• Provide one-on-one occupational therapy treatments in patients' homes.
• Help patients improve independence with activities of daily living.
• Address upper-extremity strength, range of motion, coordination, cognition, balance, safety, and functional performance.
• Provide therapeutic activities and exercises based on each patient's individual needs and goals.
• Recommend adaptive equipment, assistive devices, and home modifications when appropriate.
• Educate patients and caregivers on adaptive strategies, exercises, and safety.
• Monitor patient progress and modify treatment plans as clinically appropriate.
• Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Communicate with physicians, caregivers, families, and interdisciplinary care team members.

• $65 per follow-up visit.
• $75 per 4-unit evaluation.
• Fixed per-visit compensation with no tiered volume model.

• $72 per follow-up visit.
• $85 per evaluation.
• Fixed per-visit compensation with no tiered volume model.

• Health insurance and/or medical stipend based on eligibility.
• 401(k) with annual employer match.
• Student loan repayment assistance.
• Continuing education support.
• Prorated commuter stipend based on patient volume, up to $175 per month for clinicians seeing 10 patients.
• Equipment provided.

1099 contractors are not eligible for W-2 employee benefits.

• Minimum commitment of 10 patients.
• Flexible part-time scheduling.
• Ability to build a geographically concentrated Jersey City caseload.
• One-on-one patient care.
• Full clinical autonomy.
• No double-booking.
• No traditional clinic productivity quotas.
• Dedicated administrative support.
• Assistance with referrals, scheduling, authorizations, and patient coordination.
• Stern Scheduling Assurance Plan.
• Equipment provided for W-2 clinicians.
• Fast onboarding.
• Shadowing available.

• Active Occupational Therapist license in New Jersey required.
• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program.
• Reliable transportation required.
• Strong clinical, communication, documentation, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently in a home-based environment.
• Home health or geriatric experience preferred but not required.

Yale Smith
Director of Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
Stern at Home Therapy