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Occupational Therapist 1 or 2 - Outpatient Neuro

UCLA Health

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Compensation
$56.18–73.99/hr
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

California Occupational Therapist License, requiredBasic Life Support Certification, requiredAmerican Heart Association Or American Red Cross, required

Job overview

The Occupational Therapist provides occupational therapy care for patients with various diagnoses, including evaluation and treatment. The role may involve research, mentorship of occupational therapy students, participation in the BrainSport multidisciplinary team, rotation between clinical areas, and program development or quality improvement projects. Applicants need at least one year of experience with specified neurological conditions in adolescent and adult populations; research experience is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Occupational Therapy, nice to havePatient Evaluation, nice to havePatient Treatment, nice to haveResearch, nice to haveMentorship, nice to haveProgram Development, nice to haveQuality Improvement, nice to haveTravel to Multiple Sites, required

Qualifications

California Occupational Therapist License, requiredAccredited Occupational Therapy Program, requiredBasic Life Support Certification, requiredAmerican Heart Association or American Red Cross, required1+ Years Neurological Patient Experience, requiredResearch Experience, nice to have2+ Years Experience for OT 2, nice to have

Full job description

Description

Primary functions are to provide applicable occupational therapy care for patients with various diagnoses. Major duties include: patient evaluation, patient treatment, documentation requirements, maintains expected productivity levels (including special assignments). Applicant should have minimum 1 year experience working with patients with traumatic brain injury, concussion, epilepsy, headache and dysautonomia in both adolescent and adult populations. The primary function is patient care, unless otherwise specified. Research may be required and some experience with research is highly recommended. May provide mentorship to occupational therapy students. Applicant may also be a part of the BrainSport program which includes being a part of a multidisciplinary team along with patient care duties. May be required to rotate between clinical areas/clinics. Program development or quality improvement projects may be required.

Pay Range $56.18 - $73.99 /hour

Qualifications

  • Current and active California Occupational Therapist (OT) license

  • Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program

  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC)

  • Minimum 1 year experience working with patients with neurological diagnosis, specifically traumatic brain injury, concussion, epilepsy, headache and dysautonomia in adolescent and adult populations.

  • Research experience is preferred.

  • Ability to travel to multiple sites as needed

  • More than 2 years of experience qualifies for OT 2 title

UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,930 open Occupational Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$56.18–73.99/hr
  • California median$59–70/hr249 hourly ranges
  • US median$47–58/hr1,890 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $65.08/hr, is close to the California median midpoint ($65/hr) — in the middle half of Occupational Therapist hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 465 open Occupational Therapist jobs in California and 4,930 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Occupational Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (1,324 postings).
Education
1,854 of the 4,930 open Occupational Therapist jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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