Per Diem Occupational Therapist, Acute Care - UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CAPer Diem$73.82–92.93/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
UCLA West Valley Medical Center seeks a licensed per diem Occupational Therapist for its Rehabilitation Services team, working every other Sunday in an acute care hospital setting. The role provides age-appropriate services across acute care and burn unit environments, with a focus on direct patient care and flexibility to rotate across clinical areas. Acute care experience is preferred.
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Description
UCLA West Valley Medical Center is seeking a licensed Per diem Occupational Therapist to join our Rehabilitation Services team to work every other Sunday in an acute care hospital setting. This role supports patients throughout the hospital and offers the opportunity to work within a respected academic health system while making a meaningful impact on patient recovery and independence.
Position Overview
The Occupational Therapist provides age-appropriate occupational therapy services to patients with a wide range of diagnoses in an acute care and burn unit environment. This position is primarily focused on direct patient care and requires flexibility to rotate across clinical areas as needed.
Key Responsibilities
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Evaluate and treat adult and geriatric patients with complex medical and surgical conditions
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Develop, implement, and update individualized occupational therapy treatment plans
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Provide skilled therapy interventions to improve functional performance and patient independence
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Accurately complete all required clinical documentation in a timely manner
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Collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary care teams
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Educate patients and families on treatment plans, progress, and functional goals
Salary: $73.82 - $92.93 per hour. May convert to a career.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
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Current California Occupational Therapist license
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Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program
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BLS certification (American Heart Association or American Red Cross)
Preferred Qualifications
- Acute care experience preferred
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$73.82–92.93/hr
- California median$59–70/hr249 hourly ranges
- US median$47–58/hr1,890 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $83.38/hr, is 29% above the California median midpoint ($65/hr) — in the top quarter 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
- FeldCare Connects82 open
- Genesis Healthcare72 open
- Sutter Health51 open
- Experience
- Occupational Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (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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