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Occupational Therapist

Rochester, New York•Part-time
$40 - $62 hourly
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About the Job
Occupational Therapist (OT) – Home Health & Assisted Living | Rochester & Fairport, NY | Part-Time

Stern at Home Therapy is hiring a part-time Occupational Therapist (OT) to provide one-on-one care across two established assisted living facilities in Rochester and Fairport, NY, while also treating community-based home health patients throughout the surrounding area.

This hybrid role offers the consistency of facility-based patients combined with the flexibility and autonomy of home health, allowing you to build a diverse caseload while treating one patient at a time.

What You'll Do:
As an Occupational Therapist with Stern at Home Therapy, you will evaluate and treat a primarily geriatric patient population across two assisted living facilities and in patients’ homes throughout the Rochester area.

Responsibilities include:
  • Perform occupational therapy evaluations and develop individualized plans of care.
  • Provide one-on-one occupational therapy treatments in assisted living facilities and patients’ homes.
  • Help patients improve independence, safety, upper-extremity function, mobility, and activities of daily living.
  • Manage individualized treatment plans with clinical autonomy.
  • Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation.
  • Communicate with patients, families, physicians, facility staff, and members of the clinical team.
  • Coordinate with our administrative team regarding scheduling, patient care, and logistics.
  • Manage your caseload across both facility and community settings.

Compensation:
Part-Time W-2:
  • $40-$55 per follow-up visit.
  • $65 per 4-unit evaluation.

Part-Time 1099:
  • $50-$62 per follow-up visit.
  • $75 per 4-unit evaluation visit

Benefits:
Eligible part-time W-2 employees may receive:
  • Medical wellness stipend.
  • Commuter stipend.
  • Quarterly wellness stipend.
  • 401(k) annual match.
  • Student loan repayment assistance.
  • CEU support.
  • Equipment provided.

Why Join Stern at Home Therapy?
  • Established caseload across two assisted living facilities in Rochester and Fairport, plus community home health patients.
  • One-on-one patient care with no double-booking or productivity quotas.
  • Flexible part-time scheduling.
  • Full clinical autonomy over evaluations and treatment plans.
  • Dedicated administrative support for scheduling and patient coordination.
  • Stern Scheduling Assurance Plan with cancellation protection pay for up to two qualifying cancellations per month.
  • Fast onboarding, with most clinicians beginning to see patients within two weeks.
  • Shadowing available for Occupational Therapists who are newer to home health.

Qualifications:
  • Active Occupational Therapist license in New York required.
  • Reliable transportation required.
  • Strong clinical, communication, and time-management skills.
  • Ability to work independently in assisted living and home health settings.
  • Home health or assisted living experience is preferred but not required.

Apply Today:
If you’re a licensed Occupational Therapist looking for a flexible part-time opportunity that combines established assisted living patients with community home health visits, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply through this job posting or contact:

Yale Smith
Director of Talent Acquisition & Recruiting
Stern at Home Therapy
ysmith@sternathometherapy.com
845-879-2467
About Stern At Home Therapy
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About Us
At Stern at Home Therapy, we believe great care starts with taking care of the people who provide it. Our mission is simple: deliver exceptional therapy in the place patients feel safest, home. But we can't do that without building an environment where our therapists feel supported, valued, and empowered to do their best work.

For Our Therapists
You're not just staff here; you're the driving force behind our vision. That's why we invest heavily in the tools, mentorship, and resources you need to grow, whether you're just starting or leading a specialty practice. We celebrate wins, encourage professional development, and make sure you have what you need to focus on what matters most: your patients.

For Our Patients
Every therapy plan we build is custom, because no two recoveries look the same. We focus on real comfort and real progress, not one-size-fits-all treatment.

For Our Partners
Our medical associates and partner organizations count on us for financial reliability and consistent, dependable care delivery. That stability is part of what makes Stern a place people want to build a career.

Our Story
Stern at Home Therapy didn't start with a business plan. It started with listening. In our early years, our founders built outpatient services for seniors, and quickly learned that the biggest barrier to good care wasn't quality. It was getting there. Patients were skipping appointments simply because the commute was too hard.
So we brought care home instead. What began as a solution to a scheduling problem became a movement rooted in genuine relationships, the kind where you become a trusted name in someone's family, not just a provider on a schedule.

Years later, that same philosophy drives everything we do. We've grown, but we haven't forgotten why we started: because convenience and connection shouldn't be trade-offs in healthcare, and neither should having a job you actually love.
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