| Weekly pay | Up to $3,200 on a 40-hour week |
|---|---|
| Location | San Diego, Southern California's coastal healthcare hub |
| Schedule | Days, typically 9 AM to 5 PM, 40 hours per week (facility and schedule dependent) |
| Duration | 13 weeks |
| Settings | Skilled nursing, home health, inpatient, and outpatient |
| License | Active California OT license required (CBOT); no OT compact |
| Experience | 0 to 2+ years depending on the assignment; new grads considered for select roles |
| Call to apply | (866) 680-2920 |
San Diego is one of the largest and most active occupational therapy markets in the country, and the reasons are structural. It is a big, growing metro with a substantial older population, a deep network of hospitals, rehab facilities, and skilled nursing centers, and a strong military and veteran healthcare presence that drives steady rehabilitation demand. Add a large pediatric and school-based therapy sector and a busy outpatient and hand-therapy scene, and San Diego offers occupational therapists more variety of setting than almost anywhere in the state.
For a traveler, that means real choice and steady turnover. Whether you want inpatient rehab, skilled nursing, home health, or outpatient work, San Diego runs all of them at volume, so you are rarely far from your next assignment. And the lifestyle needs little selling: a mild coastal climate year-round, beaches, and an easygoing pace make it one of the most requested destinations in travel therapy.
We Care Staffing's current San Diego OT contracts pay up to $3,200 a week on a 40-hour schedule, above the national occupational-therapist median of about $98,340 a year per BLS data once tax-free stipends are counted. San Diego's cost of living is high, though not at Bay Area extremes, and housing is the main factor. This is where a travel package works for you: tax-free housing and meal stipends are built to offset local costs, so the smart move is to review the housing piece with your recruiter before you accept, and know your real take-home for a San Diego contract up front.
As a travel occupational therapist with We Care Staffing in San Diego, you evaluate patients and build treatment plans that restore everyday function: helping people regain independence after injury, surgery, stroke, or illness, adapting tasks and environments, and recommending assistive equipment. Days run a predictable weekday schedule, roughly 9 AM to 5 PM, 40 hours a week, across the settings we staff: skilled nursing, home health, inpatient, and outpatient. Tell your recruiter your preferred setting and experience level, since San Diego contracts range from new-grad-friendly roles to those wanting a couple of years in a specific setting.
We Care Staffing places occupational therapists across San Diego and the surrounding county: skilled nursing facilities, home-health territories, inpatient rehab units, and outpatient and hand-therapy clinics. Communities across greater San Diego are often within the same contract radius.
Submit your profile in two minutes and a We Care Staffing recruiter will follow up with current openings that fit your license, experience, and preferred setting. Prefer to talk? Call (866) 680-2920 or email careers@we-carestaffing.com.
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