Occupational Therapist with Sign-on Bonus

Interim HealthCare - Great Lakes Health Partners • Rockford, IL

2d • $38 - $46 • Onsite

About The Position

Interim HealthCare Great Lakes Health Partners is hiring a full-time Home Health Occupational Therapist to serve patients across Rockford and surrounding areas. The role focuses on helping patients participate more safely and independently in daily life in their own homes. The therapist evaluates patients’ functional status, daily living performance, home safety, and equipment needs; helps develop patient-centered plans of care; delivers and adjusts interventions; and supports patients and caregivers throughout care. The position offers clinician support, scheduling flexibility, professional autonomy, mentorship, and opportunities for training and continuing education.

Requirements

• Graduate of an occupational therapy program.
• Current Illinois occupational therapist license.
• Current CPR certification.
• Valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation.
• Strong clinical judgment, creativity, communication, organization, and documentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Home health experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate functional status, daily living performance, home safety, and equipment needs.
• Help develop plans of care with meaningful, patient-centered goals.
• Select and teach task-oriented therapeutic activities to restore physical and sensory-integrative function.
• Teach compensatory techniques to improve safety and independence in daily activities.
• Recommend, fabricate, and fit adaptive devices as appropriate.
• Reassess patients at each visit, adjust interventions, and obtain revised orders when indicated.
• Educate patients and caregivers.
• Supervise occupational therapy assistants as assigned.
• Complete documentation on time.

Benefits

• $5,000 sign-on bonus.
• Potential to earn a bonus each pay period.
• Scheduling flexibility and work-life balance.
• Mentorship, online training, continuing education opportunities, and tuition discount programs.
• Health, vision, and dental benefits.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) with up to 4% and immediate vesting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time