Occupational Therapist with Sign-on Bonus
Listed compensation
$90k-$100k
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Job Description
- Job Location: Rochester - Rochester, MN 55901
- Position Type: Full Time
- Salary Range: $43.27 - $48.08Salary
- Job Shift: Day
Occupational Therapist (OT) - Home Health Serving patients across Rochester and the surrounding areas Full - Time Help Patients Get Back to Their Lives Occupational therapy is about the moments that make up a life: getting dressed independently, cooking a favorite meal, returning to the routines and roles that matter.
In home health, you work in the exact environment where those goals happen, so your interventions are practical from day one. And here's our promise to you: when you come to work with us, we go to work with you. As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, you'll never feel alone in this.
You'll have a team behind you, a local owner who knows your name, and a system built to support you, so therapy can feel like therapy again. This is what real support looks like: an office that answers the phone, has your back, and celebrates the difference you make every single day.
Why Interim HealthCare At Interim HealthCare Great Lakes Health Partners, we create an environment where therapists can do their best work. Our model prioritizes clinician support, flexibility, professional judgment, and personalized patient care.
What That Means for You Competitive pay: $90,000 - $100,000/year $7,000 Sign-on Bonus Potential to bonus EACH pay period!
A local team that knows you by name and recognizes your work Work-life balance with scheduling flexibility Deeper patient relationships from admission through discharge Training and growth with mentorship, online training, continuing education opportunities, and tuition discount programs Health, Vision, Dental, mileage reimbursement and paid time off 401(k) up to 4% with immediate vestment to you
What You'll Do
As a Home Health OT, you will help patients participate more safely and independently in daily life: Evaluate functional status, daily living performance, home safety, and equipment needs Help develop the plan of care with meaningful, patient-centered goals Select and teach task-oriented therapeutic activities that restore physical and sensory-integrative function Teach compensatory techniques that improve safety and independence in daily activities Recommend, fabricate, and fit adaptive devices as appropriate Reassess at each visit, adjust interventions, and obtain revised orders when indicated Educate patients and caregivers, supervise occupational therapy assistants as assigned, and document on time What You Bring Graduate of an Occupational therapy program with a current Minnesota OT license Home health experience preferred but not required Current CPR certification Valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation Strong clinical judgment, creativity, communication, organization, and documentation skills Why Work for Interim HealthCare Great Lakes Health Partners?
We are a locally owned business backed by the strength of Interim HealthCare, the nation's first home care company, founded in 1966. As a Home Health Occupational Therapist, you will have the autonomy to make therapy practical, the support to do it well, and a team that recognizes the difference you make.
If you want to make therapy meaningful in a patient's everyday life as an Occupational Therapist, with a team behind you, we would love to connect. Apply today and experience a better way to practice occupational therapy with Interim HealthCare.
Interim HealthCare is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.:
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist will evaluate patient functional status and develop patient-centered care plans to restore independence in daily activities. They will also provide therapeutic interventions, educate caregivers, and document patient progress throughout the home health care process.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an occupational therapy program and hold a current Minnesota OT license. A valid driver's license, auto insurance, and CPR certification are also required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Certifications
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Minnesota, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (134 salary observations; 503 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,263 salary observations; 28,727 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$95k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $96k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.2 / 10 · above average in occupational therapy | ranked against 9,068 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $90k–$100k | Occupational Therapy median $88k (middle half $83k–$101k)321 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Minnesota vs national | $92k median in Minnesota | $97k nationally (−5%)134 state / 5,263 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$96k in purchasing power | Minnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Minnesota | 169 active | 8,925 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 13% remote · 38% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Minnesota occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 20% offer loan repayment207 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,211 in the last 30 days | 1,611 the 30 days before (+99%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +4.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist with Sign-on Bonus at Interim HealthCare - Great Lakes Health Partners a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,068 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.
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