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Munson Healthcare
Traverse City, Michigan

Occupational Therapist I - Pediatric Rehab

Occupational TherapistNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Company Description
  • Location: 550 Munson Ave, Traverse City
  • Schedule: 30 hours weekly Monday - Friday - Hours Varies
  • Sign-On Bonus: $6,750 Sign-On Bonus (Terms and Conditions Apply)
  • More Than Just Care, It’s Community

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material.

To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.

Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.

Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.

Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

Job Description

A Day in the Life

You will accurately administer appropriate evaluation tools based on diagnoses and age of each patient served. You will then develop a treatment plan for each patient that reflects results of the evaluation and makes recommendations for treatment.

Along with providing quality treatment to our patients, you will keep medical records up to date, complete and in accordance with department and hospital guidelines for patients served.

You will be part of a great team! You will work closely in department and interdepartmental efforts to improve process and clinical treatment.

Keeps medical records up to date, complete and in accordance with department and hospital guidelines for patients served.

  • Meets productivity standards of the department.
  • Is accurate and timely in charging for therapy services provided per department process.
  • Participates in department and interdepartmental efforts to improve process and clinical treatment.

Qualifications

What’s Required

  • Graduate from an Occupational Therapy program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association.
  • Certification in Occupational Therapy (Current registration held by the National Board for Certification or eligibility for immediate registration)
  • Registered State of Michigan Occupational Therapist
  • Additional Information

Are you Munson Material? Apply today!

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.

Shift: Day Shift

Status: Full Time

Key Responsibilities

You will administer evaluation tools to pediatric patients and develop personalized treatment plans based on clinical results. Additionally, you will maintain accurate medical records and participate in departmental efforts to improve clinical processes.

Licensure & Certifications

Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Occupational Therapy program and hold or be eligible for National Board certification. Registration as an Occupational Therapist in the State of Michigan is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningMedical record keepingPediatric rehabilitationDocumentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist I - Pediatric Rehab at Munson Healthcare a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Pediatrics (Occupational Therapy) — ranked against 679 active Pediatrics (Occupational Therapy) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Pediatrics — Occupational Therapist Career Context

Of the 50 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 38% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

43 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution42 jobs · 35 employers

13
<$105k
10
$105k-125k
7
$125k-145k
8
$145k-165k
4
$165k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs

401k / retirement match
97%
Sign-on bonus
54% this job
CME allowance
54%
Relocation assistance
14%
Loan repayment
11%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.4
Better work-life than 80% of Pediatrics (Occupational Therapy) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 679 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Traverse City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$441k
Typical market rent
$1,888/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.4
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Traverse City, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Munson Healthcare

Hospitals and Health Care
Traverse City, MI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Tuition reimbursement
Full benefits
Paid holidays
Generous PTO
Employee discounts
Free individual retirement counseling
Free wellness platform
$6,750 Sign-On Bonus