Occupational Therapist -Registry/Per Diem
Listed compensation
$27-$44/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.
Job Description
Position Summary
Performs Occupational therapy evaluation, reassessment and consultation; provides plan of care, discharge planning, patient, and significant other education; renders occupational therapy services within the practice guidelines of the American Association of Occupational Therapy (AOTA) and other regulatory agencies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs Occupational Therapy evaluation, reassessment and consultation upon referral of a physician, dentist or podiatrist.
- Provides plan of care and discharge planning. Secures a physician certificate for the plan of care.
- Provides Occupational Therapy services within the practice guidelines of the AOTA, the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act and other regulatory agencies.
- Participates in discharge planning, when requested.
- Communicates with patient’s physician, nurse and case manager when necessary regarding the patient’s evaluation report, progress and discharge plan.
- Ensures patient safety, patient rights and HIPAA compliance.
Qualifications
- Current IL Occupational Therapy licensure
- BLS Certification
Key Responsibilities
Perform occupational therapy evaluations, reassessments, and consultations to provide comprehensive plans of care. Coordinate with physicians and case managers to ensure effective patient progress and safe discharge planning.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Illinois, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (258 salary observations; 920 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (4,521 salary observations; 25,570 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 30% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist -Registry/Per Diem at Humboldt Park Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,471 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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