Occupational Therapist
Listed compensation
$79K - $90K
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
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Job Description
Occupational Therapist: Make More Than a Living—Make a Difference!
Join TRU Healthcare and Claim Up to a $8,000 Hiring Bonus!
Are you an Occupational Therapist ready to step into a role that values your expertise and desire for a fulfilling career? At TRU Healthcare (formerly HealthStar Home Health), we're not just a healthcare provider; we are a community rooted in our core values of servant leadership, empathy, altruism, and integrity. We're looking for someone who believes that making a difference matters. If that sounds like you, we'd love to meet you!
Making a Difference for Our Patients
At TRU Healthcare, we reach beyond traditional care settings to touch the lives of those in our community. Our commitment is to serve the underserved and ensure healthcare access for all, especially those overlooked by the traditional system. In our team, caring extends from each other to every client we serve, fostering an environment where empathy and altruism thrive.
Making a Difference for You
Recognized as one of Star Tribune's 2023 Top Places to Work, TRU Healthcare is dedicated to nurturing a workplace where respect, appreciation, and teamwork are part of every day. We offer industry-leading compensation and benefits, championing your well-being and professional growth with a work culture that is as collaborative as it is enjoyable.
Your Impactful Role as an Occupational Therapist
In your pivotal hybrid role based out of our Arden Hills office, you will:
- Manage and Schedule Visits: Enjoy the independence of managing your patient visits, traveling within the community to provide personalized, one-on-one OT services in patients’ homes. This role allows you to make deep connections with patients, ensuring they receive the utmost care and attention.
- Provide COTA Collaboration and Supervision: Partnership in caring for our patients in the community working directly with our wonderful COTA.
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration: As a vital part of our interdisciplinary team, your leadership will enhance our collaborative, supportive environment, ensuring the highest well-being and care standards for our patients, working closely with RNs, PTs, STs and social workers.
- Provide Education: Educate patients and their loved ones on exercises, adaptive techniques, and equipment needed to keep them healthy and safe in their home
Why You'll Love This Position
- Flexible Scheduling: Embrace a Monday through Friday schedule that supports a significant work-life balance, keeping your evenings and weekends free.
- Community Impact: Make a tangible difference in the lives of individuals and families in our community, focusing on those who need it most.
- Supportive Team Environment: Join a family of professionals that genuinely supports and cares for each other, driven by a mission to serve.
- New Program Implementation: Implement new Cognitive Clarity program to residential and assisted living homes, helping caregivers better understand where their loved one is in their dementia progression.
What You'll Need to Excel
- Licensure: A valid Minnesota OT license.
- Passion for Patient Care: A heartfelt desire to engage directly with patients in their homes, driven by a commitment to positively impact their lives.
Benefits That Make a Difference
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Includes Medical, HRA, Dental, and 401K.
- Generous Time Off: Enjoy paid holidays and a top-tier PTO plan.
- Travel Reimbursement: Mileage reimbursement for travel between visits.
- Productivity Bonuses for going above and beyond
- This position is 32 hours/week, giving you the work/life balance and flexibility of one day off a week
At TRU Healthcare, we do more than care for our community; we create a space where you can truly shine. Don't just earn a living - Make a Difference. Apply today and discover how your dedication to care can enrich your life and the lives of others. Join us and claim your chance at an $8,000 hiring bonus!
Key Responsibilities
The Occupational Therapist will manage and schedule patient visits, providing personalized, one-on-one OT services in patients' homes while collaborating with COTAs and the interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities also include educating patients and loved ones on necessary exercises, adaptive techniques, and equipment for safety and health.
Requirements
Candidates must possess a valid Minnesota OT license and demonstrate a heartfelt passion for direct patient care with a commitment to positively impacting patients' lives. This role involves implementing a new Cognitive Clarity program in residential and assisted living homes.
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Minnesota, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (179 salary observations; 447 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,588 salary observations; 25,229 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 Minnesota is 98.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $86k in an average-cost state. 63.4% of Minnesota clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 44 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 41% have no call, 61% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at TRU HEALTHCARE 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 9,285 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, flexible scheduling.
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