Occupational Therapist with Sign-on Bonus

Occupational TherapistNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$80k-$95k

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Job Description

  • Job Location: IL ROCKFORD - ROCKFORD, IL
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Salary Range: $38.46 - $45.67Salary
  • Job Shift: Day

Occupational Therapist (OT) - Home Health Serving patients across Rockford 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: $80,000 - $95,000/year $5,000 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 Illinois 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 personalized care plans to restore physical and sensory-integrative function. They will also provide home safety assessments, teach compensatory techniques, and educate patients and caregivers to improve independence in daily activities.

Requirements

Candidates must be graduates of an occupational therapy program and hold a current Illinois OT license. A valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and current CPR certification are also required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

CPR (preferred)

Key Skills

Patient evaluationCare planningPatient educationCaregiver trainingSupervisionRehabilitationHome safety assessment

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Illinois, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (299 salary observations; 951 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 Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$88k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $88k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Illinois?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.2 / 10 · above average in occupational therapyranked against 9,068 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$80k–$95kOccupational Therapy median $87k (middle half $82k–$101k)17 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Illinois vs national$94k median in Illinois$97k nationally (−3%)299 state / 5,263 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$88k in purchasing powerIllinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Illinois301 active8,923 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 12% remote · 36% no call · 50% no weekends42 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$5k sign-onIllinois occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 13% offer loan repayment358 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,211 in the last 30 days1,611 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (9,068 Occupational Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

21 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

21 jobs · 11 employers
5
<$90k
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$90k-100k
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$100k-110k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

20 jobs · 11 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
50% this job
Sign-on bonus
25% this job
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.2
Better work-life than 70% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,068 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Interim HealthCare - Great Lakes Health Partners

Hospitals and Health Care
Greenville, SC
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Dental Insurance
Mileage Reimbursement
Paid Time Off
401(k) with 4% match
$5,000 Sign-on Bonus
Continuing Education

Living in Rockford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$192k≈ 2.4× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,227/mo≈ 18% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.2
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Rockford, IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.