Occupational Therapist with Sign-on Bonus
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
Key Skills
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).
| 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 | $80k–$95k | Occupational 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 power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Illinois | 301 active | 8,923 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 12% remote · 36% no call · 50% no weekends42 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $5k sign-on | Illinois occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 13% offer loan repayment358 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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