Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$35.51-$51.43/hr

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Job Description

  • Department: Occupational Therapy
  • Schedule: Full-time days
  • Facility: Resurrection Medical Center
  • Location: 7435 W Talcott Ave, Chicago, IL 60631
  • Why Work as an Occupational Therapist at Resurrection Medical Center?

Facilitate Long-Term Functional Independence: Manage a diverse caseload in a community-based setting, focusing on upper extremity rehabilitation, post-surgical recovery, and specialized activities of daily living (ADL) retraining.

Build Meaningful Patient Relationships: Benefit from extended treatment plans that allow you to track patient progress over time and tailor interventions to their specific home and work environments.

Utilize Specialized Clinical Space: Work in a dedicated outpatient therapy clinic equipped with modern rehabilitation tools, supporting your ability to provide high-quality, evidence-based manual therapy and splinting.

Interview Process

  • Streamlined interview process with minimal steps and quick scheduling
  • Clear communication and timely feedback throughout the process
  • Fast, efficient decision‑making that respects your time

Responsibilities

Provides medically prescribed consultative and therapeutic services within scope of practice in order to restore function and prevent disability for clients or patients with musculoskeletal, neuromuscular and cardiopulmonary disorders.

Performs responsibilities in accordance with department and Hospital Policies, state, federal and regulatory requirements: Title 22 Section 70517, 70519. Functions according to professional practice as an integral member of the interdisciplinary care team.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Bachelor or Master Degree in Occupational Therapy.

2. Current state Occupational Therapy certification/license.

3. Current BCLS (AHA) certificate.

4. National Board for Certification Occupational Therapy certification, AOTA and OTAC preferred.

Pay Transparency

Resurrection Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs.

Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options.

A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $35.51 to $51.43 The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: primehealthcare.com

Employment Status: Full Time

Shift: Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Activities of daily living retrainingPatient assessmentMusculoskeletal disorder treatmentNeuromuscular disorder treatmentCardiopulmonary disorder treatment

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Illinois, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (310 salary observations; 963 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,357 salary observations; 29,628 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 ~$90k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $90k 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 score5.1 / 10 · above average in occupational therapyranked against 8,992 Occupational Therapy listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$74k–$107kOccupational Therapy median $95k (middle half $83k–$106k)674 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Illinois vs national$92k median in Illinois$97k nationally (−5%)310 state / 5,357 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$90k in purchasing powerIllinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Illinois300 active9,036 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 2% remote · 50% no call · 57% no weekends46 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIllinois occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 12% offer loan repayment356 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,267 in the last 30 days1,694 the 30 days before (+93%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (8,992 Occupational Therapy listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

25 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

25 jobs · 13 employers
6
<$95k
15
$95k-110k
0
$110k-125k
2
$125k-140k
2
$140k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

24 jobs · 13 employers
401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
46%
Sign-on bonus
29%
Loan repayment
4%
PSLF eligible
4%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 5.1
Better work-life than 50% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,992 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Resurrection Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Chicago, Illinois
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid time off
401K retirement plan
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Tuition reimbursement
Voluntary benefit options

Living in Chicago

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$354k
Typical market rent
$2,311/mo
Residents’ average commute
33 min
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.

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