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Calumet City, Illinois

PRN Occupational Therapist (OT)

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Job Description

Job Address

100 Parkway Dr Clarksburg, WV 26301

Full Time Occupational Therapist (OT)

CommuniCare Rehab, a member of the CommuniCare Family of Companies has a FULL TIME position available for an Occupational Therapist (OT) at River Oaks Healthcare Center. Our therapists are in-house and members of the CommuniCare family. This is an exciting opportunity making a direct impact through therapy.

As a CommuniCare employee you will enjoy competitive wages and PTO plans. We offer full time employees a menu of benefit options from life and disability plans to medical, dental and vision coverage, from quality benefit carriers. We also offer 401(k) with employer match and Flexible Spending Accounts.

Qualifications

  • Must have a Bachelor’s and/or a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy from an Accredited Program.
  • Occupational Therapy License (Required)
  • Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Must demonstrate competency in therapy treatment and evaluation principles, techniques, and materials and equipment utilization.
  • Must demonstrate knowledge of state and federal accreditation.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

Evaluate, screen, and treat facility patients/residents who are in need for Occupational Therapy services.

Review medical chart and screen prior to completing evaluation to determine patients need for services and ability to benefit from skilled services.

Perform patient’s/resident’s evaluation under physician order and develop a treatment plan in accordance with patient’s needs.

Implement treatment plan through direct treatment, as well as education of treatment staff including therapists and other members of team involved in treatment plan.

  • Provide necessary supervision for Occupational Therapy Assistants.
  • Maintain professional growth and development by participating in continuing education programs and other approved learning experiences.
  • Maintain confidentiality of all medical record, facility, and rehab related information.
  • Maintain accurate billing information in accordance with facility procedures daily.
  • Attend/Lead interdisciplinary meetings as appropriate to relay clinical findings and make recommendations to other members of rehab team.
  • Comply with documentation requirements of the rehab department and facility.

Conduct staff/family training and education when appropriate by formal and informal in-services, as well as consultations.

Job Requisition

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will evaluate, screen, and treat patients while developing and implementing individualized treatment plans. They are also responsible for supervising assistants, maintaining accurate medical records, and collaborating with the interdisciplinary team.

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTreatment planningMedical chartingClinical documentationInterdisciplinary collaborationStaff supervisionRegulatory compliancePatient screening

Occupational Therapist Career Context

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, 34% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PRN Occupational Therapist (OT) at CommuniCare 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 9,448 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Salary Distribution40 jobs · 35 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks38 jobs · 35 employers

401k / retirement match
97% this job
CME allowance
66% this job
Sign-on bonus
45%
Loan repayment
18%
Relocation assistance
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,448 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Calumet City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$167k
Typical market rent
$1,572/mo
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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

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About CommuniCare Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Blue Ash, Ohio
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive wages
PTO plans
Life and disability plans
Medical, dental, vision coverage
401(k) with employer match
Flexible Spending Accounts