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Sage Group
Saint Charles, Missouri

Occupational Therapist (OT) LTC in St Charles, MO with $2480 Weekly Gross

Occupational TherapistNo weekendsContract

Listed compensation

$125k-$129k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Sage Group HealthCare Staffing is seeking LTC OT for a travel/contract position in St Charles, MO. We are accepting both local and travelers candidates.

Position Details

  • Position Name: Occupational Therapist (OT) LTC
  • Location: Saint Charles, Missouri
  • Specialty: OT, LTC
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Employment Type: Full-time, Travel, Contract, Temporary
  • Contract Length: 13 weeks
  • Pay Rate: $2400 to $2480 Weekly Gross pay based on a 40-hr work week (Includes Non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)
  • Unit: LTC, Rehab
  • Shifts available: Days
  • Shift timings: 8 Hours; Days, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Schedule: 40 hours/week guaranteed, 5 shifts per week, Mon-Fri

Position Requirements

  • Occupational Therapist: 1-2 years - Required
  • Recent/Current LTC or Rehab OT experience: Required

Education, License and Certification Requirements

  • OT License for State applying or Compact if applicable - Required
  • BLS Certification from AHA - Required

Job Description

  • Provides all aspects of Occupational Therapy services to the assigned case load
  • Maintains timely and accurate patient records and reports
  • Supervise Assistant / Aide staff as guided by governing board.
  • Designs and fabricates splints as specified by doctors' prescriptions.
  • Designs and administers treatment programs to increase patients' (residents) levels of functioning.
  • Uses therapeutic exercises and activities to improve or maintain strength, range of motion, and fine-motor coordination.
  • All other duties within scope and practice as assigned
  • Must be willing to float to a facility nearby

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive occupational therapy services to an assigned caseload and design treatment programs to improve patient functioning. Responsibilities include fabricating splints, supervising assistant staff, and maintaining accurate patient records.

Requirements

Requires 1-2 years of experience with recent background in LTC or Rehab OT. Candidates must possess a valid state OT license and BLS certification from the AHA.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

LTC ExperienceRehab ExperienceSplint FabricationPatient Record ManagementTherapeutic ExerciseStaff Supervision

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 46% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist (OT) LTC in St Charles, MO with $2480 Weekly Gross at SAGE GROUP a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,471 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks15 jobs · 13 employers

401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
73%
CME allowance
47%
Loan repayment
33%
PSLF eligible
20%

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.5
Better work-life than 70% of Occupational Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 9,471 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends

Living in St. Charles

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$330k
Typical market rent
$1,505/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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