Occupational Therapist

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Join our team as an Occupational Therapist!

Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of adults with Traumatic Brain Injuries? At NeuLife Rehabilitation of Michigan, we're more than just a workplace; we're a community committed to compassion, quality care, and supporting both our persons served and our team. If you're passionate about helping others and want to grow professionally in a supportive, best-practice environment, we want you on our team.

Why Choose Us

  • Person-Centered Care: We create custom rehabilitation plans tailored to each resident's unique goals and needs
  • Skilled, Compassionate Team: Our staff are highly trained and dedicated to delivering high-quality, meaningful care
  • Innovative, Supportive Environment: We use best practices and technology in a safe, collaborative setting to help residents thrive

Your Role: The Occupational Therapist is responsible for helping persons served improve their functional abilities, independence, and quality of life through individualized occupational therapy interventions tailored to their physical, cognitive, emotional, sensory, and daily living needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Performs occupational therapy assessments, diagnostic tests, skilled treatments, and ongoing evaluation of clients who are receiving services
  • Completes assessments in a timely manner adhering to company policy
  • Develops a treatment program and establishes goals for improved function
  • Provides assessment findings and goals to assist in developing the client care plan and obtains specific physician orders as needed
  • Documents all findings, plans, interventions, and client progress
  • Guides and instructs the client in prescribing therapeutic self-care and creative activities that are directed toward improving independence and physical and cognitive functioning
  • Advises, consults, and teaches appropriate treatment procedures and supportive activities to clients, family members, and other staff
  • Designs and/or orders appropriate adaptive/assistive devices and/or splints to promote optimal level of functioning
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Insurable driving record
  • Current CPR certification or willingness to obtain
  • Occupational Therapy registration or license as required in the state of Michigan
  • Minimum of two years experience in healthcare

Join our team and make a real difference! Deliver high-quality, person-centered care while helping persons served achieve their unique goals in a supportive, best-practice environment.

NeuLife Rehabilitation of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist will perform assessments and develop individualized treatment programs to improve the functional abilities and independence of patients with traumatic brain injuries. They are responsible for documenting progress, instructing clients and families on therapeutic activities, and designing adaptive devices to support patient care plans.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningTraumatic brain injury careFunctional ability improvementAdaptive device designSplintingPatient educationDocumentationClinical evaluationCognitive therapyPhysical therapy supportInterdisciplinary collaboration

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan 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, 36% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist at NeuLife Rehabilitation of Michigan 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.

Top Occupational Therapist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution29 jobs

9
<$100k
11
$100k-115k
4
$115k-130k
4
$130k-145k
1
$146k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 32 employers

401k / retirement match
94%
CME allowance
61%
Sign-on bonus
44%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
14%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Occupational Therapist

Infinity Rehab · Berkeley, California

$57-$70/hr
#2

Acute Care Occupational Therapist

Sentara Health · Hampton, Virginia

$96k-$141k
#3

Occupational Therapist

$96k-$141k
#4

Occupational Therapist Matawan NJ

$140k
+ 37 more · ranked by pay

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.

Living in Troy

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$391k
Typical market rent
$1,882/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.3
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About NeuLife Rehabilitation of Michigan

Health and Human Services
Clinton Township, MI
11-50 employees