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Life Care Services
Lincolnshire, Illinois

Occupational Therapist | Full Time

Occupational Therapist Top 25% in Occupational TherapyFull-Time

Listed compensation

$40 - $53/hr

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Title: Occupational Therapist

Status: Non-Exempt, Full Time

Rate of Pay: $40 – $53, based on experience

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday with rotating weekend

Radford Green at Sedgebrook is an award winning community, and designated one of the top 1.4% of nursing homes in the country by U. S. News and World Report.

5 Star CMS Senior Living Community

Sedgebrook is recruiting for a hospitality focused Occupational Therapy to join our team! The Occupational Therapist is responsible for providing and directing occupational therapy services to patients which may include pediatric, adult and/or geriatric persons.

A generous benefits package for eligible employees which includes:

  • Health, Dental & Vision Insurance - benefits package beginning the 1st of the month following your hire date
  • 401K with Company Match
  • Get DailyPay
  • Employee Meal Program
  • Free Meals
  • Short- & Long-term Disability Insurance
  • Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
  • Life/AD&D
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Tuition re-imbursement
  • Flexible Hours
  • Free In-house gym membership

Essential Job Duties

  • Provides or makes provision for client care in compliance with the American Occupational Therapy Association, physicians’ orders, and Clinical Pathways as they become available.
  • Assesses and evaluates client’s status by reviewing and implementing the plan of care, regularly re-evaluating client needs revising the plan of care as necessary.
  • Initiates and applies appropriate preventative, therapeutic and rehabilitative procedures and techniques and maintains communication regarding client care with the physician and supervisory personnel.
  • Assesses and provides client and family/caregiver education and information pertinent to diagnosis and plan of care.
  • Participates in coordination of occupational services; appropriately reporting the need for disciplines (PT, SN, MSW, ST, Dietitian) to the case manager.
  • Reports change in client status and pertinent clinical findings to the physician, case manager or clinical supervisor as needed.
  • Assists the client with the activities of daily living and facilitates the client’s efforts toward self-sufficiency and independence.

Qualifications

  • MS/OTD in Occupational Therapy or BS with equivalent work experience.
  • Successful completion of State Certification Examination for Occupational Therapy.
  • Assumes responsibility for ongoing continuing education and professional development.
  • Must maintain valid state Occupational Therapy Licensure

EEO Employer

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Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist provides and directs therapy services to pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients in compliance with clinical standards. They are responsible for assessing client status, developing care plans, and facilitating activities of daily living to promote patient independence.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentCare PlanningClient EducationClinical DocumentationInterdisciplinary CoordinationGeriatric CareAdult CarePediatric Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist | Full Time at Life Care Services a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Occupational Therapy — ranked against 9,045 active Occupational Therapy listings on WeekdayDoc.

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Illinois, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$93k (247 salary observations; 830 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (4,072 salary observations; 22,315 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Occupational Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 60% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$97k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $97k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks24 jobs · 20 employers

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
33%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
8%

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Work-life snapshot

7.2/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Occupational Therapy

  • Includes weekends

Living in Lincolnshire

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$640k
Median resident rent
$2,858/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About Life Care Services

Hospitals and Health Care
Charlotte, North Carolina
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
401K with Company Match
DailyPay
Employee Meal Program
Free Meals
Short- & Long-term Disability Insurance
Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
Life/AD&D