Occupational Therapist NICU
Compensation
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Job Description
Scope of Work
Provides therapy to patients based on patient need and medical direction. Provides patient/caregiver education and arranges for adaptive equipment as needed.
Standard Qualifications
- Required Bachelor's Degree or equivalent from an accredited occupational therapy program
- Preferred Master's Degree
- LIC-Occupational Therapist - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required
- CRT-Occupational Therapist, Registered (OTR) - NB-COT National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Upon Hire required
- LIC-Driver's License - STATE_MI State of Michigan Home Care Business Lines Upon Hire required
- CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required Or
- CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required
CRT-Hand Therapist, Certified (CHT) - HTCC Hand Therapy Certification Commission Hand Therapy Program Upon Hire preferred
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- Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
- Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
- Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status
- Primary Location
- SITE - Helen Devos Childrens Hospital - 100 Michigan St NE - Grand Rapids
- Department Name
Employment Type: Full time
Shift: Day (United States of America)
- Weekly Scheduled Hours
- 36
- Hours of Work
- Days Worked
Weekend Frequency
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Key Responsibilities
Provides occupational therapy to patients based on medical direction and individual needs. Facilitates patient and caregiver education while arranging for necessary adaptive equipment.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in occupational therapy and a valid Michigan state license. Must hold OTR certification and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Key Skills
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, 2% are remote, 38% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Occupational Therapy median $104k (middle half $89k–$108k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Michigan index 96.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Occupational Therapy listings in Michigan | 303 active | 8,936 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 38% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Michigan Occupational Therapist listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment331 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Occupational Therapy listings | 3,033 in the last 30 days | 1,687 the 30 days before (+80%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Occupational Therapy pay trend | +2.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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