Occupational Therapist I - Outpatient Rehab
Compensation
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Job Description
- Company Description
- Location: 1345 E. Parkdale Ave., Manistee, MI
- Schedule: 24 Hours Weekly - Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Sign-On Bonus: $2,400 Sign-On Bonus (Terms and Conditions Apply)
- More Than Just Care, It’s Community
Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.
If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material.
To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.
Invested in You
Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.
Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.
Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.
Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings
Job Description
A Day in the Life
As an Occupational Therapist in our Outpatient Rehab Clinic, you will be a critical part of making a difference in the lives of our patients. We are partnered with Mary Free Bed, so rest assured we provide the best to our employees so they can give the best to our patients.
You will accurately administer appropriate evaluation tools based on diagnoses and age of each patient served. You will then develop a treatment plan for each patient that reflects results of the evaluation and makes recommendations for treatment.
Along with providing quality treatment to our patients, you will keep medical records up to date, complete and in accordance with department and hospital guidelines for patients served.
You will be part of a great team! You will work closely in department and interdepartmental efforts to improve process and clinical treatment.
Qualifications
What’s Required
- Graduate from an Occupational Therapy program accredited by the American Occupational Therapy Association.
- Certification in Occupational Therapy (Current registration held by the National Board for Certification or eligibility for immediate registration)
- Registered State of Michigan Occupational Therapist
- Additional Information
Are you Munson Material? Apply today!
Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.
Shift: Day Shift
Status: Part Time
Key Responsibilities
Administer evaluation tools and develop customized treatment plans for outpatient rehab patients. Maintain accurate medical records and collaborate with interdepartmental teams to improve clinical processes.
Licensure & Certifications
Must be a graduate of an AOTA-accredited Occupational Therapy program. Requires current registration with the National Board for Certification and a valid State of Michigan Occupational Therapist license.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Michigan, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$87k (78 salary observations; 674 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (4,460 salary observations; 24,103 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
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, 34% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist I - Outpatient Rehab at Munson Healthcare a 6.4 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, no night shifts.
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- No weekends
- No nights
- Includes call
Living in Manistee
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $272k
- Typical market rent
- $1,050/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 15 min
- 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.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.