Occupational Therapist - Day Institute
O'Fallon, ILPer Diem$45/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
SSM Health Day Institute seeks an Occupational Therapist for its specialized outpatient rehabilitation program in O'Fallon, Illinois. The program serves people recovering from traumatic injury or illness who no longer need 24-hour nursing or acute rehabilitative care. It uses a multidisciplinary approach to build skills and maximize independence while providing care to neurological and medically complex patients.
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Overview
SSM Health Physical Therapy Day Institute
Position: Occupational Therapist (OT);IL and MO license required
Location: O'Fallon, IL
Type of Employment: PRN
Compensation: Tier II $45/hour
Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:00am- 4:30pm; 60+ shift hours per month
SSM Health Day Institute is seeking an Occupational Therapist to work in our specialized outpatient rehabilitation program. We have ten centers across the St. Louis Metro area serving individuals recovering from a traumatic injury or illness who no longer require 24-hour nursing or acute rehabilitative care. We take a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to build skills and maximize independence. If you like working in a dynamic, collaborative environment and are passionate about helping the neurological and medically complex patient, apply today to explore a new career opportunity with us!
Responsibilities
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Implements, with minimal supervision, high quality occupational therapy services for patients, caregivers and facilities in accordance with the principals and practices of occupational therapy and with outpatient policies and procedures
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Develops treatment plans, supervises assistants and aides, contributes to case management, and provides quality patient care
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Maintains positive level of interaction with facilities and clients
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Enhances and expands client relations with facilities and their staff
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Therapy required
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Current and valid state licensure or eligibility for state licensure as a Occupational Therapist required
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Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
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(CPR) certification
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disabled/Veterans
Location : Location US-IL-O'Fallon
Job ID 387503
Position Type Per Diem
Experience (Years) 1
Category Therapy - Occupational Therapist
Company SSM Health Physical Therapy
How this job compares
Set against the 5,129 open Occupational Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$45/hr
- Illinois median$40–57/hr91 hourly ranges
- US median$46–58/hr1,902 hourly ranges
This rate, $45/hr, is 6% below the Illinois median midpoint ($48/hr) — in the middle half of Occupational Therapist hourly ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 197 open Occupational Therapist jobs in Illinois and 5,129 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Enhance Rehabilitation56 open
- Trinity Health15 open
- Carle Health14 open
- Experience
- Occupational Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (1,384 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,920 of the 5,129 open Occupational Therapist jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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