Occupational Therapist
Farmington Hills, MIJob$55/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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The Occupational Therapist directs, supervises, evaluates, and provides occupational therapy services to patients in their homes as prescribed by the attending physician. The role evaluates patient functioning, guides therapeutic activities, instructs patients and families, coordinates care with other health personnel, and documents progress. The posting lists a pay rate of $55 per hour.
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[]{#_Toc7526301}OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST The Occupational Therapist is a qualified professional person who directs, supervises, evaluates, and provides Occupational Therapy Services to patients in the home as prescribed by the Attending Physician. []{#_Toc226273568}[]{#_Toc378516182}[]{#_Toc468218731}[]{#_Toc468281106}[]{#_Toc468573210}[]{#_Toc7526302}Qualifications - Graduate of an Occupational Therapy school approved by the Council of Medical Education of the A.M.A. in collaboration with the American Occupational Therapy Association or its equivalent - Registered by the American Occupational Therapy Association - Has at least one (2) year of institutional experience - Licensed and/or registered by the applicable state, if required []{#_Toc226273569}[]{#_Toc378516183}[]{#_Toc468218732}[]{#_Toc468281107}[]{#_Toc468573211}[]{#_Toc7526303}Responsibilities - Evaluates and establishes goals based on the patients' current level of functioning and potential for improvement and performs re-evaluations as indicated which are documented on the required form(s) - Guides and instructs the patients in prescribed therapeutic, self-care, and creative activities that are directed toward improving independence and physical and mental functioning - Establishes household management routines - Records and reports to the physician the patients' reaction to the therapy program or any changes in the patients' condition through periodic written summaries - Instructs patients and their families in the use of prosthetic, orthotic, and assistive devices (canes, walkers, wheelchairs, etc.) - Instructs the family in the patients' total Occupational Therapy program - Instructs other health team personnel in the care of patients regarding occupational therapy - Attends paramedical service meetings and combined paramedical and nursing service meetings - Prepares clinical/progress notes on the day of the visit which are incorporated in the clinical record weekly - Participates in staff development activities and in-service education - Attends case conferences - Supervises the Occupational Therapy Assistant, as indicated - Attends Paramedical Service meetings and combined Paramedical and Nursing Service meetings - Prepares clinical/progress notes on the day of the visit which are incorporated in the clinical record weekly - Communicates effectively with all those providing care - Confirms, on a weekly basis, the scheduling of visits with the DON to coordinate necessary visits with other personnel - Participates with staff, patients, and physician in discharge activities and completes the Occupational Therapy Discharge Summary within the designated framework of the Facility policies - Notifies Facility of absences due to illness, emergency leave, normal vacation periods, or special professional meetings which will affect agreed services with the Facility Pay Rate: $55/hr
How this job compares
Set against the 5,055 open Occupational Therapist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$55/hr
- Michigan median$43–48/hr26 hourly ranges
- US median$46–58/hr1,900 hourly ranges
This rate, $55/hr, is 17% above the Michigan median midpoint ($47/hr) — in the top quarter of Occupational Therapist hourly ranges in Michigan.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 150 open Occupational Therapist jobs in Michigan and 5,055 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Michigan
- Trinity Health25 open
- Corewell Health23 open
- Henry Ford Health System20 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Occupational Therapist postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (1,382 postings).
- Education
- 1,942 of the 5,055 open Occupational Therapist jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 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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