Occupational Therapist (OT) - BroMenn Outpatient Center

National MS Society; Bloomington (IL); On-site; USD 54,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus $7,500 for <1 year exp.

Sign-on bonus $10,000 for >1 year exp.

Relocation bonus >50mi

Job summary

The Occupational Therapist at Carle Health provides evaluation and treatment across ages, partnering with patients and families to set functional goals and discharge plans. The role demands hands-on care, documentation, and collaboration with the rehab team.

We offer a competitive hourly wage with sign-on bonuses and relocation assistance, reflecting experience and location in central Illinois. Join a nationwide health system focused on quality and compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy is required.
• Licensed OT by IDFPR is required.
• BLS certification within 30 days after hire.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates ability to perform patient transfers with assistance as needed.
• Ensures safe body mechanics to reduce risk of injury.
• Designs plan of care aligning goals, treatment, outcomes, and discharge plan.
• Adjusts care based on patient response and available evidence.
• Educates patients, family, and caregivers using effective teaching methods.
• Evaluates clinical findings to determine physical therapy diagnoses and outcomes.
• Performs examinations with reliable methods relevant to chief complaint and history.
• Screens patients to determine need for therapy services.
• Uses support personnel per regulatory standards and guides.
• Monitors care delivered by support staff and provides feedback.
• Documents evaluations and plans of care per policy including goals and status.
• Implements intervention plans with functional activities and patient needs.
• Adapts approach to patient behavior and performance.
• Uses standardized outcome measures to reflect functional performance.
• Completes documentation per regulatory standards.
• Collaborates with patient, family and significant others throughout rehab process and provides education.
• Provides supervision to COTA and rehab technicians in line with regulations.
• Communicates patient performance and discharge recommendations to medical team.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient education

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Occupational Therapy

Licensed Occupational Therapist (IDFPR)

BLS within 30 days (AHA)

Job description

Overview

$7,500 Sign-on Bonus Available for <1 yr of experience!

$10,000 Sign-on Bonus Available for >1 yr of experience!

$5,000 Relocation bonus available for >50mi

The Occupational Therapist evaluates and treats patients of all ages. Serves as a role model in the delivery of professional services and as a clinical resource for staff and students.

Qualifications

• Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days - American Heart Association (AHA); Licensed Occupational Therapist (OT) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Education: Bachelor's Degree: Occupational Therapy (Required)
• Work Experience:

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates ability to perform patient transfers with assistance as needed from bed, chair and floor, if applicable.
• Is aware of and demonstrates safe and appropriate body mechanics to reduce the risk of injury to self, staff and patients.
• Designs an appropriate plan of care that integrates goals, treatment, outcomes, and discharge plan.
• Adjusts the care based on patient response and available evidence.
• Educates patients, family, caregivers, students, and other health care providers using relevant and effective teaching methods.
• Evaluates clinical findings to determine physical therapy diagnoses and outcomes of care.
• Performs examination, selecting reliable and valid examination methods relevant to the chief complaint, results of screening, and history.
• Screens patients using procedures to determine the effectiveness of and need fortherapy services, if appropriate.
• Uses support personnel according to legal standards and ethical guidelines.
• Monitors the care delivered by support personnel and provides regular feedback.
• Documents evaluations and plans of care according to department policy including goals, modifications of treatment plans and patients' response to treatments.
• Evaluates and implements intervention plans utilizing activities that are functional in nature and take into consideration the functional and emotional needs of the patient/family.
• Modifies approach in response to patient behavior and performance.
• Utilizes standardized outcomes measures in a uniform manner to ensure functional performance is accurately reflected.
• Completes documentation in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Collaborates with patient, family and significant others throughout the rehabilitation process and provides education/family training as necessary.
• Provides supervision to COTA and rehabilitation technicians in accordance with regulatory agencies.
• Clearly communicates patient performance, change in status, activity/transfer recommendations, and recommendations for discharge disposition and equipment required for the next level of care with the medical team.

About Us

Find it here.

Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our more than 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We've grown to include seven, award-winning hospitals across eight hospital campuses and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We're developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Physicians Group, Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center, Carle BroMenn Medical Center including Carle Eureka Hospital and associated Carle Health Medical Group clinics all hold Magnet with Distinction designation, the nation's highest honor for nursing care granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital and Carle Health Pekin Hospital all hold the exclusive Magnet designation.

We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: [e-mail].

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation range for this position is $39.13per hour - $67.3per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate's experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.

Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.