Occupational Therapy Assistant-Take Your Therapist Home

Rivetus Rehabilitation; Dearborn Heights (MI); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

BCBS MI medical coverage

401(k) with company match

Holiday pay

Licensure & CEU reimbursement

Phone stipend

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Rivetus Rehabilitation is seeking an Occupational Therapy Assistant to join the Take Your Therapist Home program. You will work in Home Health with SNF collaboration, maintaining a dedicated local caseload and a traditional workweek.

You will use professional judgment, adapt to patient and family needs, and lift/move patients with appropriate devices within a hybrid Home Health and SNF setting. Michigan licensure is required.

Qualifications

• Requires successful completion of an accredited OTA program.
• Licensure as required by the State of Michigan.

Responsibilities

• Provide Home Health therapy in conjunction with SNF‑based services.
• Manage a localized caseload within the surrounding area of the SNF.
• Maintain professional judgment and care standards while working in a hybrid home health/SNF setting.

Skills

Professional judgement

Initiative & flexibility

Patient & family needs response

Mobility & lifting safety

Education

Accredited OTA program

Job description

Take Your Therapist Home

As an OTA in this role, you will become an integral teammate in our innovative Take Your Therapist Home Program!

Join Us at Rivetus Rehab

Rivetus has been serving the geriatric post‑acute community since 1998. We are a specialized rehabilitation company operated and managed at the executive level by licensed clinicians. Our perspective is unique in providing continuity of care across the health care continuum in the Skilled Nursing, Home Health, and Outpatient settings.

What is Take Your Therapist Home?

In a world of shorter and shorter SNF stays, Take Your Therapist Home (TYTH) is a one‑of‑a‑kind program where you as the clinician work directly with patients in the SNF and home health providing a continuity of care, allowing you to have a greater impact on patient outcomes.

You will be primarily in the home health setting with dedicated time and caseload support for the SNF. You will have a localized coverage area in the surrounding area of the SNF. No more ever‑expanding home care coverage areas. Your schedule is based on a traditional work week.

Benefits

• Consistent caseloads – no low visit weeks.
• Competitive mileage reimbursement.
• Monthly phone stipend.
• Ability to grow your skill set as a clinician and take on new projects.
• Flexible schedule.
• Mentorship with strong clinical support and expertise.
• Opportunity to expand into other settings.

Facility Location: 26001 Ford Road, Dearborn Heights, MI 48127.

This is a hybrid role providing Home Health therapy services in conjunction with SNF‑based therapy services. Home Health geographic area is the vicinity around our Dearborn Heights facility. Home care services are paid per visit, and SNF services are paid at an hourly rate.

Schedule: Full‑time, Monday‑Friday.

Required Qualifications

• Successful completion of an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program.
• Licensure as required by the State of Michigan.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to exercise professional judgement and initiative when analyzing problems and recommending solutions.
• Initiative and flexibility in the work environment.
• Ability to react effectively to the needs of patients and their families.
• Physical ability to bend, position, transfer and lift patients weighing from 80 pounds to over 300 pounds, without restriction, utilizing lifting devices clinically recommended for the patient.

Why Rivetus

• Competitive pay.
• Affordable medical coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield MI.
• 401(k) eligibility and matching after 3 months of service.
• Holiday pay.
• Reimbursement for professional licensure and CEU credits.
• Phone stipend.
• Mileage reimbursement.