
Rehab | OT
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Rockford, IL
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Occupational Therapist
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 5, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $52.50
- Weekly
- $2,100
- Yearly (full-time)
- $109,200
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- October 26, 2026
This job pays about $52.50/hour — 10% above the median for Occupational Therapist jobs in Illinois ($47.93/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 40 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Occupational Therapist jobs in Illinois right now
- 77 open Occupational Therapist jobs in Illinois from 7 agencies, 10 of them in Rockford.
- Pay in these listings: $15.00 – $70.31/hour, median $52.20/hour.
- Typical Occupational Therapist pay in Illinois: $47.93/hour ($99,694/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Care Team Solutions ($64.17/hour across 3 jobs).
Job description
Travel Occupational Therapist (OT) Jobs – Inpatient Adult Rehabilitation in Rockford, Illinois
Join an inpatient adult rehabilitation team in Rockford, Illinois, as a travel Occupational Therapist (OT) with lymphedema experience. This weekday hospital-based therapy assignment offers no weekends or holidays while helping patients achieve meaningful recovery in a collaborative rehabilitation setting. Rockford provides a welcoming community, scenic parks, cultural attractions, and convenient access to Northern Illinois.
Occupational Therapist Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,030–$2,170
- Healthcare Specialty: Inpatient adult rehabilitation
- Clinical Focus: Lymphedema management and rehabilitation therapy
- Location: On-site in Rockford, Illinois
- Start Date: October 26, 2026
- Assignment Duration: 13 weeks, ending January 23, 2027
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Shift: Day shift; the assignment record lists 12-hour days
- Weekends and Holidays: Not required
Occupational Therapist Job Requirements
- At least 1 year of rehabilitation therapy experience preferred
- Demonstrated lymphedema treatment and management experience required
- Current Illinois Physical Therapist license required per the assignment specifications
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
- Ability to provide skilled patient care in an inpatient adult rehabilitation setting
- Strong communication, clinical judgment, documentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills
Inpatient Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist Responsibilities
- Evaluate adult patients and develop individualized occupational therapy rehabilitation plans of care
- Provide skilled therapy services with an emphasis on lymphedema management and functional recovery
- Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans based on clinical response and therapeutic goals
- Educate patients and caregivers on therapeutic techniques, safety, and home exercise or management strategies
- Document evaluations, interventions, progress, and discharge recommendations accurately and promptly
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
- Promote patient independence, safe mobility, activities of daily living, and successful transitions across the continuum of care
Apply now for this travel Occupational Therapist opportunity in Rockford, Illinois, and bring your lymphedema and inpatient rehabilitation expertise to a supportive healthcare team.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
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