Restore Independence and Rebuild Lives as an Occupational Therapist in the Motor City

Overview

Are you a dedicated Occupational Therapist who finds deep fulfillment in watching patients reclaim the routines, roles, and rhythms that define their everyday lives? If you're a licensed OTR/L looking to plant roots in a city that's reinventing itself with the same determination your patients bring to therapy — then Detroit, Michigan is calling your name.

We're searching for a passionate, full-time clinician to join a therapy team that's as driven as the city surrounding it. From new graduates eager to sharpen their craft to experienced practitioners ready to lead — there's a seat at this table for you.

Job Description

• Design Individualized Treatment Plans: Conduct thorough assessments and craft personalized therapy programs tailored to each patient's functional goals and lifestyle demands
• Deliver Evidence-Based Interventions: Apply proven therapeutic techniques to address deficits in fine motor coordination, cognition, sensory processing, and activities of daily living
• Collaborate Across Disciplines: Partner with physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, physicians, nurses, and social workers to deliver seamless, whole-person care
• Educate and Empower: Equip patients and their caregivers with the tools, strategies, and confidence to continue progress well beyond the clinic walls
• Track and Refine Outcomes: Maintain thorough clinical documentation, monitor patient progress, and adapt treatment approaches to ensure meaningful, measurable results

Education

• Graduate degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited program
• Advanced certifications and continuing education are warmly encouraged and actively supported

Certifications

• Valid Occupational Therapist Registered / Licensed (OTR/L) credential in the state of Michigan
• NBCOT certification required

Skills

• Genuine passion for helping people recapture independence in meaningful, lasting ways
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills that put patients and families at ease
• Creative clinical thinking with the flexibility to adapt plans across a diverse patient population
• Comfort working autonomously while thriving within a collaborative, interdisciplinary team structure

Benefits

• A culture-first team environment that invests in your professional growth and personal wellbeing
• Full-time position with scheduling flexibility to support work-life balance
• Access to structured mentorship, peer collaboration, and ongoing career development
• State-of-the-art documentation systems and clinical facilities
• Active involvement in quality improvement programs and innovation-driven initiatives

What You Will Be Doing

Day to day, your work will go far beyond administering exercises and checking boxes. You'll be the reason someone buttons their shirt again. The reason a grandmother lifts a grandchild without fear. The reason a stroke survivor picks up a fork, signs their name, or simply moves through their morning with renewed confidence.

You'll work alongside a tight-knit rehabilitation team to develop care plans that honor the whole person — their goals, their story, their life. Whether you're guiding a patient through post-surgical hand therapy, supporting cognitive retraining after a neurological event, or helping someone adapt their home environment for safer independence, your clinical voice will shape every step of the journey.

Why You Will Love the Team — and the City That Charges You Up

Our rehabilitation team is something to be proud of. We're the kind of group that trades tips over lunch, rallies behind each other during tough cases, and genuinely celebrates every patient milestone like it's our own. You won't feel like a number here. You'll feel like a cornerstone.

And outside the clinic? Detroit is nothing short of electric. This is a city that has been through the fire and come out forged — and its residents carry that same grit and grace. Detroit's comeback story is one of the most remarkable urban revivals in modern American history, and being part of this community means being surrounded by people who know how to build things back up. Sound familiar?

The cultural fabric here is rich, layered, and endlessly surprising. Detroit is the birthplace of Motown, and music still pulses through its neighborhoods like a second heartbeat. World-class art museums, independent galleries, and murals stretching across entire building facades make the city feel like an open-air canvas. The culinary scene has exploded — James Beard-nominated chefs, beloved diners that have fed generations, and a craft brewery scene that rivals cities twice its size.

Beyond the culture, the geography rewards the outdoor enthusiast too. Lake St. Clair and the Detroit River offer stunning waterfront escapes, while Belle Isle Park sits like a emerald gem in the middle of it all — trails, beaches, a nature center, and skyline views that will genuinely stop you in your tracks. And with easy access to Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas, weekend adventures across pristine forests, sand dunes, and freshwater coastlines are always within reach.

Cost of living here is refreshingly approachable — meaning your salary goes further, your apartment is bigger, and your lifestyle is richer than you might expect. Detroit offers a rare combination of big-city energy and genuine community warmth that is hard to find anywhere else.

Who We Are Looking For

We want someone who treats occupational therapy as a vocation, not just a vocation. Someone who leans in when a case gets complex. Someone who remembers why they chose this field every single morning they walk through the door.

You might be a seasoned OTR/L with years of diverse caseload experience, or you might be newly certified and hungry to grow under the guidance of a team that will invest in your future. Either way, if you lead with empathy, show up with expertise, and bring a collaborative spirit — you will flourish here.

Let's Rebuild Something Remarkable — Together

Detroit knows a thing or two about resilience, and so do the patients you'll serve. This is your chance to be part of a community — clinical and civic — that refuses to settle for anything less than a full comeback. Your skills will change lives. Your presence will strengthen a team. And your career will find the kind of traction here that only comes from doing meaningful work in a place that truly matters.

If you are ready to grow clinically, contribute deeply, and call one of America's most compelling cities home — we are ready to meet you.