Occupational Therapist 9-P11

About the role

The MDHHS mission is to provide opportunities, services, and programs that promote a healthy, safe, and stable environment for residents to be self-sufficient. We are committed to ensuring a diverse workforce and a work environment whereby all employees are treated with dignity, respect and fairness. For more information, please visit our MDHHS Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plan.(Download PDF reader)

To provide rehabilitative and habilitation programming using the principles and practices of the Occupational Therapy profession in the development and enhancement of function skills and abilities. Based on the assessment of patient needs, the therapist utilizes a variety of therapeutically oriented tasks and activities to promote the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary in the performance of various life tasks.

The preferred and appointed candidate will be subject to pre-employment, random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty and follow-up drug and/or alcohol testing.

To be considered for this position you must

• Apply for this position online via NEOGOV; click on "Apply" in the job posting for instructions on submitting your electronic application. Hard copy applications are not accepted.
• Relevant experience and/or education referred to in the supplemental questions must be documented in the resume, transcript and/or application to allow for accurate screening.
• Attach a resume identifying specific experience and dates of employment. Dates of employment should include month and year and hours per week.
• Attach a cover letter.
• If applicable, attach a copy of an official transcript(s). We accept scanned copies of official transcripts. We do not accept web-based, internet, or copies of unofficial transcripts. Official transcripts provide the name of the institution, confirmation that a degree was awarded and on what date, and the registrar's signature.

Failure to complete any of the above items may result in your application not being considered. See instructions for attaching files here: Instructions (Download PDF reader)

Effective October 25, 2026, the Southeast Michigan Psychiatric Hospital formally Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital is now located at 18471 Haggerty Rd Northville, MI 48168. All interviews and on-site onboarding will take place at this new location.

Education

Possession of a bachelor's degree in occupational therapy.

Experience

Occupational Therapist 9

No specific type or amount is required.

Occupational Therapist 10

One year of professional experience providing therapeutic rehabilitation or habilitation services equivalent to an Occupational Therapist 9.

Occupational Therapist P11

Two years of professional experience providing therapeutic rehabilitation or habilitation services equivalent to an Occupational Therapist, including one year equivalent to an Occupational Therapist 10.

Registration as an occupational therapist by the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth.

View the entire job specification at: Occupational Therapist 9-P11

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• Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department/Agency for further consideration. Only those applications interviewed will be notified of the results.
• The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process, including, but not limited to, responses to application questions, and responses to interview questions or exercises.
• As a Condition of Employment: this position requires successful completion of a background investigation and a criminal record check.
• The Department of Health & Human Services reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
• If you previously held status in this classification and departed within the last three (3) years, please contact Human Resources regarding your interest in a potential reinstatement. Reinstatement is not guaranteed or required.
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