How to Apply

Please attach a cover letter along with your resume. In your letter, please indicate what excites you about the opportunity to join our team, a summary of your relevant clinical experience, and how you approach patient care and collaboration with colleagues.

Job Summary

Seeking compassionate, enthusiastic, and patient-oriented individual who will share the goal of creating the ideal experience for our patients, families, and employees. Excellent service and teamwork are an expected and integral part of the Burlington Lower-Level Physical Therapy Specialty Clinic culture.

We are currently seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist with expertise in the evaluation and treatment of lymphedema. The preferred candidate will have outpatient experience managing lymphedema in patients with a variety of underlying conditions, including oncology, vascular, and other lymphatic disorders. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team, are required.

As an Occupational Therapist at Michigan Medicine, you will conduct patient evaluations and treatments for a variety of lymphedema diagnoses in outpatient clinic settings. Collaborating directly with patients and their families, you will create an individualized treatment plan based on a comprehensive evaluation of their current abilities and needs, as well as lifestyle and personal goals. Our Occupational Therapists who treat patients with lymphedema are nationally certified therapists who have specialized and advanced training in the evaluation and treatment of edema. Additionally, we are one of the few NLN Accredited Programs. If you are seeking an Occupational Therapist opportunity that offers a team approach to providing exceptional patient care, there is no better place.

Required Qualifications*

Occupational Therapist

• If licensed before 1/1/2007: Bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy
• If licensed on or after 1/1/2007: Master's or Doctorate degree in Occupational Therapy
• Satisfactory completion of an internship program
• Current Michigan Registration in Occupational Therapy and NBCOT membership
• This classification requires Primary Source Verification

Occupational Therapist Grad

• Associate or bachelor?s degree in a recognized field of science or learning which is directly related to the
  duties of the position, as well as a necessary master?s degree in Occupational Therapy, and are actively
  pursuing the appropriate certification/registration/licensure for their profession

Desired Qualifications*

Our ideal candidates would also have:

• Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT) certification or equivalent clinical experience in lymphedema evaluation and treatment required
• Course work in Klose, ACOLS or Norton
• Ability to understand and communicate information both orally and in writing so that others will understand
• 3 years of experience managing outpatient oncology related lymphedema including ordering, measuring, and fitting garments for related edema reduction.
• 3 years of experience collaborating with multiple external vendors for obtaining garments for edema reduction. Including knowledge of required documentation and insurance authorization requirements
• LANA certification or eligibility to obtain LANA certification
• Additional experience in wound care evaluation and treatment
• A collaborative work style and positive attitude to add to our highly performing multidisciplinary team.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Ability to be collaborative and a team player
• Current CPR and first aid certification.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings
• Generous PTO Program
• Continued Education allowance
• Teaching and mentorship opportunities

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes .

Work Schedule

The clinic is scheduled with patients Monday-Friday 7:00 AM to 6:30 PM. This position is 40 hours a week and you will be expected to cover closing shifts.

Union Affiliation

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

Job Detail

Job Opening ID

280134

Working Title

Occupational Therapist- Lymphedema

Job Title

Occupational Therapist

Work Location

Michigan Medicine - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

Modes of Work

Onsite

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

FLSA Status

Exempt

Organizational Group

Um Hospital

Department

MM PM&R BRL OT Services FLR 3

Posting Begin/End Date

7/15/2026 - 7/22/2026

Salary

$88,174.00 - $127,994.00

Career Interest

Patient Care Services
Physical/Occupational Therapy