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Allison Care Center
Lakewood, Colorado

Occupational Therapist Assistant

Occupational Therapy AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$33-$44/hr

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Job Description

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Are you a person who believes in providing great care? Do you believe in having a positive impact on other people's lives? Are you a team-player, quick-thinker, and ready to be a part of an organization that supports your growth?

What We're About

We believe care goes beyond a medical chart. With kindness and integrity as our guide, we strive for excellence in every interaction.

Requirements

You care.

Position Summary

Provides patient care and patient related activities as directed by the Staff Therapist and in accordance with established medical practices, governmental requirements and Company policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities

Demonstrates commitment to company's mission, values, and standards of ethical behavior.

Models a positive and professional image that emulates the organization's mission and encourages a spirit of cooperation with co-workers. Assists co-workers and promotes teamwork by sharing information useful to achieving desired results.

Ensures that all residents are treated fairly, with kindness, dignity, and respect, and their rights are protected at all times.

Respects and upholds all residents' personal and property rights whenever carrying out duties, including knocking before entering a resident's room.

  • Complies with all company and departmental policies and procedures.
  • Treat patients as directed by licensed therapist.
  • Travel or float between facilities as determined by supervisor and patient needs

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Qualifications

Graduate of an Accredited Assistant Program

  • Successful completion of certificate/state licensure process for Physical or Occupational Therapy Assistants
  • High school diploma or equivalent required.

Commitment to the company mission to consistently deliver high quality, person-centered care with dignity, respect, compassion and integrity, and to enrich every life we touch. Embracing the company values of care & compassion, community, honesty & integrity, teamwork, innovation and safety.

Must have current registration/licensure as Occupational Therapist Assistant

Benefits

  • Medical insurance with Rx benefits
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision care
  • 401k retirement savings plan
  • Paid vacation
  • $300 annually for CEU's

Key Responsibilities

Provides patient care and related activities as directed by a staff therapist in accordance with medical practices and company policies. The role involves traveling between facilities to treat patients and maintaining a professional, cooperative environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Physical therapyCommunicationProfessionalism

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Colorado is 103.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$80k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $78k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Colorado clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Colorado?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$69k–$92kOccupational Therapy median $80k (middle half $75k–$85k)26 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$78k in purchasing powerColorado index 103.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Colorado216 active8,935 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedColorado Occupational Therapist listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment262 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,033 in the last 30 days1,687 the 30 days before (+80%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+2.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,043 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Allison Care Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Lakewood, CO
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance with Rx benefits
Dental insurance
Vision care
401k retirement savings plan
Paid vacation
$300 annually for CEU's

Living in Lakewood

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$551k
Typical market rent
$1,800/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
State income tax
Up to 4.4%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.