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Scottsdale, Arizona

Occupational Therapist Assistant

Occupational Therapy AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Position Summary

The COTA will provide treatment in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, improve and correct disabling conditions resulting from disease or injury, and restore function with activities of daily living.

As a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, you will:

  • Administers the Occupational Therapy treatment plan as developed by the Occupational Therapist.
  • Applies concepts of infection control/universal precautions in performing patient care.
  • Assure continuity of quality patient care delivered with appropriate documentation.
  • Provide effective communication to patient/family, team members and other health care professionals.
  • Promote agency philosophy and administrative policies.

Requirements

  • Valid Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) License
  • Home health or skilled nursing facility experience preferred
  • CPR certification
  • Valid Driver’s License
  • Valid Auto Insurance
  • HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred

Physical Demands

  • Must be able to stand, walk, sit, climb, crawl, squat, or kneel for extended periods.
  • Must be able to lift, carry, pull, or push up to 100 lbs..

Benefits and Perks

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
  • 401k You’re eligible after 3 months of service/The plan is 100% fully vested immediately/Choice Health At Home contributes 100% of the first 3% you contribute each pay period
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
  • Mileage Reimbursement

Key Responsibilities

Administer the occupational therapy treatment plan developed by the Occupational Therapist to improve mobility, strength, and daily functioning, and to relieve pain or address disabling conditions. Apply infection-control precautions, document care appropriately, communicate with patients, families, and healthcare professionals, and support agency policies.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

RehabilitationClinical DocumentationPatient And Family CommunicationInterdisciplinary CommunicationMobility ImprovementPain ReliefStrength ImprovementFunctional Restoration

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Arizona, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (132 salary observations; 606 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,263 salary observations; 28,727 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Arizona?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Arizona vs national$96k median in Arizona$97k nationally (−1%)132 state / 5,263 national salary observations
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Arizona205 active9,020 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArizona occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 27% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 11% offer loan repayment229 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,210 in the last 30 days1,611 the 30 days before (+99%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.4% 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.

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 Choice Health at Home

Wellness and Fitness Services
Ada, Oklahoma
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
401k with 3% match
Health Savings Account
Life Insurance
Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
Mileage Reimbursement

Living in Scottsdale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$812k
Typical market rent
$2,114/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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