COTA / Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant - Home Health - $2,500k Sign On
Listed compensation
$70k-$98k
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Job Description
Our Company
Adoration Health
Overview
Are you a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant looking for a new opportunity? Adoration Home Health is seeking a passionate, dedicated Home Health COTA to join our team in Wayne, NJ. Our Home Health COTAs provide expert, patient-centered care. If you’re ready to work in a supportive, fulfilling environment where your skills and empathy truly shine, apply today!
- Office Location: Wayne, NJ Coverage area: Passaic County
- Schedule: Full-time
$2,500K Sign-On
(Sign On Bonus applies to external candidates only)
How YOU Will Benefit
- Provide 1:1 care to make a lasting impact on patients and families
- Greater work/life balance with flexible scheduling options
- Less time on your feet compared to other settings
- Ability to work independently while also having team support
- Job stability and regular advancement opportunities with a growing company
- Benefits and Perks for You!
- Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
- Health Savings & Flexible Spending Accounts (up to $5,000 for childcare)
- Tuition discounts & reimbursement
- 401(k) with company match
- Mileage Reimbursement
Generous PTO
Access to wellness and discount programs such as Noom, SkinIO (Virtual Skin Cancer Screening), childcare, gym memberships, pet insurance, travel and entertainment discounts and more!
*Benefits may vary by employment status
Responsibilities
As a Home Health COTA, You will:
Assist the Occupational Therapist in the implementation of vocational and educational activities designed to restore and reinforce individuals' task performance and promote their overall health and self-sufficiency
Conduct community reintegration activities to assist individuals with their occupational therapy needs during physical activity
Provide training to individuals and any others involved in their rehabilitation, and documenting results of the training
Support individuals' plan of treatment by documenting and reporting status changes to the rehabilitation specialist, clinical coordinator, attending physician, and other treatment team members as appropriate
Qualifications
- Degree from a certified occupational therapy assistant training program
- Current Occupational Therapist Assistant certification
- Knowledge of complex neurologic injury and neuro-rehabilitation techniques
- Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience assisting in the assessment and management of traumatic brain injury or related neurological conditions
- Current CPR certification
- Knowledge of complex neurologic injury and orthopedic rehabilitation technique
About Our Line of Business
Adoration Health, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, provides quality and compassionate services in the comfort of home, providing support for patients, families, and caregivers in their time of need. Adoration was formed to fill the need for a loving, community-focused, caring organization.
We empower patients to live with dignity, find a sense of fulfillment, and celebrate with their families a life well-lived. Our employees and caregivers are proud to be a part of the Adoration team and the mission of our company. For more information, please visit adorationhealth.com. Follow us on Facebook and LinkedIn.
- Additional Job Information
- LUNA
Salary Range
USD $70,000.00 - $98,000.00 / Year
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In New Jersey, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$98k (201 salary observations; 463 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,588 salary observations; 25,229 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$84k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $77k in an average-cost state. 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates COTA / Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant - Home Health - $2,500k Sign On at Adoration Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Occupational Therapy Assistant — ranked against 1,043 active Occupational Therapy Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
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- No call
Living in Wayne
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $705k≈ 10.1× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $2,593/mo≈ 44% of gross pay
- State income tax
- Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.