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Arlington, Texas

Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA) FT

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Fun and Stable In-House Therapy Team!

Arlington Residence & Rehabilitation Center, a skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation center, is seeking a Full Time Occupational Therapist Assistant to join our dedicated in-house therapy team.

We seek a OTA who is passionate about delivering the best care to our patients and residents and who wants to be part of a fun, high energy inter-disciplinary therapy team.

We see a wide range of orthopedic and neurological conditions and offer you opportunities to develop programs in balance, wound care, skilled maintenance and many more. In addition, we provide on-going training and career development opportunities and are in the process of building an outpatient program. PRN schedules also available! PRN schedules also available!

Vital Therapy is a small but growing network of over 50 skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facilities throughout Texas and Tulsa, OK. We believe in the power of in-house therapy, giving our patients and residents moments of joy each day, in developing and empowering our leaders and in sharing a fierce commitment to quality of care.

Career Advantages We Offer

  • Competitive pay
  • Comprehensive benefits including paid CEU's and licensure renewal fees
  • Accrued PTO
  • Flexible schedules
  • Long term growth and advancement opportunities

Requirements

License in the State of Texas

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Key Responsibilities

Provide occupational therapy services to patients and residents in a skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation setting. Contribute to therapy programs, including balance, wound care, and skilled maintenance, while collaborating with the interdisciplinary therapy team.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient CareOrthopedic RehabilitationNeurological RehabilitationBalance ProgramsInterdisciplinary Teamwork

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$94k (269 salary observations; 2,399 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,554 salary observations; 25,097 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 Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas 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).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top OTA Jobs

3 matches · ranked by pay
#1

Cert Occupational Therapist Assistant, COTA

Kalesta Healthcare Group · Manteca, California

$48-$55/hr
#2

Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)- $50 rate per visit W/Retention of 1,500

BrightStar Care - Rio Grande Valley, TX · Edinburg, Texas

$50/visit
#3

COTA / Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant - Home Health

$35-$40/hr
+ 1 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Occupational Therapy Assistant listings

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

Living in Arlington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$291k
Typical market rent
$1,462/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About SLP Operations

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Fort Worth, Texas
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay
Comprehensive benefits including paid CEU's and licensure renewal fees
Accrued PTO
Flexible schedules
Long term growth and advancement opportunities