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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Occupational Therapist Assistant

Occupational Therapy AssistantNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

  • Job Location: Northwest Nursing Center - Oklahoma City, OK 73112
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Job Shift: Day

Conduct regular screening of residents to figure out the best intervention or treatment for each individual patient based off scope of practice Perform treatment plan to residents; follow short and long term goals and methods to achieve goals based off of the established plan of care by supervising therapist Interpret and communicate evaluation findings, treatment plans, and recommendations to residents, families/caregivers, and interdisciplinary team members Establish individual resident therapy schedules in cooperation with other team members Conduct therapy according to established treatment plan and ensure proper documentation and billing of occupational therapy services Perform all other duties as assigned and as required to effectively treat patients Comply with all CMS documentation standards of practice daily with point of care documentations as indicated Performs other tasks as assigned by immediate supervisor.

Qualifications: Associates Degree in Occupational Therapy MUST have active OTA licensure in state(s) of practice Ongoing continuing education and professional development to maintain current licensure and certification

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist Assistant will conduct resident screenings, implement treatment plans, and ensure proper documentation and billing of services. They will also communicate evaluation findings to families and the interdisciplinary team while maintaining therapy schedules.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an Associate Degree in Occupational Therapy and possess an active OTA licensure in the state of practice. Ongoing professional development is required to maintain current certification and licensure.

Key Skills

Patient screeningTreatment planningInterdisciplinary communicationCMS standardsTherapy scheduling

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Oklahoma is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.9% of Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.1 / 10 · above average in occupational therapy assistantranked against 1,043 Occupational Therapy Assistant listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingOklahoma index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Oklahoma113 active9,080 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOklahoma Occupational Therapist listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 14% offer loan repayment123 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,118 in the last 30 days1,744 the 30 days before (+79%)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 (1,043 Occupational Therapy Assistant listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top OTA Jobs

1 matches · ranked by pay
#1

COTA / Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant - Home Health

Adoration Health · Sweetwater, Tennessee

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 5.1
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.

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Living in Oklahoma City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$209k
Typical market rent
$1,285/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.4
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Oklahoma City, OK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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