Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)

2 months ago
United States$38-$40.00 hourlyPsychologist
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Your Market Position

vs WeekdayDoc + BLS OES 2024

Below Market
Salary Percentile22th percentile
25th50th75th90th+

31% below median for Psychologist — negotiate

Accepting this costs you $401k over 3 years

Posted 59 days ago — employer likely flexible on terms

Your Negotiation Playbook

Your exact counter: $███k
Opening script (copy & paste)
If salary is firm: what else to ask for
854 better-paying alternatives
2 more leverage signals for this job
True compensation rate vs specialty median

No commitment. Cancel anytime.

1,200+ clinicians used this to negotiate higher offers

Job Description

About the Role

Join Healthpro Heritage, LLC as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) in United States. Overview HealthPro Heritage has a great PRN Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Opportunity for our assisted living community in Glen Cove, NY. We provide therapy M-F, no evenings or weekends.

Key Responsibilities

-, dressing, eating, mobility).

  • Collaboration & Patient Education: Work with interdisciplinary teams (e.

Requirements

  • Education: Associate’s degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant program from an accredited school.
  • Certification: Certification as an Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) through the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
  • Licensure: Current state licensure (or eligibility) to practice as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant.
  • Experience: Previous experience in an occupational therapy setting (hospital, clinic, school, etc.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Hourly rate: $40/hr.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No weekends required.

Apply to join Healthpro Heritage, LLC as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA).

Key Skills

Occupational TherapyPatient CareTreatment ImplementationProgress MonitoringDocumentationInterdisciplinary CollaborationPatient EducationTherapeutic ActivitiesDaily Living SkillsAdaptive EquipmentCOTA CertificationNBCOT
HealthcareSocial Servicesvia Icims

Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) at Healthpro Heritage a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 15% of all Occupational Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Positions in this range offer a solid balance between clinical responsibility and personal time. Most providers report manageable workloads with adequate recovery time.

Occupational Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Occupational Therapy position at Healthpro Heritage is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

Stated compensation: $38-$40.00 hourly.

This position also offers production-based compensation: $40 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($0k–$0k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Occupational Therapy, Patient Care, Treatment Implementation, Progress Monitoring, Documentation, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Patient Education, Therapeutic Activities. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Occupational Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: Assist in delivering individualized therapy based on Occupational Therapist treatment plans, focusing on improving daily living skills like dressing and eating. Responsibilities also include tracking and documenting patient progress and reporting changes to the Occupational Therapist.

Benefits package: Competitive Compensation, Comprehensive Benefits Package. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Occupational Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

Healthpro Heritage logo

About Healthpro Heritage

Hospitals and Health Care
Hunt Valley, MD
0-2

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Comprehensive Benefits Package
7.2

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 40%

Protective Factors (4)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Collaborative culture (Team support reduces burnout)

Supportive environment (Culture alignment key)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates all major evidence-based lifestyle protective factors.

Job Details

Posted

2mo ago