Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) - Part-time

Occupational Therapy AssistantNo weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$22-$35.93/hr

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Posted 1mo ago · Verified live

Job Description

Performs responsibilities as an integral team member of an OT/OTA collaboration focused on patient centered decision making.

  • Documents delivery of Occupational Therapy services.
  • Educates patients, family, caregivers, significant others, and staff members.
  • Directs and supervises activities of support personnel.

Performs occupational therapy programs under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, utilizing standard occupational therapy techniques as appropriate for the patient's age, functional impairments, abilities, needs, and desires.

Qualifications

Education

Graduate of an AOTA approved occupational therapy assistant education program; successful completion of the certification process for Occupational Therapy Assistant.

Experience

Experience with pediatrics or lymphedema preferred.

Licensure/Certification

Licensed or eligible for licensure, or temporary licensure, as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant by the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Examiners.

Basic Life Support (BLS) training or re-training is required during orientation prior to providing patient care.

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required to be maintained thru re-training for duration of employment.

Compensation/ Benefits

  • $22.00-$35.93/hr depending on previous work experience.
  • Evening differential $2.00/hr.
  • Night differential $2.50/hr.
  • Weekend differential $2.50/hr.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, scholarship opportunities, retirement plans, free parking, and opportunities for advancement.

Work Shift

Day

Position Type: Part-Time

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist Assistant performs occupational therapy programs under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist to support patient functional needs. They are also responsible for documenting service delivery and educating patients, families, and staff members.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Patient educationCaregiver educationSupervision of support personnelLymphedema managementDocumentationPatient-centered care

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Oklahoma is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$60k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $69k in an average-cost state. 60.9% of Oklahoma clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Oklahoma?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.0 / 10 · above average in occupational therapy assistantranked against 1,043 Occupational Therapy Assistant listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$46k–$75kOccupational Therapy median $71k (middle half $64k–$83k)321 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$69k in purchasing powerOklahoma index 87.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Oklahoma108 active9,231 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOklahoma Occupational Therapist listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 13% offer loan repayment119 active listings, Oct 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+3.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,043 Occupational Therapy Assistant listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) - Part-time at Norman Regional Health System a 6.0 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 weekend requirements.

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.0
Better work-life than 60% of Occupational Therapy Assistant listings

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

  • No weekends
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About Norman Regional Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
Norman, OK
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision
Paid time off (PTO)
Paid holidays
Tuition reimbursement
Scholarship opportunities
Retirement plans
Free parking
Opportunities for advancement

Living in Norman

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$246k
Typical market rent
$1,407/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
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), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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