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Daytona Beach, Florida

Occupational Therapist Assistant, Brooks Halifax Inpatient, PRN

Occupational Therapy AssistantIncludes callPer Diem

Compensation

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Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Administers occupational therapy treatments to patients working under the direction of an Occupational Therapist in an Inpatient Care setting.

Responsibilities

As a Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA) you will assist in the development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, document the progress of treatment, and modify specific treatments in accordance with patient status and within the scope of treatment plans established by a licensed occupational therapist. This OTA will manage a specific caseload of patients and make computerized documentation.

Qualifications

  • OTA licensed in the state of Florida.
  • Current hands-on CPR/BLS Certification.
  • 6 months acute/IRF experience

Location: 303 N Clyde Morris Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Shift: PRN

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment planningPatient documentationCaseload managementAcute care

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Florida, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (204 salary observations; 1,721 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,279 salary observations; 29,546 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Florida?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Florida vs national$95k median in Florida$97k nationally (−2%)204 state / 5,279 national salary observations
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Florida648 active9,093 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedFlorida occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 4% offer loan repayment675 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,268 in the last 30 days1,702 the 30 days before (+92%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

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

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Occupational Therapy Assistant listings

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

  • Includes call

Living in Daytona Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$302k
Typical market rent
$1,518/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.4
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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