Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) PRN
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Job Description
Title: Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)
Job Type: PRN
Your experience matters!
At Resolute Rehabilitation at Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Round Rock, we are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. Here, you’re not just valued as an employee, but as a person.
Resolute Rehabilitation at Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Round Rock is a 12-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit located at 4681 College Park Drive in Round Rock, Texas. It’s designed to help patients recover from serious illness, injury, or surgery—especially those transitioning from intensive care.
- Specialized Rehab Services: Offers intensive therapy for conditions like stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, orthopedic trauma, neurological disorders, amputation, and other complex conditions.
- Therapy Intensity: Patients typically receive 15 hours of therapy per week, guided by a multidisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, and therapists.
- Modern Facility: Located on the first floor, the unit is equipped with advanced rehab equipment and designed to support recovery in a focused, patient-centered environment.
As a PRN Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.
How You’ll Contribute
- Communicate patient progress or problems to supervisor and other team members; instruct patient's family or nursing staff in follow-through programs
- Assist with patient scheduling and post charges daily to patient records
- Document patient care in accordance with regulatory, licensing, payer and accrediting requirements
- Maintain equipment and work area in a safe and clean condition
- Handle job responsibilities in accordance with the standards of the Company's Code of Business Conduct, the Corporate Compliance Agreement, appropriate professional standards and applicable state/federal
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications and Requirements
- Candidates must have certification from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
- Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program culminating in an Associate's degree
- Current and valid state OTA license or certificate of practice or equivalent in the states where services are rendered
- CPR certification (when required)
About Us
Lifepoint Rehabilitation is located in Round Rock, TX, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier® with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.
EEOC Statement
“Lifepoint Rehabilitation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Rehabilitation is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.
Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.
We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.
We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.
Key Responsibilities
The COTA will provide therapy to patients recovering from serious illness or injury and communicate progress to supervisors and families. Responsibilities include documenting patient care, managing scheduling, and maintaining a safe work environment.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program with an Associate's degree. Required credentials include AOTA certification, a valid state OTA license, and CPR certification.
Qualifications
- Education
- Associate degree
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (186 salary observations; 2,330 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (4,521 salary observations; 25,570 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 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) PRN at Lifepoint Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Occupational Therapy Assistant — ranked against 1,043 active Occupational Therapy Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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