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Garland, Texas

Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA) FT

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

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Job Description

Fun and Stable In-house Therapy Team! Excellent leadership! AVIR OF GARLAND, a skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation center, is currently seeking a Full-Time Occupational Therapist Assistant to join our dedicated in-house therapy team!

We see a wide range of orthopedic and neurological conditions and offer opportunities for you to create programming in cognition, functional mobility, balance, sensory integration, and many more.

We provide on-going training and career development opportunities as well as career advancement with our growing organization!

Vital Therapy is a small but growing network of over 80 skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facilities. We believe in developing and supporting our own therapy leaders, giving our patients and residents moments of joy each day, and in sharing a fierce commitment to quality of care.

We Offer

  • Highly competitive pay comprehensive benefits including a 401K with 5% company match
  • Flexible schedules and regular hours
  • Long term growth and advancement opportunities

Requirements

TX License

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist Assistant will provide therapy services for patients with orthopedic and neurological conditions. They will also develop and implement programming for cognition, functional mobility, balance, and sensory integration.

Key Skills

Occupational therapyOrthopedic rehabilitationNeurological rehabilitationCognitive programmingBalance training

Occupational Therapist Career Context

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 5.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Location & Logistics

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

Top OTA Jobs

7 matches · ranked by pay

Work-Life Balance Distribution7 jobs · 6 employers

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#1

Occupational Therapist Assistant - COTA

Rehab Without Walls Neuro Rehabilitation · Sacramento, California

$47-$52/hr
#2

Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA)- $50 rate per visit W/Retention of 1,500

BrightStar Care - Rio Grande Valley, TX · Edinburg, Texas

$50/visit
#3

Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant Day Institute

$24.5-$36.4/hr
#4

Therapist (OT/ COTA) On-Call

$50-$60/hr
+ 5 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
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.

Living in Garland

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k
Typical market rent
$1,556/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About SLP Operations

Hospitals and Health Care
Fort Worth, Texas
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Highly Competitive Pay
Comprehensive Benefits
401K with 5% Company Match
Flexible Schedules
Regular Hours
Long-Term Growth and Advancement Opportunities
On-Going Training and Career Development