Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant (COTA) | Encompass Care Toledo Region

Occupational Therapy AssistantFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 8mo ago

Job Description

Position Summary

An Occupational Therapy Assistant will implement the plan of care as established by the Occupational Therapist and the physician upholding excellence with quality of care.

Position Responsibilities for a Home Health OTA

  • Identifies and communicates with supervising OTR the need for reassessment of patients when necessary.
  • Provides treatment in accordance with established standards of practice.
  • Conducts individual OT treatments following the established POC under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist.
  • Demonstrates flexibility in visit scheduling and patient assignments.
  • Documents measurable objective data related to patient’s function and accurately assesses patient’s response to treatment.
  • Consistently demonstrates sound judgment in planning and implementation of patient therapy programs.
  • Communicates in a positive, clear, professional manner with patients, families and other healthcare team members, especially when providing education.
  • Attention to detail with the ability to work independently.
  • Responds timely to patients, family members and other healthcare team members.

Knowledge, Skills and abilities: Associate degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program. Must meet all certification and licensure requirements as established by the state and national board associations. Active state license required.

Benefits for an Occupational Therapy Assistant

  • Paid CEU’s
  • Leadership Development
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Generous PTO
  • Competitive Retirement
  • Medical Package
  • Competitive Pay

The Company

EncompassCare provides therapy in geriatric healthcare settings that produces measurable outcomes through therapy interventions to truly make a difference in someone's life. We treat everyone on the basis of his/her personal goals, medical conditions, and targeted discharge environment to create a personalized care plan to meet the needs of our residents and patients.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapy Assistant implements the plan of care established by the Occupational Therapist and physician, upholding quality care standards in a home health setting. Responsibilities include conducting individual treatments, documenting objective patient data, and communicating effectively with patients, families, and the healthcare team.

Requirements

Candidates must possess an Associate degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program and meet all state and national board certification and licensure requirements. An active state license is mandatory for this role.

Key Skills

Plan of Care ImplementationPatient ReassessmentTreatment ProvisionScheduling FlexibilityObjective Data DocumentationPatient Function AssessmentProfessional CommunicationPatient EducationIndependent Work

Occupational Therapist Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Ohio?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Ohio406 active9,018 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedOhio occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $7k) · 12% offer loan repayment430 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,162 in the last 30 days1,674 the 30 days before (+89%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+4.7% 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.

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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.

Benefits & Perks

Paid CEUs
Leadership Development
Flexible Schedules
Generous PTO
Competitive Retirement
Medical Package
Competitive Pay

Living in Toledo

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$141k
Typical market rent
$1,151/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.5
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Toledo, OH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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