Pays $33-$39/hr — Occupational Therapy Assistant market median is ~$91k (48 jobs)
Licensed Occupational Therapist Assistant
About the Role
Part-time COTA in memory care. Focus on evening ADL intervention. Poway, CA. $69k-$81k.
Join Prava Therapy as a Part-Time COTA – Memory Care, Evening ADL Focus in Poway, California, United States. Part-Time COTA | Memory Care | Come Practice OT Where Life Happens Memory Care | Part-Time The best OT session might not look like a therapy session. It might look like getting dressed for dinner.
Benefits & Compensation
- Pay rate: $33 - $39/hour.
- AI-enabled documentation
- Clinical support
- Meaningful occupation-based therapy
Work Schedule
- Part-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Prava Therapy as a Part-Time COTA – Memory Care, Evening ADL Focus.
Key Responsibilities
Provide occupation-based therapy and ADL/IADL interventions for residents living with dementia in a memory care setting. Collaborate with the OT team and caregivers to adapt environments and routines to support resident independence and dignity.
Requirements
Must be a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) with a passion for working with older adults in memory care. Requires the ability to adapt therapy to individual resident needs and effectively manage evening routines.
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In California, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$115k (882 salary observations; 1,682 listings), vs ~$96k nationally (6,867 salary observations; 20,678 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $68k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
AI ANALYSISThis role scores 3.0/10 on work-life balance for Occupational Therapy Assistant roles.
Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...
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