Part-time Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant
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Job Description
Job DetailsJob Location: Newport News, VA 23602Position Type: Part TimeFunctional Pathways is currently hiring at Mennowood Retirement Community in Newport News, VA for a Part-time Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant.
Flexible weekday schedule Mennowood Retirement Community offers a peaceful, campus-style setting with a rural feel while still providing convenient access to shopping, dining, medical offices, and major thoroughfares throughout the Hampton Roads area.
Situated near local retail centers, healthcare services, and cultural attractions, the community blends accessibility with a quiet, welcoming environment ideal for both residents and staff.
Mennowood is a nonprofit continuing-care community featuring independent living, assisted living, and memory care, known for its strong sense of connection, active lifestyle programming, and supportive team culture.
For therapy professionals, the setting provides the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment focused on holistic wellness, meaningful resident relationships, and high-quality interdisciplinary care.
Why Choose Functional Pathways: At Functional Pathways, we offer a supportive family environment, ethical care, innovation, and a strong focus on values and customer service. Join us in making a positive impact on our residents' lives!
Functional Pathways has provided world-class clinical services for 30 years, offering therapists the opportunity to work with evidence-based programs across the full continuum of care.
Our holistic, patient-centered approach addresses neurological, cardiopulmonary, cognitive, and musculoskeletal needs, incorporating innovative treatments such as aquatic therapy and non-invasive interventions.
Therapists receive training and certification in specialty programs through our CORE4+ and Wellness offerings, with company-paid CEUs through MedBridge available to full-time and part-time team members to support ongoing professional growth.
At Functional Pathways, team members help improve patient outcomes while working in a collaborative, wellness-focused environment. Job Summary: COTA/L shall implement the plan of care as established by the OTR/L and the physician in a professional, competent manner, upholding excellence with quality of care.
Qualifications Must have an 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.
Key Responsibilities
The COTA/L is responsible for professionally and competently implementing the plan of care established by the OTR/L and the physician, upholding excellence in the quality of care provided. This role involves working within a collaborative environment focused on holistic wellness and meaningful resident relationships.
Requirements
Candidates must possess an associate degree from an accredited Occupational Therapy Assistant program and meet all state and national board association requirements for certification and licensure. An active state license is mandatory for this position.
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Virginia, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$97k (164 salary observations; 636 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,684 salary observations; 25,690 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 Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Occupational Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Part-time Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant at FUNCTIONAL PATHWAYS OF TENNESSEE 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. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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