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Childress, Texas

Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) FT, PT and PRN schedules available!

Physical Therapist AssistantFull-Time

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Job Description

Stable In-house Therapy Team! Flexible compensation option for full time - $5000.00!

AVIR AT CHILRESS, a skilled nursing and post-acute care facility, is currently seeking a full time, part-time or prn Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our dedicated in-house therapy team.

We seek an OTA who is passionate about delivering the best possible care to our patients and residents and who wants to be part of a fun, high energy, inter-disciplinary team.

We see a wide range of orthopedic and neurological conditions and offer opportunities for you to create programs in cognition, memory care, return to home, and many more.

In addition, we provide on-going training and career development opportunities as well as many opportunities for career growth with our growing organization.

Vital Therapy is a small but growing network of over 50 skilled nursing and post-acute rehabilitation facilities. We believe in the power in-house therapy, in giving our patients and residents moments of joy each day, in developing and supporting our leaders, and in sharing a fierce commitment to quality of care.

We Offer

  • Competitive pay
  • Comprehensive benefits including 401K with 5% match
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible schedules
  • Long term growth and advancement opportunities
  • And more….

Requirements

Current TX OTA 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 Therapy Assistant will deliver high-quality patient care within a skilled nursing and post-acute care facility. They will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to create and implement programs for orthopedic, neurological, and cognitive conditions.

Key Skills

Orthopedic rehabilitationNeurological rehabilitationCognitive therapyInterdisciplinary collaborationRehabilitation planning

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (210 salary observations; 3,136 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (5,357 salary observations; 29,628 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-11-01; 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).

What does the Occupational Therapy market look like in Texas?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Texas vs national$96k median in Texas$97k nationally (−1%)210 state / 5,357 national salary observations
Cost of livingTexas index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Occupational Therapy listings in Texas907 active9,028 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusTexas occupational therapist listings (all specialties): 8% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
New Occupational Therapy listings3,307 in the last 30 days1,708 the 30 days before (+94%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Occupational Therapy pay trend+2.9% 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.

Location & Logistics

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

Top contract/1099 PTA Jobs

10 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

9 jobs · 8 employers
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<$70k
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$78k
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$80k-90k
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$90k-100k
1
$100k

Annual compensation range

Work-Life Balance Distribution

10 jobs · 8 employers
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3-4
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5-6
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7-8
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Higher = better work-life balance

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Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA)

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$34-$42/hr
#3

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$35-$40/hr
#4

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$27-$40/hr
+ 8 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 4.8
Better work-life than 50% of Physical Therapist Assistant listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 4,946 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About SLP Operations

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

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay
401K with 5% match
Paid time off
Flexible schedules
Long-term growth and advancement opportunities
On-going training and career development
$5,000 flexible compensation option for full-time

Living in Childress

Median resident rent
$910/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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