Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) FT, PT and PRN schedules available!
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Job Description
Merkel Nursing Center is currently seeking a full time, part time or prn Occupational Therapy Assistant to join its in-house therapy team. We seek a therapist who is innovative, positive, and team oriented.
Part of Gemini Healthcare, Merkel Nursing Center is a long-term care and post-acute rehab facility located in Merkel, Texas. We have an in-house team of therapists to work with, an amazing rehab director and opportunity to see a wide range of conditions.
We offer opportunity for you to create and implement speech therapy programs that will best fit the needs of your patients.
We are supported by Vital Therapy, a growing provider of therapy support and leadership to 85 locations throughout Texas and Oklahoma. We believe in giving our patients and residents moments of joy and reason to live each day, developing and supporting our leaders, and sharing a fierce commitment to quality of care.
We offer comprehensive benefits, PTO, opportunity for career growth and fun, high energy work environment.
Requirements
Requirements
Texas 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 work within an in-house therapy team to provide patient care and implement therapy programs. They will collaborate with the rehab director to treat a wide range of conditions in a long-term care and post-acute rehab setting.
Key Skills
Occupational Therapist Career Context
In Texas, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$95k (186 salary observations; 2,330 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (4,521 salary observations; 25,570 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 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 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) FT, PT and PRN schedules available! at SLP Operations a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Physical Therapist Assistant — ranked against 4,946 active Physical Therapist Assistant listings on WeekdayDoc.
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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