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Rocky Mount Rehabilitation Center
Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Cert. Occupational Therapist Asst COTA

Occupational TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

We offer continuous learning via provided and CEU reimbursement, career advancement and specialty certification reimbursement. We have cutting-edge technology and updated equipment. Our Company knows the importance of investing in the members of our Team and providing them with the tools they need to be successful.

Benefits that we offer to our FULL TIME Team Members

  • Flexible schedules and hours to meet the work/life balance.
  • Annual performance reviews and raise opportunities
  • Competitive industry leading rates
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package (health, dental, vision, company paid life insurance, etc)
  • Continuous advancement of PTO accrual plus six (6) paid holidays
  • Outpatient program available

Entry Qualifications

  • Associate Degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant required.
  • Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant licensure in the state of practice required

If you are interested in contributing to our vision of enhancing our Residents lives and to better serve our community, please apply today!

Our Service Standards

  • Sincere Appreciation... for everyone
  • Hearing Needs... and responding quickly
  • Caring Approach... in everything we do
  • Managing Situations... for positive outcomes

Qualifications

Entry Qualifications

  • Associates Degree from a AOTA accredited program
  • Licensed

COTA if required by state law

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIESn/a

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND ENVIRONMENTShift work may be required. Employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands or fingers, reach with hands and arms, feel, see, talk and hear. Employee is occasionally exposed to blood or other body fluids, fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals.

In compliance with applicable law, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

OTHER REQUIREMENTSParticipates in (or conducts) company-sponsored training to safeguard against improper use and disclosure of resident’s protected health information. Monitors and ensures compliance with company policies, procedures and state and federal law. Agrees to adhere to and oversee communication of privacy guidelines relative to the confidentiality of residents' protected health information.

Key Responsibilities

The Occupational Therapist Assistant will provide therapeutic care to residents to enhance their quality of life. They are responsible for monitoring compliance with company policies and state/federal regulations regarding patient health information.

Key Skills

Patient careClinical documentationCompliance monitoringHealth information privacyRehabilitationPatient assessment

Occupational Therapist Career Context

In North Carolina, the Occupational Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$92k (197 salary observations; 713 listings), vs ~$97k nationally (6,588 salary observations; 25,229 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 North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina 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 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.

Living in Rocky Mount

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$189k
Typical market rent
$1,272/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.0
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Rocky Mount, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Rocky Mount Rehabilitation Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedules and hours
Annual performance reviews and raise opportunities
Competitive industry leading rates
Comprehensive Benefits Package (health, dental, vision, company paid life insurance)
Continuous advancement of PTO accrual plus six paid holidays
Outpatient program available
CEU reimbursement
Career advancement and specialty certification reimbursement