Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant
Saint Louis, MOFull-time$23/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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SSM Health Day Institute seeks a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant for its specialized outpatient rehabilitation program in Sunset Hills, Missouri. The program serves people recovering from traumatic injury or illness and uses a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to build skills and maximize independence. The position is full-time, Monday through Friday, with compensation of $23 per hour, increasing based on experience.
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Overview
Position: COTA
Location: Sunset Hills, MO
Type of Employment: Full-Time
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00A-4:30P
Compensation:$23/hour increases based on experience
SSM Health Day Institute is seeking a COTA to work in our specialized outpatient rehabilitation program. We have ten centers across the St. Louis Metro area serving individuals recovering from a traumatic injury or illness who no longer require 24-hour nursing or acute rehabilitative care. We take a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to build skills and maximize independence. If you like working in a dynamic, collaborative environment and are passionate about helping the neurological and medically complex patient, apply today to explore a new career opportunity with us!
Why Join Us: (benefits for full-time at 32+ hours/week)
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Start Strong : Our mentorship and orientation programs ensure a successful transition
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Recharge & Refresh: Generous PTO to maintain a healthy work-life balance
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Your Health Matters: Comprehensive medical/RX, health, vision, and dental plan offerings
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Invest in Your Future: Company-matching401(k) retirement plans as well as life and disability protection
Responsibilities
COTAs perform patient-related tasks assigned by the therapist, including but not limited to:
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Under the direct supervision of licensed OT, assists with the implementation of therapy plan of care in the Day Room Setting
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Responsible for delegation an direction of support personnel for those assigned patients, in order to enhance patient care services in the Day Room Setting
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Participates in education of patients, families, coworkers, and self
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Performs other professional duties associated with the care of the patient, within the scope of practice
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Assists patients to/from mats, wheelchairs, other equipment as appropriate; assist patients with transfer activities
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Assists with patient-related treatment activities as appropriate
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Engages with patients, supporting therapeutic goals in individual and group settings;Task initiation and group facilitation
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Documentation and billing/charging of skilled activities as applicable
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Upgrading and downgrading tasks for patient engagement
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Plans and transports for Community Reintegration Outings
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Maintains the clinic and clinic equipment in a clean and orderly condition
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Transports patients to /from therapy as needed
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
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Education: Associate's Degree in an OT Assistant program required
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Current and valid state licensure or eligibility for licensure as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) required
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Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification
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Current State Driver’s License in good standing required: Acquisition of a Class E license allowing for the operation of the bus
Preferred Qualifications
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CPR certification
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First aid certification
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Prior experience in an outpatient physical therapy center
Additional Data
Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans
Location : Location US-MO-Saint Louis
Job ID 389657
Position Type Full Time
Experience (Years) 1
Category Occupational Therapy
Company SSM Health Physical Therapy
How this job compares
Set against the 827 open Occupational Therapy Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$23/hr
- US median$33–40/hr422 hourly ranges
This rate, $23/hr, is 36% below the US median midpoint ($36/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Occupational Therapy Assistant hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 22 open Occupational Therapy Assistant jobs in Missouri and 827 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Missouri
- Select Medical (this employer)10 open
- Aegis Therapies4 open
- Elara Caring4 open
- Experience
- Occupational Therapy Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (179 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for an associate degree; 194 of the 827 open Occupational Therapy Assistant jobs (23%) ask for an associate degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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