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COTA - Adult Acute Care

HCA Healthcare

Las Vegas, NVJob$34.55–51.86/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$34.55–51.86/hr
Location
Las Vegas, NV
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Basic Cardiac Life Support

Job overview

The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant provides treatment to patients with neurological, orthopedic, cardiac, and other medical conditions across acute, sub-acute, rehabilitation, and outpatient settings. Under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist, the COTA carries out planned care programs and provides goal-directed treatment and related documentation and communication for patients across the lifespan.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Occupational Therapy CareGrowth and DevelopmentMedical Data InterpretationGoal-Directed TreatmentDocumentation and Communication

Qualifications

Occupational Therapy Assistant ProgramOne to Two Years Hospital ExperienceBasic Cardiac Life Support

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Hourly Wage Estimate: $34.55 - $51.86 / hour

Learn more about the benefits offered ( https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards ) for this job.

The estimate displayed represents the typical wage range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a(an) COTA? At Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, under the general supervision of the occupational therapist, is responsible for the treatment of a wide variety of patients, including, but not limited to patients with: neurological, orthopedic, cardiac, and other medical conditions in the areas of acute, sub-acute, rehabilitation and outpatient therapy. If that is you, come be a part of what makes us great and apply today!

  • The COTA carries out Occupational Therapy care programs planned by and with the supervision of the licensed Occupational Therapist while maintaining confidentiality of all patient care information to assure patients’ rights are protected

  • Must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and interpret data reflective of the patients’ medical status and age specific needs, in order to provide the appropriate care, as described in the department’s policies and procedures

  • Will provide goal directed treatment programs, as well as related documentation and communication for pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric populations, without regard to race, color, sex, religion, or national origin

Qualifications:

  • Graduate from an approved Occupational Therapy Assistant program

  • One to two years’ experience in hospital setting preferred. Entry-level graduates will be considered

  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) upon hire

Benefits

Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

  • Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center (https://sunrisehospital.com) provides Las Vegas and the Southwest region with high-quality, advanced healthcare services. We have been serving our community for nearly 60 years. Sunrise Hospital has been a Consumer Choice Award recipient for 15 consecutive years. We are the largest acute care facility in Nevada and the state's only fresh post-op Pediatric CICU. Our facility offers an advanced comprehensive stroke center which received the Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award from the GWTG.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our COTA opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

How this job compares

Set against the 780 open Occupational Therapy Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$34.55–51.86/hr
  • US median$33–39/hr435 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $43.21/hr, is 22% above the US median midpoint ($36/hr) — in the top quarter of Occupational Therapy Assistant hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 780 open Occupational Therapy Assistant jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Occupational Therapy Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (141 postings).
Education
8 of the 780 open Occupational Therapy Assistant jobs (1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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