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Occupational Therapist Assistant/ COTA

BrightSpring Health Services

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VAPer Diem$35–38/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$35–38/hr
Location
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Occupational Therapist Assistant supports occupational therapists in implementing treatment interventions and administering therapeutic exercises and activities. The role includes training patients and others involved in rehabilitation, maintaining patient records, and reporting status changes to the multidisciplinary team. The position serves patients through Adoration Health, which provides services in the comfort of home.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Therapeutic ExercisesTherapy InterventionsPatient TrainingPatient LiftingFine Motor SkillsVisual AcuityWalking and StandingPushing and PullingBending and StoopingReaching and KneelingPatient Positioning

Qualifications

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant ProgramOccupational Therapist Assistant CertificationLive CPR CertificationTwo-Step TB Skin TestProof of Auto InsuranceOne Year Experience

Full job description

Our Company

Adoration Health

Overview

Our therapy team executes customized treatment plans that deliver real results and exceed patients' expectations. If you're motivated to give our clients a more positive quality of life we encourage you to apply today!

Responsibilities

  • Assisting the Occupational Therapist in the implementation of treatment intervention

  • Administer therapeutic exercises and activities to improve patients; strength, mobility and function.

  • Providing training to individuals and any others involved in their rehabilitation, and documenting results of the training

  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date patient records

  • Supporting individuals' plan of treatment by documenting and reporting status changes to the multi-disciplinary team members as appropriate

  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

  • Degree from a certified occupational therapy assistant training program

  • Current Occupational Therapist Assistant certification in state of practice

  • Current Live CPR Certification

  • Two-step TB skin test required

  • Proof of Auto Insurance

  • Knowledge of evidence based therapy interventions

  • Familiarity with assisted living, independent living, geriatrics and/or home health

  • One year preferred

  • New grads encouraged to apply

  • Ability to lift 50 pounds

  • Moving, lifting, or transferring of patients which may involve lifting of up to 100 pounds following safety procedures

  • Duties require fine motor skills,visual acuity, and walking/ standing for extended periods

  • Additional physical requirements include: pushing/pulling, bending/stooping, reaching, kneeling, and positioning frequently at times

  • A health screen or examination may be required prior to assignment and periodically thereafter, depending on specific location policy, local and state regulations to verify employee is physically capable of performing assigned duties with or without reasonable accommodations

About our Line of Business

Adoration Health, an affiliate of BrightSpring Health Services, provides quality and compassionate services in the comfort of home, providing support for patients, families, and caregivers in their time of need. Adoration was formed to fill the need for a loving, community-focused, caring organization. We empower patients to live with dignity, find a sense of fulfillment, and celebrate with their families a life well-lived. Our employees and caregivers are proud to be a part of the Adoration team and the mission of our company. For more information, please visitwww.adorationhealth.com. Follow us onFacebook (https://www.facebook.com/AdorationHealthCareers) andLinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/adoration-health) .

Salary Range

USD $35.00 - $38.00 / Hour

BrightSpring Health Services, and our family of brands, provides equal employment opportunity

Job LocationsUS-VA-CHARLOTTESVILLE

ID 2026-198072

Line of Business Adoration Health

Position Type PRN

Pay Min USD $35.00/Hr.

Pay Max USD $38.00/Hr.

How this job compares

Set against the 821 open Occupational Therapy Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$35–38/hr
  • US median$33–40/hr430 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $36.50/hr, is close to the US median midpoint ($36/hr) — in the middle half of Occupational Therapy Assistant hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 20 open Occupational Therapy Assistant jobs in Virginia and 821 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 (177 postings).
Education
9 of the 821 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 30, 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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