COTA | In-Home Occupational Therapy

Home Health Care, Inc.; Lake Elmo (MN); On-site; USD 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage reimbursement between patient

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

PTO

401(k)

Job summary

Home Health Care, Inc. seeks a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) to provide one-on-one, in-home therapy across the Twin Cities metro area. You’ll travel between patients, implement OT plans, and help with ADLs, upper-extremity function, and safety in daily routines.

You’ll work under supervision of an OT, manage your day in the field, and enjoy independence with strong clinical support. Remote work not required; full-time or part-time possibilities available.

Qualifications

• Active Minnesota COTA license required.
• Strong understanding of ADLs and functional rehabilitation.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently in patients' homes.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Confidence providing care in patients' homes.
• Strong collaboration with supervising OTs.
• Ability to recognize and communicate changes in patient status.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one occupational therapy in patients' homes.
• Carry out individualized treatment plans established by the OT.
• Help patients improve activities of daily living.
• Provide therapeutic activities and exercises.
• Address upper-extremity strength and function.
• Reinforce home exercise programs.
• Educate patients and caregivers.
• Reinforce safe use of adaptive equipment.
• Monitor patient response to treatment.
• Report progress to the supervising OT.
• Collaborate with PT, nursing, SLP, physicians, and clinicians.
• Complete timely clinical documentation.

Skills

Minnesota license

ADLs knowledge

Communication skills

Independence

Organization & time management

In-home care

Team collaboration

Patient status monitoring

Driver license

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) | No Two Visits Are the Same

Company: Home Health Care, Inc.

Location: Twin Cities Metro Area

Schedule: Full-Time or Part-Time

Compensation: $82,000–$110,000 per year (Paid Per Visit) + Mileage Reimbursement

If You Like Variety, Home Health Is Hard to Beat.

One patient is recovering from a stroke and relearning how to get dressed.

Your next is rebuilding strength after a hospitalization.

Another needs to figure out how to safely shower without relying on their spouse.

Later that afternoon, you're working with someone on upper-extremity function so they can prepare their own meals again.

Different patients. Different homes. Different challenges. Different goals.

That's a day in home health Occupational Therapy.

Trade the Same Four Walls for a Career in the Field

Some clinicians love the predictability of working in one facility. Others eventually start feeling boxed in by it. If you're ready for a workday with more movement, independence, and variety, home health gives you the opportunity to take your COTA skills into the community.

You'll travel between patients throughout your assigned territory, provide one-on-one treatment, collaborate with your supervising Occupational Therapist, and independently manage your day in the field.

Your car becomes the space between appointments.

Then you walk through the next front door and your complete attention shifts to one patient.

One License. A Lot of Different Ways to Use It.

Depending On Your Patient, You May Work On

• Dressing and grooming
• Bathing and shower safety
• Toileting routines
• Meal preparation
• Upper-extremity strength and function
• Fine motor coordination
• Functional mobility
• Energy conservation
• Adaptive techniques
• Compensatory strategies
• Home exercise programs
• Safe use of adaptive equipment
• Caregiver education
• Returning to meaningful daily routines

Tomorrow's caseload may look completely different.

That's the point.

You Get One Patient at a Time

Variety doesn't have to mean chaos. When you arrive at a patient's home, you're there for them.

You're not simultaneously keeping an eye on another treatment table.

You're not wondering whether your next patient has already checked in.

You're not trying to divide your attention between several people.

For that visit, you have one patient and one plan of care.

Treat. Educate. Observe. Document. Communicate with the OT when needed. Then head to your next visit.

For COTAs who enjoy independence but still want strong clinical support, it can be a completely different way to experience the profession.

What You'll Do

• Provide one-on-one Occupational Therapy treatments in patients' homes
• Carry out individualized treatment plans established by the OT
• Help patients improve activities of daily living
• Provide therapeutic activities and exercises
• Address upper-extremity strength, coordination, and functional use
• Reinforce home exercise programs
• Teach adaptive and compensatory techniques
• Educate patients and caregivers
• Reinforce safe use of adaptive equipment
• Monitor patient response to treatment
• Recognize and communicate changes in patient status
• Report progress to the supervising Occupational Therapist
• Collaborate with PT, nursing, SLP, physicians, and interdisciplinary clinicians
• Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation

Home Health Rewards Clinicians Who Know How to Run Their Day

You’ll have independence here. And with independence comes ownership. Successful home health COTAs know how to organize their schedules, communicate with patients, stay on top of documentation, adapt when plans change, and keep their days moving.

If you’re motivated and organized, that independence can also translate into strong earning potential.

This Position Offers

$82,000–$110,000 in annualized earning potential through a paid-per-visit compensation model.

You’ll also receive mileage reimbursement between patient visits.

Why COTAs Choose Home Health Care, Inc.

• $82,000–$110,000 annualized earning potential
• Paid-per-visit compensation
• Mileage reimbursement between patient visits
• Full-Time and Part-Time opportunities
• One-on-one patient care
• Variety throughout your caseload
• Greater independence in your workday
• Field-based work instead of spending every day in one facility
• Collaboration with experienced Occupational Therapists
• Experienced Clinical Managers and interdisciplinary support

Benefits That Travel With You

• Free MedBridge Education Hub for continuing education and professional development
• Licensure reimbursement
• Annual scrub reimbursement
• Mileage reimbursement between patient visits
• Cell phone reimbursement for eligible clinicians
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• PTO
• Paid holidays
• 401(k)
• Structured orientation and clinical support
• Opportunities throughout our family of healthcare companies

Coming From a Facility? Your Skills Can Come With You.

Home health experience is welcomed.

It Isn't Required.

We’re interested in COTAs coming from:

• Skilled nursing
• TCU
• Inpatient rehabilitation
• Outpatient therapy
• Assisted living
• Neurological rehabilitation
• Orthopedics
• Other Occupational Therapy settings

What We're Looking For

• Active Minnesota Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) license
• Strong understanding of ADLs and functional rehabilitation
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to work independently
• Strong organization and time management
• Confidence providing care in patients' homes
• Strong collaboration with supervising Occupational Therapists
• Ability to recognize and communicate changes in patient status
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation

Why Home Health Care, Inc.?

Since 1994, Home Health Care, Inc. has provided home-based healthcare throughout Minnesota.

We’re locally owned, Medicare-certified, and backed by more than 30 years of home health experience.

Our clinicians are trusted to independently manage their work in the field while remaining connected to experienced OTs, Clinical Managers, and interdisciplinary teammates.

Independence doesn't mean isolation. You’ll have both.

Same COTA License. Completely Different Workday.

Monday doesn't have to look exactly like Tuesday. And Tuesday doesn't have to look exactly like Wednesday.

Different homes. Different personalities. Different diagnoses. Different functional goals. Different challenges to solve.

But The Purpose Stays The Same

Help each patient get better at the things they need and want to do every day.

$82,000–$110,000 per year (paid per visit).

Mileage reimbursement between patient visits.

Full-Time or Part-Time.

Twin Cities Metro Area.

If you're ready for less routine in your workday, take your COTA career into the field.