Field-Based COTA: Independent Home Health OT

Health Data Innovations, Inc.; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Adaptive Home Health is seeking a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) for in-home visit evaluations and ongoing OT visits across Texas. The role emphasizes patient independence in ADLs/IADLs, fall prevention, and safe home routines.

You'll use Homecare Homebase (HCHB) and upcoming scheduling tools, with a field-based schedule Mon-Fri plus occasional weekends, and a productivity-based pay model. OT license in Texas required; travel across assigned territory expected.

Qualifications

• Active Texas OT license in good standing.
• Strong clinical judgment and ability to work independently in the field.
• Comfort escalating changes in condition to RN/MD with clear rationale.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Reliable follow-through on orders, frequencies, and patient goals.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel across territory.
• Ability to transport basic therapy equipment.

Responsibilities

• Complete in-home OT evaluations and deliver skilled OT visits.
• Build and execute a clear plan of care focused on ADLs/IADLs, safety/fall prevention, and functional independence.
• Recommend and train on adaptive equipment and home modifications as needed.
• Coordinate with nursing and the broader care team when condition or needs change.
• Document promptly and thoroughly in Homecare Homebase (HCHB) — defensible, efficient, and consistent.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Independent field work

Communication

Documentation

Travel readiness

Tools

Homecare Homebase (HCHB)

Job description

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) - Home Health

• Schedule: Full-time Monday–Friday + occasional weekends (as needed)

• Location: Field-based

• Comp: $58 per Point, $80,000-$100,000/yr
  Who We Are

Adaptive Home Health is building a higher-acuity, patient-centered, skilled home health model across Texas. Our ultimate mission is to dramatically improve patient access to home health care.

The OT role is the front line of that mission: you restore function in the home, build safe routines, reduce avoidable decline, and help patients regain independence in ADLs/IADLs.

We build technology to better support our field clinicians faster and more supported. Ultimately, our clinicians are the customers of our engineering team. Our charting product is designed to reduce documentation burden and keep visits moving, and our scheduling product (launching soon) will make it easier to coordinate visits, reduce last-minute changes, and protect clinician time.

If you have strong clinical judgment and you like owning outcomes, this role gives you autonomy, meaningful patient impact, and a support team built to remove administrative friction.

What you will do

• Complete in-home OT evaluations and deliver skilled OT visits.

• Build and execute a clear plan of care focused on ADLs/IADLs, safety/fall prevention, and functional independence.

• Recommend and train on adaptive equipment and home modifications as needed.

• Coordinate with nursing and the broader care team when condition or needs change.

• Document promptly and thoroughly in Homecare Homebase (HCHB) — defensible, efficient, and consistent.

Why Adaptive

• Operations that back you up: You are supported by an experienced clinical and operational team so you can focus on patient care, not chasing logistics.

• Clear productivity model with upside: You are paid per productivity point with clear expectations (market-specific).

• Schedule flexibility: We build schedules to make field work sustainable, and we support smart routing and coordination so your day is predictable whenever possible.

• Cutting-edge tech built for clinicians: Our charting tools are designed to reduce documentation burden, and our scheduling product (launching soon) will streamline visit coordination and reduce last-minute changes.

• Mission-driven work: We are here to expand access to high-quality home health care, and we want therapists who take pride in raising the standard.

Requirements

Must-haves

• Active Texas OT license (in good standing)

• Strong clinical judgment and comfort working independently in the field

• Comfort escalating changes in condition to RN/MD and documenting rationale clearly

• Strong communication and documentation

• Reliable follow-through on orders, frequencies, and patient goals

• Current driver’s license and comfort with daily travel across assigned territory

• Able to carry/transport basic therapy equipment as needed

• Competency in core home health OT scope (ADL/IADL training, home safety, adaptive equipment, caregiver education)

Nice-to-haves

• Prior home health experience

• Homecare Homebase (HCHB) experience (or similar home health EMR)

  • Role: Occupational Therapist (OT)

• Deeper experience in high-signal OT populations (neuro, CVA, fall risk, dementia/caregiver training)

• Strong organization and time management

Benefits:

• 401(k) + 401(k) matching

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off

• Continuing education credits + annual education fund

• Mileage and travel reimbursement

• Participation in fleet program (company car)

• Adaptive branded scrubs, jackets, and vests

• Referral program