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Job Description
Under close supervision of an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant, perform only delegated, selected, or routine tasks in specific situations. These duties include preparing patient and treatment room.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 31-2012.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 31,840.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 15.00
- Currently, there are 7,210 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Occupational Therapy Aides”.
Also Known As…
- Occupational Therapy Aides
- Restorative Coordinator
- Restorative Aide
- Rehabilitation Technician (Rehab Tech)
- Rehabilitation Services Aide
- Rehabilitation Aide (Rehab Aide)
- Occupational Therapy Technician (OT Tech)
- Occupational Therapy Aide (OT Aide)
- Direct Support Staff
- Direct Service Professional
- Certified Occupational Rehabilitation Aide (CORA)
- Therapy Tech
- Restorative, Rehab Aide
- Rehabilitation Tech
- Rehabilitation Aide/Scheduler
- Program Trainer
- Occupational Therapist Aide (OT Aide)
- Occupational Rehabilitation Aide
- Independent Living Specialist
- Direct Support Professional
Tasks for “Direct Support Staff”
- Supervise patients in choosing and completing work assignments or arts and crafts projects.
- Evaluate the living skills and capacities of physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabled clients.
- Report to supervisors or therapists, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments.
- Accompany patients on outings, providing transportation when necessary.
- Assist educational specialists or clinical psychologists in administering situational or diagnostic tests to measure client's abilities or progress.
- Assist occupational therapists in planning, implementing, and administering therapy programs to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, using selected activities and special equipment.
- Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
- Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals.
- Manage intradepartmental infection control and equipment security.
- Prepare and maintain work area, materials, and equipment and maintain inventory of treatment and educational supplies.
- Adjust and repair assistive devices and make adaptive changes to other equipment and to environments.
- Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual and creative arts and games.
- Perform clerical, administrative, and secretarial duties, such as answering phones, restocking and ordering supplies, filling out paperwork, and scheduling appointments.
- Instruct patients and families in work, social, and living skills, the care and use of adaptive equipment, and other skills to facilitate home and work adjustment to disability.
- Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.
Related Technology & Tools
- Rehabilitation training ramps
- Communication boards
- Punching awls
- Crutches
- Wheelchairs
- Rasps
- Multi-purpose saw sets
- Braille writers
- Leather scissors
- Hand weights
- Scooter boards
- Transfer belts
- Sewing needles
- Power hand sanders
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Personal computers
- Rivet setters
- Orthopedic splints
- Adaptive cutlery
- Dressing sticks
- Augmentative communication systems
- Desktop computers
- Sewing machines
- Beading needles
- Lacing needles
- Wheeled walkers
- Rawhide mallets
- Photocopiers
- Therapeutic balls
- Canes
- Crochet hooks
- Knitting needles
- Rotary punches
- Reachers
- Latch hooks
- Wood chisels
- MEDITECH software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Billing software
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Microsoft Office
- Scheduling software
- Microsoft Access
- Data entry software