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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 Aide/Scheduler
• Program Trainer
• Occupational Therapist Aide (OT Aide)
• Occupational Rehabilitation Aide
• Independent Living Specialist
• Direct Support Professional

Tasks for “Rehabilitation Tech”

• Assist occupational therapists in planning, implementing, and administering therapy programs to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, using selected activities and special equipment.
• Evaluate the living skills and capacities of physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabled clients.
• Prepare and maintain work area, materials, and equipment and maintain inventory of treatment and educational supplies.
• Assist educational specialists or clinical psychologists in administering situational or diagnostic tests to measure client's abilities or progress.
• Adjust and repair assistive devices and make adaptive changes to other equipment and to environments.
• 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.
• Accompany patients on outings, providing transportation when necessary.
• Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.
• Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual and creative arts and games.
• Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals.
• Manage intradepartmental infection control and equipment security.
• Supervise patients in choosing and completing work assignments or arts and crafts projects.
• Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
• Perform clerical, administrative, and secretarial duties, such as answering phones, restocking and ordering supplies, filling out paperwork, and scheduling appointments.
• Report to supervisors or therapists, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments.

Related Technology & Tools

• Dressing sticks
• Wood chisels
• Crutches
• Therapeutic balls
• Latch hooks
• Rawhide mallets
• Reachers
• Photocopiers
• Power hand sanders
• Canes
• Rotary punches
• Hand weights
• Rehabilitation training ramps
• Sewing machines
• Rivet setters
• Multi-purpose saw sets
• Crochet hooks
• Desktop computers
• Sewing needles
• Lacing needles
• Knitting needles
• Beading needles
• Orthopedic splints
• Rasps
• Personal computers
• Adaptive cutlery
• Leather scissors
• Wheelchairs
• Punching awls
• Braille writers
• Scooter boards
• Augmentative communication systems
• Communication boards
• Multi-line telephone systems
• Wheeled walkers
• Transfer belts

• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Data entry software
• Scheduling software
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Access
• Electronic medical record EMR software
• Billing software
• Microsoft Excel
• MEDITECH software