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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 “Restorative Aide”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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