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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”

• Assist educational specialists or clinical psychologists in administering situational or diagnostic tests to measure client's abilities or progress.
• Accompany patients on outings, providing transportation when necessary.
• Manage intradepartmental infection control and equipment security.
• 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.
• Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals.
• 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.
• 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.
• Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual and creative arts and games.
• 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.
• Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
• Assist occupational therapists in planning, implementing, and administering therapy programs to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, using selected activities and special equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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