Will “Restorative Coordinator” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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 Coordinator”

• Prepare and maintain work area, materials, and equipment and maintain inventory of treatment and educational supplies.
• Assist occupational therapists in planning, implementing, and administering therapy programs to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, using selected activities and special equipment.
• Supervise patients in choosing and completing work assignments or arts and crafts projects.
• Adjust and repair assistive devices and make adaptive changes to other equipment and to environments.
• Evaluate the living skills and capacities of physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabled clients.
• Manage intradepartmental infection control and equipment security.
• 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.
• Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual and creative arts and games.
• Accompany patients on outings, providing transportation when necessary.
• Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
• 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.
• Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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