Will “Certified Occupational Rehabilitation Aide (CORA)” 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
• 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
• Certified Occupational Rehabilitation Aide (CORA)

Tasks for “Certified Occupational Rehabilitation Aide (CORA)”

• 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.
• Prepare and maintain work area, materials, and equipment and maintain inventory of treatment and educational supplies.
• 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.
• Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
• Manage intradepartmental infection control and equipment security.
• Supervise patients in choosing and completing work assignments or arts and crafts projects.
• Report to supervisors or therapists, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments.
• 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.
• Accompany patients on outings, providing transportation when necessary.
• 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.
• Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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