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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
• 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
• Direct Service Professional

Tasks for “Direct Service Professional”

• 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.
• Assist educational specialists or clinical psychologists in administering situational or diagnostic tests to measure client's abilities or progress.
• Evaluate the living skills and capacities of physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabled clients.
• Adjust and repair assistive devices and make adaptive changes to other equipment and to environments.
• Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
• Report to supervisors or therapists, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments.
• Manage intradepartmental infection control and equipment security.
• Supervise patients in choosing and completing work assignments or arts and crafts projects.
• 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.
• Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.
• Accompany patients on outings, providing transportation when necessary.
• 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.
• Perform clerical, administrative, and secretarial duties, such as answering phones, restocking and ordering supplies, filling out paperwork, and scheduling appointments.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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