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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 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 Services Aide
• Rehabilitation Aide/Scheduler
• Program Trainer
• Occupational Therapist Aide (OT Aide)
• Occupational Rehabilitation Aide
• Independent Living Specialist
• Direct Support Professional

Tasks for “Rehabilitation Services Aide”

• Manage intradepartmental infection control and equipment security.
• Evaluate the living skills and capacities of physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabled clients.
• Report to supervisors or therapists, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments.
• Assist occupational therapists in planning, implementing, and administering therapy programs to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, using selected activities and special equipment.
• 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.
• Prepare and maintain work area, materials, and equipment and maintain inventory of treatment and educational supplies.
• Accompany patients on outings, providing transportation when necessary.
• Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
• Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.
• Perform clerical, administrative, and secretarial duties, such as answering phones, restocking and ordering supplies, filling out paperwork, and scheduling appointments.
• Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual and creative arts and games.
• Assist educational specialists or clinical psychologists in administering situational or diagnostic tests to measure client's abilities or progress.
• 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.
• Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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