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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”

• Accompany patients on outings, providing transportation when necessary.
• Assist educational specialists or clinical psychologists in administering situational or diagnostic tests to measure client's abilities or progress.
• 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.
• Report to supervisors or therapists, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments.
• Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
• Adjust and repair assistive devices and make adaptive changes to other equipment and to environments.
• 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.
• Prepare and maintain work area, materials, and equipment and maintain inventory of treatment and educational supplies.
• Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals.
• 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.
• Assist occupational therapists in planning, implementing, and administering therapy programs to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, using selected activities and special equipment.
• Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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