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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
• 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
• Restorative 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 Aide”

• Perform clerical, administrative, and secretarial duties, such as answering phones, restocking and ordering supplies, filling out paperwork, and scheduling appointments.
• Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.
• 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.
• Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual and creative arts and games.
• 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.
• Accompany patients on outings, providing transportation when necessary.
• Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals.
• 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.
• 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.
• Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
• 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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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