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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”

• 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.
• Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records.
• 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.
• Assist occupational therapists in planning, implementing, and administering therapy programs to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, using selected activities and special equipment.
• 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.
• 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.
• Accompany patients on outings, providing transportation when necessary.
• Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.
• Supervise patients in choosing and completing work assignments or arts and crafts projects.
• 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.
• Manage intradepartmental infection control and equipment security.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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