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Occupational Therapy Aides - 31-2012.00

O*NET-SOC 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.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

Certified Occupational Rehabilitation Aide (CORA)
Direct Service Professional (DSP)
Direct Support Professional (DSP)
Occupational Rehabilitation Aide
Occupational Therapist Aide (OT Aide)

Occupational Therapy Aide (OT Aide)
Rehabilitation Aide (Rehab Aide)
Rehabilitation Services Aide
Restorative Aide

SOC Occupation Groups

31-0000	Healthcare Support Occupations
31-2000	Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides
31-2010	Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides
31-2012.00	Occupational Therapy Aides

Related Occupations

31-1011.00	Home Health Aides Bright Outlook
31-1013.00	Psychiatric Aides
31-2021.00	Physical Therapist Assistants
31-2022.00	Physical Therapist Aides
31-9095.00	Pharmacy Aides
31-9096.00	Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers
33-9011.00	Animal Control Workers
33-9092.00	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
39-9011.00	Childcare Workers
39-9021.00	Personal Care Aides

Tasks

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