(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Occupational Therapist Aides
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 Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of therapeutic goals. |
99
|
Prepare and maintain work area, materials, and equipment and maintain inventory of treatment and educational supplies. |
96
|
Adjust and repair assistive devices and make adaptive changes to other equipment and to environments. |
93
|
Report to supervisors or therapists, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, attendance, and accomplishments. |
92
|
Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area. |
91
|
Assist occupational therapists in planning, implementing, and administering therapy programs to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance, using selected activities and special equipment. |
89
|
Perform clerical, administrative, and secretarial duties, such as answering phones, restocking and ordering supplies, filling out paperwork, and scheduling appointments. |
85
|
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. |
84
|
Observe patients' attendance, progress, attitudes, and accomplishments and record and maintain information in client records. |
84
|
Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual and creative arts and games. |
83
|
Supervise patients in choosing and completing work assignments or arts and crafts projects. |
82
|
Manage intradepartmental infection control and equipment security. |
70
|
Evaluate the living skills and capacities of physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabled clients. |
50
|
Assist educational specialists or clinical psychologists in administering situational or diagnostic tests to measure client's abilities or progress. |
38
|
Accompany patients on outings, providing transportation when necessary. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
65
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
62
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
62
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
59
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
58
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
58
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
56
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
55
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
53
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
51
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
50
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
48
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
46
|
Getting Information
|
45
|
Processing Information
|
44
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
43
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
42
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
41
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
41
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
39
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
37
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
37
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
36
|
Thinking Creatively
|
35
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
34
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
33
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
32
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
32
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
30
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
28
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
28
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
26
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
25
|
Interacting With Computers
|
22
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
22
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
21
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
17
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
12
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
11
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
8
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
6
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|