How do they match: Occupational Therapy Assistants

  • Health Service Worker
  • Independent Living Specialist

  • Communicate and collaborate with other healthcare professionals involved with the care of a patient.
  • Evaluate the daily living skills or capacities of physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabled clients.
  • Instruct, or assist in instructing, patients and families in home programs, basic living skills, or the care and use of adaptive equipment.
  • Perform clerical duties, such as scheduling appointments, collecting data, or documenting health insurance billings.

  • Communicate patient status to other health practitioners.
  • Record vital statistics or other health information.
  • Teach basic living or other adaptive skills to patients or caregivers.
  • Teach medical procedures to healthcare personnel.