How do they match: Occupational Therapy Assistants

  • Health Service Worker
  • Acute Care OT Assistant
  • Acute Care Occupational Therapy Assistant

  • Assist educational specialists or clinical psychologists in administering situational or diagnostic tests to measure client's abilities or progress.
  • Attend care plan meetings to review patient progress and update care plans.
  • Communicate and collaborate with other healthcare professionals involved with the care of a patient.
  • 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.
  • Work under the direction of occupational therapists to plan, implement, or administer educational, vocational, or recreational programs that restore or enhance performance in individuals with functional impairments.

  • Administer screening tests to determine abilities or treatment needs.
  • Communicate patient status to other health practitioners.
  • Confer with other professionals to plan patient care.
  • Record vital statistics or other health information.
  • Teach medical procedures to healthcare personnel.