The responsibilities of Occupational Therapist

An Occupational Therapist Assistant job deals with the patients to follow a treatment schedule developed under the supervision of occupational therapists. An occupational therapy assistant job will give you the opportunity to work in a number of different environments. There are different types of occupational therapy services. Some are private practice, working for health care services, working in a rehabilitation facility, residential care facilities and working for a government agency. An occupational therapist assistant held about 25,000 jobs.
An Occupational Therapist Assistant is a person who works closely with the client to complete the items required by the occupational therapist. He or she teaches injured patients to improve their quality of life and ability to carry out daily activities.

Occupational Therapist responsibilities

* Examining and documenting the patients' progress, attitudes and behavior
* Help clients with rehabilitative activities and exercises outlined in a treatment plan developed in collaboration with an occupational therapist
* Monitoring individual's activities to make sure that they are performed correctly and to provide encouragement
* Record the patient's improvement for the occupational therapist, in order to take further actions
* Aid patients in dressing and grooming themselves
* Maintain and promote a positive attitude toward patients and their treatment course
* Design, fabricate, and repair assisting devices and make adaptive changes to equipment and environments
* Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area
* Occupational therapy assistants perform several administrative duties, including scheduling appointments, gathering patients' information and recording health insurance statements
* Report to supervisors verbally or in writing on patients' improvement to revise the treatment plans
* Encourage patients and attend to their physical needs to facilitate the attainment of curative goals by performing physical activities that require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and the handling of materials