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AI for Occupational Therapy Assistants

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Assist occupational therapists in providing occupational therapy treatments and procedures. May, in accordance with state laws, assist in development of treatment plans, carry out routine functions, direct activity programs, and document the progress of treatments. Generally requires formal training.

Occupational Therapy Assistants · O*NET 31-2011.00 · Job Zone 3 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

Automation coverage

13 of 33tools on this list have an AI solution available today

Counted by matching the tools this occupation is documented as using against a corpus of 226,452 AI products, MCP servers, skills and connectors. Where a tool has no match, we say so rather than inventing one.

AI you can use for this job

29 matched to the tools occupational therapy assistants use. Showing 24.

The tools this job actually uses

33 documented for this occupation. Showing 33, hot technologies first. A filled dot means an AI solution exists for it.

  • eClinicalWorks EHR softwarehot
  • Facebookhot
  • Microsoft Accesshot
  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot
  • Microsoft Outlookhot
  • Microsoft PowerPointhot
  • Microsoft Windowshot
  • Microsoft Wordhot
  • Billing software
  • Bookkeeping software
  • BrainTrain Captain's Log
  • BrainTrain IVA+Plus
  • BrainTrain SmartDriver
  • Client caseload management software
  • Database software
  • dBASE
  • Email software
  • Fifth Walk BillingTracker
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Financial record software
  • Graphics software
  • Laboratory information system LIS
  • Language arts educational software
  • Math educational software
  • Patient documentation software
  • Scheduling software
  • Screen reader software
  • SpectraSoft DocuPRO
  • Text scanning software
  • TheraClin Systems iMAPR
  • Visual Health Information VHI PC-Kits
  • Web browser software

What this job involves

22 documented tasks, most important first. Showing 22.

  1. Instruct, or assist in instructing, patients and families in home programs, basic living skills, or the care and use of adaptive equipment.
  2. Maintain and promote a positive attitude toward clients and their treatment programs.
  3. Report to supervisors, verbally or in writing, on patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior.
  4. Implement, or assist occupational therapists with implementing, treatment plans designed to help clients function independently.
  5. Monitor patients' performance in therapy activities, providing encouragement.
  6. Observe and record patients' progress, attitudes, and behavior and maintain this information in client records.
  7. Select therapy activities to fit patients' needs and capabilities.
  8. Attend continuing education classes.
  9. Aid patients in dressing and grooming themselves.
  10. Evaluate the daily living skills or capacities of clients with physical, developmental, or mental health disabilities.
  11. Communicate and collaborate with other healthcare professionals involved with the care of a patient.
  12. 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.
  13. Alter treatment programs to obtain better results if treatment is not having the intended effect.
  14. Assemble, clean, or maintain equipment or materials for patient use.
  15. Transport patients to and from the occupational therapy work area.
  16. Design, fabricate, or repair assistive devices or make adaptive changes to equipment or environments.
  17. Attend care plan meetings to review patient progress and update care plans.
  18. Demonstrate therapy techniques, such as manual or creative arts or games.
  19. Teach patients how to deal constructively with their emotions.
  20. Order any needed educational or treatment supplies.
  21. Perform clerical duties, such as scheduling appointments, collecting data, or documenting health insurance billings.
  22. Assist educational specialists or clinical psychologists in administering situational or diagnostic tests to measure client's abilities or progress.