Student assistant technician vs certified occupational therapist assistant

Differences between student assistant technician and certified occupational therapist assistant duties and responsibilities

Student assistant technician example responsibilities.

• Spearhead companies launch into social media, including creating and managing firm's first twitter account.
• Deliver skilled occupational therapy services to a variety of patients, including medically complicate and fragile patients on ventilator support.
• Prioritize and deliver effective patient centered care to establish rapport and increase patients' independence with activities.
• Compose written reports of data collect from patient evaluation and present to department chief for thorough analysis of patient diagnosis.
• Suggest energy conservation/work simplification techniques.

Certified occupational therapist assistant example responsibilities.

• Manage wheelchair room and walkers; recommend and implement improvements to organization and ease of use.
• Provide occupational therapy services to rehabilitation, acute care, and outpatients in a hospital setting.
• Provide patient and family education concerning energy conservation techniques, precautions, and proper use of adaptive equipment.
• Educate patient on energy conservation techniques and adaptive equipment use.
• Provide patient with different types of splints.
• Train residents and health care provider in applying orthotics and prosthetics.
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