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Occupational Therapist Assistant

Occupational Therapist Assistant

This checklist was electronically signed on September 12, 2026

Instructions: This checklist is meant to serve as a general guideline for our client facilities as to the level of your skills within your nursing specialty. Please use the scale below to describe your experience/expertise in each area listed below.

Proficiency Scale:

1 = No Experience

2 = Need Training

3 = Able to perform with supervision

4 = Able to perform independently

PATIENT RIGHTS

Communicate and obtain information while respecting patient rights, privacy, and confidentiality of information by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Involve the patient and family and respect their role in determining the nature of care to be provided
Meet patients' and families' needs regarding communication, including interpreter services
Provide accurate information to patients and families promptly

COMMUNICATION

Communicate with patients and their companions in a courteous manner
Understand the chain of communication, who to contact, and when
Listen actively to patient concerns and address them appropriately.
Cultural Sensitivity and Language Skills

GENERAL INFECTION CONTROL MEASURES

Aseptic Technique
Standard Precaution
Universal Precaution

TRANSMISSION-BASED PROTOCOL

Airborne Precaution
Contact Precaution
Droplet Precaution
Reverse Precaution

WORK SETTING

Acute Rehabilitation Hospital
Home Health Care
Hospital – Children’s
Hospital - Inpatient
Hospital - Psychiatric
Long Term Acute Care Facility - LTAC
Long Term Care Facility / Skilled Nursing Facility
Outpatient/Private Practice Clinic
Pediatric Rehabilitation
School System

MODALITIES/MANUAL SKILLS

School System
Biofeedback
Continuous Passive Motion Machine
Craniosacral Therapy
Cryotherapy
Diathermy
Electro-Acupuncture
Extremity Mobilization
Feeding Techniques/Oral Motors
Fluidotherapy
Hot/Cold Packs
Massage
Muscle Stimulation
Myofascial Release Techniques
Neuro Probe
Paraffin Bath
Tens
Therapeutic Exercise/Home Programs
Wound Dressing

NEUROLOGY SKILLS

Adaptive Equipment Wheelchair
ALS
Alzheimer’s Disease
Coma Management
Cumulative Trauma Disorders
CVA/Stroke
Feeding/Swallowing
Functional Splinting
Guillian Barre Syndrome
Head Trauma
Laminectomy
Multiple Sclerosis
Neurosurgery
Spinal Cord Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury

ORTHOPEDIC SKILLS

Above The Knee Prosthetics
Arthritis Programs
Back Syndromes
Below The Knee Prosthetics
Fractures/Dislocations
Hand Injury
Hip Fractures
Mobilization Techniques
Multi-Trauma
Neck Injuries
Total Hip/Knee Replacement
Transmandibular Joint Dysfunction
UE Joint Replacements
UE Prosthetics

PEDIATRICS SKILLS

Cerebral Palsy
Chronic Disorders
Developmental Testing
Early Intervention
Equipment Assessment
Feeding/Swallowing
Handwriting
Learning Disabled
Developmentally Disabled
Neurodevelopmental Treatment
Orthotics
Sensory Diet Program
Spina Bifida

PROSTHETICS/ORTHOTICS

Above Knee Prosthetics
Ankle Foot Orthosis
Below Knee Prosthetics
Dynamic Splints
Gait Analysis
Myofascial Release (MFR)
Orthoplast/Aquaplast
Resting Splints
Serial/Inhibitory
Static Splints
Upper Extremity Prosthetics

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Cognitive Assessment
Functional Capacity Evaluation
Job Task Analysis
Perceptual Assessment
Work Hardening- BTE
Work Hardening- Valpar

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTATION

Allscripts
Care360
Cerner
CPSI
eCLinicalWorks
Eclipsys
EPIC
MACLAB
McKesson/Paragon
Meditech
PACS
Quadramed
Soarian

AGE SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Newborn/Neonate (birth-30 days)
Infant (31 days-1 year)
Toddler (1-3 years)
Preschooler (3-5 years)
School age children (5-12 years)
Adolescents (12-18 years)
Young adults (18- 39 years)
Middle adults (39- 64 years)
Older adults (64-79 years)
Elderly adults (80+ years)