Enthusiastic team player, deeply committed to
clinical excellence while delivering quality care. My strong interpersonal skills and proficiency in patient assessment and treatment, make me an asset to any workplace.
Skills
Group program educator and leader
Trained in motor and cognitive skills therapy
Patient-focused therapy
Adaptive to changing environments
KELS profeciency
Focused on consistent, quality care
Work History
Inpatient Psychiatric Units03/2005 to 04/2014 Norwood Hospital – Norwood, MA
Responsible for providing evaluations on patients on 2 adult inpatient psychiatric units and 1 geropsychiatric unit.
Run therapeutic groups to increase knowledge of daily living skills to facilitate a healthier lifestyle.
Educate other staff members on how to run therapeutic groups.
Provide 1:1 intervention sessions.
Work directly and collaboratively with all staff members (social workers, nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, case managers, etc.) to provide optimal, individualized care.
Monitored and recorded patient progress in response to therapy.
Evaluated and treated a wide range of conditions, including chronic and acute pain, disc prolapse, whiplash, dislocations, arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, stroke and neuropathies.
Managed a high-volume caseload and organized the daily schedules of physical therapy assistants and patients.
Taught patients how to live within the limits of their capabilities and celebrated their successes.
Conducted precise assessments of patient condition and functional abilities.
Communicated effectively with other care providers (physicians, nurses, business office, and medical records) to provide for continuity of patient care.
Contributed to team meetings and collaborated with management in the decision-making process.
Directly supervised clinical students and support staff, including certified and licensed assistants, technicians and volunteers.
Short Term Rehabilitation06/2003 to 11/2004 Genesis Healthcare – Newton, MA
Responsible for screening, evaluation, and individualized treatment planning for the Transitional Care Unit of Lasell Village an Independent living community.
Direct patient care, group treatment, home evaluation and modification, standardized documentation, in-servicing to staff, family/care giver teaching and training, and discharge planning.
Work directly and collaboratively with all staff members (physical therapists, social workers, nurses, doctors, etc.) to provide optimal, individualized care.
Evaluated and treated a wide range of conditions, including chronic and acute pain, disc prolapse, whiplash, dislocations, arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, stroke and neuropathies.
Educated patients and family members regarding diagnosis, injury prevention and therapeutic treatments.
Planned and administered a range of treatments and therapeutic exercise programs involving active and passive ranges of motion and muscle reeducation.
Taught patients uses of wheelchairs, braces, canes, crutches and prosthetic devices.
Planned individually-designed treatment programs to restore, maintain and improve physical functioning, alleviate pain and prevent disability.
Long Term Care and Short Term Rehabilitation05/2003 to 03/2004 Life Care Center of the North Shore – Lynn, MA
Responsible for screening, evaluation, and individualized treatment planning for short and long term residents at a 164 bed skilled nursing facility.
Direct patient care, group treatment, home evaluation and modification, standardized documentation, in-servicing to staff, family/care giver teaching and training, and discharge planning.
Work directly and collaboratively with all staff members (physical therapists, social workers, nurses, doctors, etc.) to provide optimal, individualized care.
Long Term Care and Short Term Rehabilitation09/2002 to 05/2003 SunDance Rehabilitation – Lawrence, MA
As only staff occupational therapist, I was responsible for screening, evaluation, and individualized treatment planning for short and long term residents at a 2 skilled nursing facilities.
Direct patient care, standardized documentation, in-servicing to staff, and family/care giver teaching and training.
Associate Director of Neurobehavioral Programming05/2002 to 10/2002 SunBridge for the – Lynn, MA
Oversaw the development and direction of 100-bed inpatient neurobehavioral program for adults with traumatic brain injuries and subsequent behavioral issues.
Curriculum development for group therapy to increase functioning of people with severe to minimal impairments.
Directly supervised and provided training for three group leaders.
In-servicing to all staff.
Created and conducted neurobehavioral therapeutic groups Provided and developed assessments and formal evaluations to identify functional abilities.
Member of interdisciplinary care plan team to provide and coordinate treatment plans tailored to individuals.
Trained and oriented new physical therapists and physical therapy assistants.
Contributed to team meetings and collaborated with management in the decision-making process.
School System01/2002 to 05/2002 Staff Unlimited Boston Public School System – Winchester, MA
Group and individual therapy tailored to Children�s specific needs in three elementary schools.
Developed IEPs and presented at interdisciplinary team meetings.
Provided formal evaluations and assessments to determine functional abilities.
Outpatient Therapy for Children
Early Intervention09/2001 to 12/2001 Brockton Area Multi-Services Inc – Brockton, MA
Assessment, evaluation and treatment planning for children from birth to ge three with a variety of confirmed or suspected disabilities.
Provided center and home-based services, group and individual therapy incorporating the principles of sensory integration and neurodevelopmental treatment.
Provided training, home strategies and support to families.
Occupational Therapy Assistant/ Instructional Assistant07/2001 to 09/2001 Mansfield Public School System – Mansfield, MA
Assisted occupational therapist in summer program to provide individual treatment for preschool and elementary school children with special needs.
Developed and led occupational therapy groups for elementary school children in special needs classroom four days a week.
Assisted teaching staff in special needs classroom by providing 1
Education
Bachelor of Science: Occupational Therapy2001University of New Hampshire-
Durham,
NHGPA: Graduated cum laude.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY INTERNSHIPS 1/2001 - 3/2001 Massachusetts Mental Health 9/2000 - 12/2000 Mansfield Public School System: Roland Green Pre-School and Robinson Elementary School HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS University Honors Student: four years Deans List: six semesters Pi Theta Epsilon Honors Society Golden Key Honors Society LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION Massachusetts Licensed Occupational Therapist Certified by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy LAST WORD I am a mature, responsible and accommodating therapist with a valuable array of applicable skills that make me an asset to any workplace. As a compassionate, caring person with a superb bedside manner, I am motivated by the desire to enable people to have an optimal quality of life, functioning at their maximum level of independence.
