Danielle Benito Email & Phone Number

Dayville, Connecticut, United States

- Provide personal, skilled therapeutic interventions in both skilled nursing facility (SNF) and Outpatient settings in order to restore and adapt patients’ functional skills in activities of daily living (ADL’s) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL’s).- Proficient in daily documentation utilizing Rehab Optima.

South Windsor, Ct

Provided in-home daytime and evening pet care including walking, feeding, and administering medications.

Manchester, Ct

Non-traditional fieldwork placement. Provided occupational therapy services for CHR within two programs: Behavioral Health Home (An outpatient program) and Strickland House (A forever home) - Facilitated group and individual interventions for six adult clients residing in a group home with schizophrenia, focusing on community reintegration and leisure to improve quality of life. - Scheduled, evaluated, and treated clients in outpatient setting with various mental diagnoses such as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in order to develop mental functioning in areas of instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs).

East Longmeadow, Ma

Bloomfield, Ct

- Demonstrated adaptability by consistently floating between the SNF, Assisted Living Facility (ALF), and Outpatient units, managing caseload of 10-12 clients per day.- Collaborated with family members, clients, and other professional members through interdisciplinary team meetings.- Administered physical agent modalities (PAMs) such as diathermy, e-stim, ultrasound, and paraffin.

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

Geriatrics fieldwork; Designed and implemented leisure group activities for older adult residents of the ALF.

Vernon, Connecticut

Proactively greeted customers and handled transactions, maintained cleanliness of customer area, and communicated product knowledge to customers.

Hartford, Connecticut Area

- Planned and administered leisure groups for the Day Treatment Program for client with stroke and traumatic brain injuries (TBI’s).- Assisted physical and occupational therapists with various individual and group interventions, including community outings for practice of skills in real-life settings. - Operated Lokomat machine for clients with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI’s) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in order to promote functional mobility.

Storrs, Ct

- Hired new employees by administering interviews and evaluating applicants’ potential- Trained new hires and conducted orientation session for over 40 students - Maintained professional communication between students and full-time nursing staff

Storrs, Ct

- Maintained infection control of treatment areas for optimally clean environment. - Performed Point of Care (POC) testing such as flu and urinalysis, and took patient vital signs.

Storrs, Ct

- Utilized PyraMED Health System for data entry of student health forms.

Manchester, Ct

Handled customer transactions and resolved customer complaints.

Master Of Occupational Therapy

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Allied Health Sciences

Activities and Societies: Leadership Certificate Workshop Series, Outing Club member, UConn Exercise is Medicine member

Education record

Activities and Societies: Volleyball, Softball