Heather Maeda, Otr/L Email & Phone Number

South Jordan, Ut, Us

Evaluate and implement outpatient orthopedic occupational therapy services to clients who have filed for a worker’s compensation injury. Fabricate custom orthotics when needed based on clients individualized needs. Train onboarding therapist on EMR system and mentor new graduate employees.

Review medical records following system guidelines to determine if therapy services are medically necessary.- Process system generated decisions for authorization requests.- Document findings, develop analyses, and submit reports to appropriate departments in accordance with government regulations and requirements.- Responsible for conducting clinical communications and reviewing medical records in a call center capacity.

Evaluate and provide occupational therapy services to clients in worker’s compensation. Plan and conduct individualized OT programs to help clients reach a maximum level of function to successfully perform job tasks.• Proficient at objective measures providing medical necessity and avoiding overutilization to ensure reimbursement.• Ability to manage a growing caseload of clients with a variety of upper extremity conditions.• Effectively collaborate and communicate with co-workers and physicians to ensure client satisfaction and continuity of care.• Capable of adapting to fluctuating schedule changes while maintaining organization and appropriate time management.• Established and developed hand therapy department at current location.

Manhattan Beach, Ca

Supervised, evaluated, and developed comprehensive care for patients in an outpatient orthopedic clinic. • Managed and supervised aides and front office staff to ensure successful day-to-day operations.• Skilled at establishing medical necessity by analyzing client impairments from a holistic point of view.• Excelled at building client rapport and efficiently communicated with various physicians.

Pasadena, Ca

• Collaborated with other professionals including special education teachers and aides to monitor services provided to children.• Utilized a variety of treatment practices to assist children of all ages with the skills needed to participate in required daily tasks.• Provided family education and child centered care and services that centered on developmental delays, injuries, and impairments.

• Completed documentation including evaluations, progress notes, and daily notes, using Interface Rehab, inc. software.• Provided individualized rehabilitation services to patients with a variety of diagnoses including joint surgeries, fractures, CVAs, and SCIs.

• Provided direct ongoing patient care which included, soft tissue mobilization, joint mobilization, stretching, functional strengthening, and physical agent modalities under the supervision of an OTR.• Completed evaluations, progress notes and daily notes for a variety of hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow injuries.• Fabricated a variety of custom orthotics including hand based thumb spica, radial/ulnar gutter, munster, sagittal band splints, and static finger extension splints.• Collaborated daily with OTR and occupational therapy aide to ensure optimal treatment outcomes for own caseload.

Master'S Degree, Occupational Therapy/Therapist

Activities and Societies: SSOTA, AOTA, & OTAC

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Public Health Science

Public Health