Jennifer Jackowski Email and Phone Number

Working as a pediatric occupational therapist, COTA supervisor, supporting a team of therapists and onboarding new hires.

Home health therapist: home health setting completing evaluations, treatment and making environmental recommendations for patients with a wide variety of diagnoses in their homes and in ALF settings Completed advanced training for our cardiopulmonary, BPPV and Safe Strides fall prevention program

Contractor then transitioned to full time with the home health company

Treated pediatric patients with a variety of diagnoses including; Autism, Sensory Integration Disorders, developmental delay, cerebral palsy and decreased coordination.

Evaluated and treated adult patients with a variety of diagnoses including; orthopedic/hand injuries, cardiopulmonary disorders, Parkinson’s disease, CVA, visual perceptual disorders and cognitive deficitsCompleted home evaluations, including recommending equipment and changes to the environment to increase residents’ safetyAssisted in training and mentoring of other occupational therapists as well as program development

Evaluated and treated adult patients with a variety of diagnoses including; orthopedic/hand injuries, cardiopulmonary disorders, Parkinson’s disease, CVA, visual perceptual disorders and cognitive deficitsCompleted home evaluations, including recommending equipment and changes to the environment to increase residents’ safetySun contractor in home health for independent living side.

PRN OT SNF

Evaluated and treated pediatric patients with a variety of diagnoses including; Autism, Sensory Integration Disorders, developmental delay, Torticollis and Cerebral PalsyEvaluated and treated adult patients with a variety of diagnoses including; orthopedic injuries, CVA, Parkinson’s disease, TBI, visual perceptual disorders and cognitive deficitsCompleted clinical driving evaluations, provided skill based training and make necessary recommendations based on the results Served as occupational therapy team lead, mentoring and developing the skills of five other therapists; as well as related administrative duties including staff utilizationExpanded adult services, including enhancement of the in-clinic driving evaluation, expanded specialty programs for CVA and orthopedics, added the use of physical agent modalities and equipment improvementsRe-vitalized the internship program for occupational therapyImprovement of paper forms with development of computer documentation to transition to the Epic charting systemAssisted in administrative duties including; ordering supplies, budget preparation and clinic expansion design and equipment planning Expanded pediatric services, including the addition of Sensory Integration interventions with children with Autism and Sensory Integration DisordersTrained other therapists in evaluation and treatment of pediatric patients

Evaluated and treated patients with various psychiatric diagnoses including; anxiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenic disorders, and personality disorders aged 18-65 years oldCollaborated with a multi-disciplinary team to develop individualized plans of care for each patient on a 21 bed admission unit Utilized occupational therapy principles to provide the most appropriate and effective group and individual treatment for each patient according to their needs Served as coordinator for a transitional program for longer term, lower functioning patients; including overseeing operations of the program, scheduling of patients, and supervising the staff that provided services

Evaluated and treated elderly patients with a variety of conditions including; orthopedic injuries, CVA, Parkinson’s disease, TBI, COPD, and cognitive deficitsCompleted fall assessments and home evaluations, including recommending changes to the environment to increase residents’ safety