Katie Rice, Mot, Otr/L Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Warrensville Heights And Avon, Ohio

· Responsible for the evaluation, plan of care, provide quality client-centered treatment, re-evaluation, discharge, and parent meetings and family education for children and their families within the outpatient pediatric setting.· Facilitated treatment plans to treat children ages birth to twenty-two years old with various disabilities, including autism.

400 Wabash, Akron, OH

• Serviced physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists with proper exercises, ambulation, patient positioning, preparation of modalities and ADL/IADL’s throughout treatment sessions.
• Supported patients with dressing, changing, and hygiene while maintaining patient privacy
• Facilitated mobilizing patients, phone coverage, patient scheduling, filing, form collection, and distribution of medical records

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Performed evaluations to determine the student’s level of performance by administering standardized tests in a school setting and documented client’s ongoing progress.
• Developed and implemented age appropriate activities to maximize student’s function within the school setting
• Performed Zones of Regulation groups for students with autism to increase emotional regulation skills to utilize within the school environment
• Effectively completed daily and weekly documentation to communicate the student’s progress toward IEP goals

Akron, Ohio

• Completed evaluations by administering assessments in order to determine patient level of function and plan of care
• Collaborated with the interdisciplinary team in addressing the patient's progress toward goals, ability to engage in occupation, and recommendations for home in order to determine client’s discharge from therapy
• Recommended and ordered appropriate equipment to improve patient level of independence and promote safety within the home
• Facilitated an in-service to team members regarding mental health promotion within the inpatient rehabilitation setting to promote increased mental health awareness and treatments towards adults with anxiety.

Mentor, Ohio

• Collaborated with supervisor in performing assessments for children with developmental delays and developmental disabilities
• Created therapeutic activities to enhance client’s skills in areas of activities of daily living such as feeding, grooming, and social participation
• Assessed ROM, grip strength, pinch strength, body mechanics, sitting and standing tolerances, manual dexterity, and coordination of children who had experienced injuries on the job and individuals who had experienced.

Certified Yoga Teacher, Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy

Completed certification in Yoga teaching and meditation practices.

Masters Of Science (B.S.), Occupational Therapy/Therapist

Bachelor Of Health Science, Pre-Occupational Therapy Studies

Activities and Societies: Magna Cum Laude Alpha Delta Lamda Honors society