Community Occupational TherapyComplex and minor home modifications.Seating and positioning.Complex and Basic Equipment prescription - manual and power wheelchairs, scooters, power assist, commodes, electric beds, pressure care devices, low cost items.

community occupational therapy

August 2016Inpatient OT in the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Unit (BIRU)9 month rotation within the specialised BIRU ward.Patient caseload consists of people who have experienced severe to extremely severe traumatic brain injuries. These patient experience a range of physical cognitive and behavioural impairments from their injuries and patients range from 16-65 years old.Job Roles:- Initial and progress assessments including a range of standardised outcome measures for upper limb; perception; sensation; vision; cognition, pressure care; wheelchair and seating, functional performance in ADL's and IADL's, home assessments.- Specialised seating assessment and complex wheelchair prescription including ongoing monitoring and adjusting of seating systems to enhance patient outcome.- Liaision with equipment representatives for trial and prescription of complex equipment.- Cognitive and functional retraining for a range of ADL's and IADL's based on the patient centered goal. Retraining is based from the Canadian model of occupational performance and engagement.- Management of upper limb tone and spasticity with splinting and serial casting - Use of EBP for all rehabilitation techniques. - Close collaboration with the patient and family in developing patient centered SMART goals for rehabilitation. - Close collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team including team meetings, joint assessment and therapy sessions, goal planning sessions, behaviour support plan development.- Carer training and development of resources to support carers- Functional reports, care needs reports, equipment prescription forms, major home modifications reports, discharge reports for insurance companies and government funded bodies- Referral to outpatient OT services for continuity of care- Participation in a research project to facilitate the use of CIMT within a rehab unit- Participation in a range of Quality improvement projects and professional development opportunities

November 2015-August 2016 (9 months)Acute inpatient neurological and neurosurgical OT 9 month rotation within the Neurosurgical ward. Also covering the Intensive Care Unit and Short stay surgical unit.Patient caseload includes people with traumatic brain injuries, brain or spinal tumours/cancer, strokes, hydrocephalus and spinal surgery. Job Roles:- Initial assessment- Neurological assessments (Upper limb, perceptual, sensory) and completing evidence based therapy based on impairments identified.- Functional assessments (Self-care, cooking, simple meal prep, basic community access)- Upper limb therapy- Cognitive assessments and repetitive retraining in functional tasks- Pressure care assessment and intervention- Falls education and prevention- Complex discharge planning/ recommending rehabilitation- Equipment prescription - Carer training- Home assessments- Minor home modifications- Referrals to appropriate outpatient services- Participating in Education on preventing trauma in Youth to schools from the areaApril 2015-November 2015 (7 months)Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation OT.Involved a wide patient caseload working across all wards within the hospital (Neurology, Neurosurgical, Orthopaedic, Vascular, Aged Care, Renal, Respiratory, Complex medical, Oncology, colorectal) Job roles:- Initial assessment- Pressure care assessment and intervention- Functional Assessments (Showering, grooming, dressing, feeding, functional mobility) - Retraining and regular therapy session for 5-10 days- Falls education- Complex Hospital discharge planning- Family conferences- Equipment prescription- Home assessment- Minor home modifications- Multidisciplinary case conferences and therapy sessions

Acute Inpatient Hospital OT April 2014-November 2014 (7 months)Acute Neurology/Neurosurgical ward Job roles:- Initial assessment- Neurological assessment- Functional assessment- Cognitive assessment- Home assessment- Equipment prescription- Evidenced based retraining/therapy- Patient and carer educationNovember 2014 - February 2015 (3 months)Orthopaedic and surgical wardsJob Roles:- Initial assessment- Functional assessment- Equipment prescription- Home assessment- Group based education and pre-admission clinic for elective surgeryFebruary 2015 - April 2015 (2 months)Oncology ward Job Roles:- Initial assessment- Functional assessment- Equipment prescription- Pressure care education and intervention- Carer Training

Providing general care for adults with high support needs within their community group home environment. Clients have varying physical, mental and intellectual disabilities. Supervising and supporting client’s activities of daily living including: showering, dressing, personal care,transfers, medication administration; home maintenance; community access. Supporting use of many forms of adaptive equipment and assistive technology including manual wheelchairs,transfer hoist, shower commode, walking aid, ipad and pictures for non-verbal communication. Managing varying forms of challenging behaviour whilst ensuring client’s safety at all times. Documenting client’s behaviour and activities in progress notes. Teamwork and communication skills with other carers.

Providing professional and friendly customer service to patrons, money management and discretion on responsible service of alcohol to patrons.