• Home Health & Wellness OT • Management of patient caseload, scheduling• Specialty in rehabilitation for neurological disorders• Gained knowledge of Medicare regulations, managed care guidelines and CPT coding

• Management of staff, caseload, scheduling and department duties• Provided case management throughout continuum of care• Perform assessments to complete yearly competencies for co-workers• Onboarding and training for new staff and students• Supervised COTAs• Falls Committee: OT rep at monthly meetings responding to falls hospital wide, and determining fall prevention strategies• Safe Patient Handling Committee: Unit peer leader providing in-services, performed competencies for peers• Developed and presented bi-weekly educational program on early mobility to nursing departments re: safe patient handling to progress safe and functional mobility throughout all units. This resulted in decrease in quarterly falls• Led root cause analysis team to assess causes of falls. Developed and implemented strategies to prevent falls and improve patient safety in collaboration with Executive Leadership Committee• Led high reliability organization team with communication focus to address process improvement and assist with meeting national patient safety goals• Evaluate, determine, and implement plan of care, as well as modify and execute follow up treatment plan for patients on the following floors: general medicine, general/orthopedic/neurology surgery, MICU, SICU; discharge planning implementation• Attendee of weekly interdisciplinary rounds to determine prognosis, LOS, POC, discharge planning and appropriateness of potential new admits• Provided accurate documentation for insurance pre-approvals, care plans and therapy prescriptions expediting insurance coverage and patient care• Transitioned to telehealth / remote work during initial COVID-19 outbreak• Maintain >95% productivityAmputee experience• Develop and lead first VA Female Veterans’ Amputee Support Group in nation• Participant in amputee clinic and assist with preparation for CARF accreditation• Led treatments, care coordination / case management for patients in collaboration with amputee coordinator

Per Diem OT • Float between facilities based on caseload requirements and staffing needs• Skilled at establishing medical necessity for durable medical equipment (DME) that meets payor benefits requirements and regulation to avoid over utilization of request for DME

Contract/Travel OT at Skilled Nursing Facilities• Performed self-advocacy and management to self-promote for contract positions; required ample networking skills to locate and obtain position with travel companies• Supervised COTAs and rehab technicians• Served as a clinical resource for staff within the building• Maintained >85% productivity• Evaluate, plan and implement plan of care, as well as modify and execute follow up treatment for patients on short term rehab andlong-term care units• Created / provided clear and accurate documentation and billing utilizing Rehab Optima, Casamba & Sunrise EMR systems• Participated in facility interdisciplinary team meetings to determine appropriateness and medical necessity of continued care