Roxanne Desouza Email & Phone Number

Oceanside, Ca, Us

Cardiff By The Sea, Ca, Us

San Diego, California, Us

Palm Springs, Ca, Us

Performed Skilled Assessment and Intervention in multiple areas of a Level 2 Trauma Hospital to include the ICU, trauma, orthopedic, stroke and cardiac units, including the acute rehabilitation unit to facilitate for safe return to home and community in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

Collaborated with teachers and parents to evaluate students from K-6th using various assessment tools, write IEPs, and treat children with developmental disabilities and delays in order to support fine motor skills, hand strength, visual motor integration, postural stability, and executive function skills so that they may demonstrate increased participation in school occupations and meet academic goals within the school setting.

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Evaluated and treated patients referred to occupational therapy utilizing standardized and specialized testing procedures and skills to assess and treat ADL and IADL function, motor, cognition, vision and sensation in the Inpatient rehabilitation setting. Planned for patient discharge in collaboration with the health care team to include home assessment, patient and family training, equipment recommendations, community supports, home program recommendations and follow up therapies. Teach the Functional Measure Credentialing (FIM) class to all new employees and am responsible for recertification for all hospital staff annuallyActive role in various quality initiatives to include: Staff education for accurate capture of outcome measures and documentation in EMR Monthly Chart Audits to check for adherence to documentation standards Monthly review of Facility Falls on a team to review and enhance best practices for fall prevention Implementation of an outdoor gardening program

Completed Occupational Assessments and provided a variety of individual and group occupational therapy services to include cognitive compensatory skills, organization & time management skills, coping skills, resume and interviewing, and therapeutic recreation and support groups at the ASPIRE center, an inpatient residential treatment facility aimed at promoting recovery for homeless vets with PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury.

Administered the Allen Cognitive Level Screen and participated in individual and group interventions using appropriate Allen Diagnostic Modules(ADM) to monitor changes in cognition and goal-directed behavior in addition to skilled observations during functional tasks for adults and adolescents with serious acute psychiatric illness to make recommendations for safe discharge

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Organized events with community partners for Covered CA. Educated the public about the Affordable Care Act through presentations and one-on-one interactions.Hired, trained, and supervised undergraduate staff

Assessed life science companies risk exposures by procuring, compiling, and analyzing underwriting information and adopting proper financial protection measures

Communicated with diverse group of prospective students to provide information about admissions requirements, immigration documents and facilitation of travel and housing arrangements.Collaborated with to organize orientation for 200 new international students for seven consecutive semesters.

Master'S Degree, Occupational Therapy/Therapist

Financial Planning And Services

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance, General