Sandy Simon Email & Phone Number

Advocate in long term care, LTCOP.

In rehab setting, short term care, provide evaluation, treatment and discharge planning to older adult population using Cusumba electronic medical records.

Highland Park, Evanston, Glenview, Il

In acute care hospitals provide evaluation and treatment of older adults, joint replacement cases, rotator cuff and general medical conditions, ICU competency. Handout committee created or revised dept forms over 50 handouts for pts.

Chicago, Il

Staff therapist on the Older Adult Inpatient Unit, (contractual). Responsibilities included interviewing, assessment of ADL’s, individual and group treatment, oral and written documentation.

Chicago, Il

MS in Occupational Therapy 1989, University of Illinois at Chicago. Research assistant for Dr. Gary Kielhofner, Occupational Performance History Interview, OPHI. Developed Initial Assessment of Communication and Interaction Skills. See publications.

Cincinnati, Oh

Supervisor duties - include coordinating OT student program, managing inventory, run small group staff meetings and proficient maintaining special equipment, identifying parts and who can do repairs in house.Provided clinical services to geropsychiatric inpatients, specializing in differentiating multi-infarct dementia from degenerative dementia. Assessment of cognitive skills, supervised OT students, coordinated student training program, interdisciplinary team member, managed clinical work area and inventory. Research coordinator for outpatient drug study, screening, cognitive assessment and organization of records to meet FDA standards.

Master Of Science (Ms), Occupational Therapy/Therapist

-Thesis: developed original assessment tool, including the content validity and inter-rater reliability on communication and interactions.

Bachelors Of Science, Occupational Therapy/Therapist