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Delivered full range of skilled home care occupational therapy services to Peninsula region Kaiser Permanente patient populations, including evaluations, follow up visits, re-evaluations, discharges, OASIS discharges, OASIS recertifications, orders, and authorization requests 
Responsible for frequent shadowing/training of 15+ new company hires during their onboarding process 
Utilized Kinnser WellSky software system and Carestitch app for timely patient documentation and communication with management, concierge staff, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams

Full-time OTR/L at Brian Center Southpoint (Short-Term Inpatient Rehab/Outpatient Rehab/SNF) responsible for initial evaluations, daily treatment interventions, progress reports, recertifications, insurance updates, screenings, discharges, consistent communication with interdisciplinary team to ensure best practice and optimal patient care, and supervision of multiple COTA/L, as well as coordinating monthly tracking system of current splinting/orthotic needs for the facility's patient population.

PRN OTR/L at Hillcrest Durham and Raleigh locations (Short-Term Rehab/SNF)

Provided comprehensive, skilled occupational therapy services within an inpatient rehabilitation setting in order to improve patients' functional independence in ADLs/IADLs while promoting overall wellbeingConducted evaluations, designed and implemented client-centered treatment interventions, proficiently completed hospital-specific documentation forms, and communicated effectively with interdisciplinary team members to discuss patient progress and ensure appropriate discharge planningProvided thorough education and training to patients, caregivers, and family members including energy conservation techniques, work simplification methods, car transfer safety, proper bolus feeding methods, adaptive equipment use, compensatory strategies, and home exercise programs to promote independence in all aspects of occupational performanceActive participant in weekly patient care meetings – collaborated with physicians, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, nursing staff, and case managersCreated a comprehensive guide outlining various adaptive sports and recreation resources and products for individuals with upper extremity/lower extremity amputations and/or deficits in upper extremity strength, range of motion, or coordination

Delivered occupational therapy services to short-term rehabilitation patients and long-term care residents in a subacute rehabilitation/skilled nursing facility setting to address patients' current self-care deficits and functional goalsConducted evaluations, designed and implemented client-centered treatment/interventions, completed proficient documentation using Rehab Optima, and communicated effectively with interdisciplinary team members to monitor patient progress and ensure appropriate discharge planning to maximize patient safety and functional independenceCollaborated frequently with physicians, rehabilitation team members, facility administrators, and nursing staff to provide holistic, client-centered careLed in-service detailing current research on clinical benefits of using "Wii-Habilitation" and other active virtual technology programs to target a wide variety of functional deficits commonly seen in the older adult population

Designed and implemented individual and group interventions for adults with mild to severe intellectual and physical disabilities, focusing on promoting social interaction, sensory arousal/modulation, optimal positioning for functional performance, and self-regulation skillsAdministered portions of the Allen Diagnostic Module, including the Allen Cognitive Level Screen and Sticker Card activity, and interpreted results to analyze consumers' functional abilities

Designed and implemented individual and group interventions for third grade students in a specialized ASD classroom using creative sensorimotor therapeutic activities to improve the students’ handwriting, social skills, and self-regulation abilitiesAdministered and scored the Sensory Profile and Beery VMI to guide clinical judgment in creating appropriate, individualized treatment interventions within a third-grade classroom

Observed and assisted supervising occupational therapist in conducting evaluations/providing treatment interventions to patients in an inpatient rehabilitation setting