SUMMARY
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with 8+ years of experience in long-term and acute care settings. Seeking to pursue career opportunities in a specialized rehabilitation setting with a focus on advancing occupational procedures and delivering competent care to patients.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Symbria/Alliance Rehab, Lemont, IL
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, September 2015–Present
- Coordinate a caseload of 10-12 patients daily with set minutes per Medicare and Medicaid guidelines
- Collaborate with speech and physical therapists regarding treatment, plan of care, prior level of function, and discharge goals
- Interact with family members, nursing and social work services to discuss patients’ current progress and discharge planning as per therapist recommendations
- Work in short-term/long-term care and in-house outpatient settings providing services to independent living and convent residents to make them ready for next level of care
- Provide home exercise programs for higher-level patients, including advice on home adaptive equipment and its purchase
RML Speciality Hospital, Hinsdale, IL
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, June 2011–August 2015
- Delivered immediate treatment following evaluation by the occupational therapist while maintaining daily collaboration with speech and physical therapy staff
- Treated and educated 1000+ clients annually with an average caseload of 10-15 patients
- Organized daily documentation and updated progress note and discharge notes sheets within 24 hours for occupational therapist to complete
- Oversaw all activities of junior OTAs and clinical fieldwork for 5+ interns
- Coordinated care to vent-dependent patients to help them progress from vent-dependency to nasal cannula to room air
- Managed various textures and diets for feeding sessions, educating patients in proper feeding with tracheostomies
EDUCATION
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN
Associate of Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant, May 2011
- Honors: cum laude (GPA: 3.7/4.0)
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Bilingual in Spanish and English