July, ****

Vikki Zangara

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Fairview Park, Oh 44126

aceso2@r.postjobfree.com

Occupational therapist assistant with 18 years experience in

school-based treatment and 11 years (concurrent) experience pediatric

clinic-based treatment.

Summary of Qualifications:

* Direct and consultative treatment of various cognitive, physical

and behavioral disabilities in all school settings, group and

individual.

* Although working under OTR/L supervision, independent IEP goal and

objective development and progress reporting.

* Timely completion of Medicaid and all school required documentation.

* Providing student specific seating/positioning modifications or

adaptations.

* Collaborate with classroom teachers/personnel to provide in class sensory

modifications/adaptations/techniques where beneficial.

* Collaborate with classroom teachers/personal to integrate gross motor/

sensory “breaks” in the daily routine to facilitate task attention and

maximize access to the curriculum.

* Collaborate with classroom teachers/personnel to integrate skills/

strategies/adaptations used or learned in the pull out setting into

classroom.

* Independent and creative session planning to address goals and

objectives.

Technical Skills:

* Familiar with medicaid billing/rules and regulations.

* Able to learn and implement new formats and programs on the computer.

* Have used a variety of medicaid billing formats.

* Have used a variety of handwriting programs.

Professional Experience:

Parma City Schools

August 1996 - June 2009

Duties:

* Direct and consultative treatment in all school settings.

* Completion of all required documentation.

* Developing IEP goals and objectives, and progress reporting on those

goals.

* Collaborating with classroom teachers/personal and other support

staff to develop goals, and report on progress.

* Collaborate with classroom teachers/personal to integrate skills/

strategies learned in the pull out setting in to the classroom.

* Participation in team (including parents) IEP meetings.

* Reason for leaving: to take position at Summit Academies.

Summit Academies

August 2009 - June 2014

Duties:

* Same as above, excluding participation in IEP meetings.

* Reason for leaving: Summit Academies did not renew contract with

my recruiter.

Cleveland Clinic Children’s

Hospital for Rehabilition

July 1996 - January 2008

(concurrent with employment

at Parma City Schools)

Duties:

* Individual and co-treatment of children ( from birth to 22 years of

age) with a variety of physical, cognitive and behavior disabilities.

* Collaboration with parents and supervising OTR/L to develop

treatment plan of care long and short term goals.

* Completion of all required documentation.

* Reason for leaving: to take position in long term care as a second

job.

Education and Training:

* Associates degree of Applied Sciences, Occupational Therapy Assisting

from Cuyahoga Community College 1996.

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