Team Member Occupational Therapist
Resume:
Shanda Dawn
Occupational Therapist
Fort Washington, MD 20744
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EXPERIENCE
Occupational Therapist
Progressus Therapy
November 2018 to Present
● Improve the development of children in the areas of adaptive skills, fine motor, and gross motor skills by enhancing a family’s capacity to care for their child and promote his or her development and participation in natural environments where the child and family live, work, and play
● Serve as a Service Coordinator to assist families with community resources, guide families through the Part C early intervention assessment, intervention, and transition process.
● Serve as a qualified Evaluator, is to assess the developmental skills of a child with suspected delays and to conduct “a family-directed assessment of the
resources, priorities, and concerns of the family and the identification of the supports and services necessary to enhance the family’s capacity to meet the developmental needs” of their child
Director of Rehabilitation
Deanwood Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
November 2016 to October 2018
● Responsible for directing the overall functions of Rehabilitation Services
● Acts as liaison between Administration, facility staff, and outside vendors
● Conduct ongoing Quality Assurance/Corporate
SKILLS
Subacute Care
Acute care
Medicare
Dementia care
Program
development
Leadership
Autism experience
Early Intervention
Compliance program and monitor for effectiveness
● Department procedures, submit weekly and monthly statistical reports to the regional office.
● Through knowledge of Evidence Based Practice
● Through knowledge of Medicare A, Medicare B, various payer sources
● Through knowledge of the Paid Perspective System and Related Utilization Groups and Levels
● Knowledge of the up and coming Patient Driven Payment Model
● Prepare and submit reports regarding Rehabilitation Department operations as required.
● Record indirect time and billable treatment times according to Therapy
● Sets program development goals and conducts ongoing evaluation of effectiveness.
● Interprets and communicates evaluation findings to residents, family, and other team members.
● Supervises and direct Therapists in the implementation of the treatment plans
● Determine staffing needs and establish schedules to ensure sufficient staff to meet patient needs.
● Assure timely response to Medicare claim reviews and denials.
● Conduct introductory and annual job performance
evaluations and monitor growth plans of staff Therapists Program Director of Rehabilitation
Rehab Care
December 2015 to October 2016
● Responsible for directing the overall functions of Rehabilitation Services
● Acts as liaison between facility staff and Administration.
● Through knowledge of the Paid Perspective System and Related Utilization Groups and Levels
● Prepare and submit reports regarding Rehabilitation Department operations as required.
● Record indirect time and billable treatment times according to Therapy Department procedures and
submits weekly and monthly statistical reports to regional offices.
● Set program development goals and conduct ongoing evaluation of effectiveness.
● Interprets and communicates evaluation findings to residents, family, and other team members.
● Supervises and direct therapists in the implementation of the treatment plans
● Determine staffing needs, schedules, and vacation coverage to ensure sufficient staff to meet patient needs.
● Assure timely response to Medicare claim reviews and denials.
● Conduct ongoing Quality Assurance/Corporate
Compliance program and monitor for effectiveness.
● Conduct introductory and annual job performance
evaluations and monitor growth plans
Director of Rehabilitation
Rehab Management Inc
October 2014 to December 2015
● Responsible for directing the overall functions of Rehabilitation Services
● Acts as liaison between facility staff and administration.
● Prepare and submit reports regarding rehabilitation department operations as required.
● Records indirect time and billable treatment times according to Therapy Department procedures and
submits weekly and monthly statistical reports to the regional office.
● Sets program development goals and conducts ongoing evaluation of effectiveness.
Interprets and communicates evaluation findings to residents, family, and other team members.
● Supervises and directs all therapists in the
implementation of the treatment plan.
● Determine staffing needs, schedules, and vacation coverage to assure sufficient staff to meet patient needs.
● Conduct ongoing Quality Assurance/Corporate
Compliance program and monitor for effectiveness.
● Verify all service logs, payroll, and sign-in/sign-out logs are completed in a timely manner.
● Conduct introductory and annual job performance
evaluations and monitor growth plans.
Occupational Therapist
Rehabilitation Services Inc
July 2005 to October 2015
● Skilled Nursing Facilities, Acute Care, Sub-Acute Care, Psychiatric Care
● Organize and conduct occupational therapy programs to facilitate rehabilitation to the mentally or physically disabled
● Direct patient participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance
● Demonstrate competency in planning and administering therapeutic treatment programs
● Demonstrate competency in enhancing or improving independence with activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, adaptive equipment and techniques, passive, assistive, active or resistive exercises, and activities, facilitation/inhibition techniques and work simplification techniques
● Function as a team member by demonstrating
professionalism, respecting the rights and dignity of the patient, and promoting the well-being of the patient Occupational Therapist
RehabFocus, LLC
September 2011 to June 2014
● Organize and conduct occupational therapy services to facilitate fine motor, visual motor, visual perceptual, and sensory integration skills for children in a school-based setting
● Administer Occupational Therapy evaluations to identify visual perceptual, visual motor, fine motor, sensory motor integration, and developmental delays in children
● Manage Occupational Therapy treatment to enhance visual perceptual, visual motor, fine motor, and sensory motor integration deficits
● Administer and monitor the use of Assistive Technology to Students and Families
● Function as a team member, advocate, and serve as a facilitator for the promotion of children with deficits and disabilities in a school-based setting
● Function as a team member to develop Individual
Educations Plans and 504 Plans by exhibiting
professionalism, respecting the rights and dignity of children, teachers, school administrators, and parents Occupational Therapist
Southern Maryland Home Health
November 2003 to October 2012
● Organize and conduct occupational therapy programs to facilitate rehabilitation to the mentally or physically disabled within residential environments
● Direct patient participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance
● Demonstrate competency in planning and administering therapeutic treatment programs
● Demonstrate competency in enhancing or improving independence with activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, adaptive equipment and techniques, passive, assistive, active or resistive exercises, and activities, facilitation/inhibition techniques and work simplification techniques
● Function as a team member by demonstrating
professionalism, respecting the rights and dignity of the patient, and promoting the well-being of the patient Occupational Therapist
Step by Step Inc
September 2005 to June 2011
● Organize and conduct occupational therapy services to facilitate fine motor, visual motor, visual perceptual, and sensory integration skills for children in a school-based setting
● Administer Occupational Therapy evaluations to identify visual perceptual, visual motor, fine motor, sensory motor integration, and developmental delays in children
● Manage Occupational Therapy treatment to enhance visual perceptual, visual motor, fine motor, and sensory motor integration deficits
● Administer and monitor the use of Assistive Technology to Students and Families
● Function as a team member, advocate, and serve as a facilitator for the promotion of children with deficits and disabilities in a school-based setting
● Function as a team member to develop Individual
Education Plans and 504 Plans by exhibiting
professionalism, respecting the rights and dignity of children, teachers, school administrators, and parents Occupational Therapist
Southern Maryland Hospital
June 2001 to September 2003
● Acute Care, Sub-Acute Care, Psychiatric Care
● Organize and conduct occupational therapy programs to facilitate rehabilitation to the mentally or physically disabled
● Direct patient participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance
● Demonstrate competency in planning and administering therapeutic treatment programs
● Demonstrate competency in enhancing or improving independence with activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, adaptive equipment and techniques, passive, assistive, active or resistive exercises, and activities, facilitation/inhibition techniques and work simplification techniques
● Function as a team member by demonstrating
professionalism, respecting the rights and dignity of the patient, and promoting the well-being of the patient EDUCATION
Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
Howard University, Washington DC
2005 to 2006
Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy
Howard University, Washington, DC
1997 to 2001
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY STATE LICENSE
Maryland
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