Customer Service Home Health

Carla Ann Powell

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Waynesboro, Pa 17268

Phone: 717-***-**** email: ************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE To obtain a position as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, working with persons of all ages and disabilities in the surrounding communities.

EDUCATION Associate Degree in Occupational Therapy

Pennsylvania State University - 2011

Mont Alto, PA

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

oCOTA/L - Select Rehabilitation – July 2016-Present

oCOTA/L - AEGIS Therapies, 30 North Place Frederick, MD – February 2012-Present Duties Included: Interim Director of Rehabilitation. This entailed attending PPS meeting, Medicare meeting, planning patient schedule, setting RUG levels, sending daily reports to corporate office, staff scheduling, and processing of Medicare claims and denials, Complex Disease Management, performing Physical Agent Modalities for pain relief, improving ability to follow instructions for dementia patients, edema management, neuromuscular reeducation and contracture management.

oTravel COTA/L - Critical Connection, Inc. – July 2014 – July 2015

Job Settings Included:

*Skilled Nursing Facility and CCRC: Fairhaven, Sykesville MD,

Colonial Manor, York, PA

*Acute Rehabilitation - Adventist Rehab Hospital, Rockville MD - 4 months

Included working with a variety of diagnosis including SCI, TKR, THR, CABG,

CVA, TBI and many others

*Home Health - Community Home Health of Maryland -

oCOTA/L - Therapy Source – April 2014 – July 2014

oTravel COTA/L - Centra Healthcare – January 2014 – April 2014

oOTAS FWII - Hershey Rehabilitation Hospital, Hummelstown, PA

oOTAS FW II - Meritus Medical Center Behavioral Health Unit, Hagerstown, MD

oOTAS FW I – Veterans Affairs Hospital Martinsburg, WVA

oOTAS FW I – Wellspan – Fairfield, PA

oOTAS FW I – Luhr’s Life Center, Chambersburg, PA

ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

oWaynesboro YMCA Waynesboro, PA- Member Services Representative - 2009-2011

oClarion Hotel Hagerstown MD. – Front Desk Clerk/Customer Service – 2008-2009

oQuality Inn Chambersburg, PA. Manager - 2002

oPenn National Golf Club & Inn Fayetteville, PA. Innkeeper – 1997-1999

PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CREDENTIALS

COTA/L

oMD Licensure #: AO1897

oPA Licensure #: OP007308

oNational Board Registration #: 293901

oPhysical Agent Modalities Credentialed

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS

oAmerican Occupational Therapy Association

oPennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association

PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

oPA Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting - 2015

oFunctional Electrical Stimulation: Driving Upper Extremity Recovery in Neurological Injury- 2015

oReducing Stress in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – 2015

oTech Day Session #3: Apps for use with patients – 2015

oDevelop an Action Plan to Successfully Achieve Board Certification in Physical Rehabilitation

oThe Untapped OTA Leader: Recognize Your Potential - 2015

oStroke Critically Appraised Topic: Task-Specific Training vs Strength Training - 2015

oEnvironmental Consideration for those with Alzheimer’s Disease - 2015

oInfant Massage: An Intervention for the Occupation of Family Social Participation - 2015

oManagement of Shoulder Subluxation after Stroke – 2014

oComplementary/Alternative Medicine and Occupational Therapy - 2014

oThe Hand 101 – 2014

oEthics in Rehabilitation: A Clinical Perspective for Occupational Therapists - 2014

oComponent Skills for Pre-Writing in Early Childhood – 2014

oAspiration – 2014

oPopular Weight-Loss Programs and Products - 2014

oGeriatric Enhanced Modalities - 2014

oDementia Management - 2013

oComplex Disease Management - 2013

oPhysical Agent Modalities - 2012

oPenn State Mont Alto Occupational Therapy Continuing Education Conference - 2011

Topics Included: Snoezelen in dementia care, Lymphedema and Infusion of Reiki into OT

DOCUMENTATION, BILLING and SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

oCasamba SMART

oAllscripts

oRehab Optima

oCerner

oAOD

oMicrosoft Office: Excel, Word, Publisher, One Note, Outlook

oAccess

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

oBig Stockings Tiny Feet – NICU Christmas stocking filling and distribution to more than 50 NICU families in Harrisburg PA each year – Dec 2014-Present

oWaynesboro Indians Baseball Booster Club Meal Coordinator - 2011-2013

oPenn State Mont Alto THON Member– 2009-2011

oWaynesboro Youth League Ladies Auxiliary President – 2005-2007

oWaynesboro Ambulance Squad – Waynesboro, PA

First Responder 1988-1990

Social Member 1990 - Present

oAmerican Red Cross – Schofield Barracks, Hawaii

Disaster Response Coordinator – 1990

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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