Resume

Occupational Therapy Assistant

Location:

Harrison, OH, 45030

Salary:

$42

Posted:

December 25, 2023

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Resume:

NICOLE MILLWARD

ad17pd@r.postjobfree.com 513-***-**** 10732 Carolina Pines Drive, Harrison, OH 45030

Objective

Occupational Therapy Assistant with a passion for assisting and improving the lives of others; using my knowledge and creativity to help maximize my clients’ potential.

Education

The University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH Graduated December 2022

Bachelor of Health Sciences: Pre-Occupational Therapy and Minor in psychology

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH Graduated December 2020

Associate of Applied Science: Occupational Therapy Assisting

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati OH Graduated December 2017

Associate of Applied Science: Medical Assisting

Clinical Experience

Level II: Drake Center for Post-Acute Care, Cincinnati, OH June 2020- July 2020

Coordinated occupational therapy fall prevention groups and individual treatment sessions for clients with but not limited to amputations, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, spinal cord injury, cerebral vascular accident, traumatic brain injury, diabetes, and obesity.

Level II: Norwood View Elementary School, Cincinnati, OH August 2020-October 2020

Tailored and performed in-person and virtual occupational therapy treatment sessions on handwriting, sensory processing, visual perception, visual scanning, fine motor skills, pinch-grasp manipulation, hand strengthening, increasing attention, increasing social interaction, and group activities.

Level I: Western Hills Nursing & Rehab Center, Cincinnati, OH September 2019- October 2019

Coordinated occupational therapy groups with clients diagnosed with but not limited to Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Cerebral Vascular Accident, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and obesity.

Level 1: Summit Behavioral Healthcare, Cincinnati, OH June 2019- July 2019

Tailored occupational therapy groups specific to clients with mental health diagnosis such as schizophrenia, bipolar, depression, mania, PTSD, anxiety, which focused on coping mechanisms, gross and fine motor activities, and improving leisure and social skills.

Level 1: Norwood View Elementary School, Cincinnati, OH February 2019-March 2019

Observed 1:1 and group occupational therapy treatment sessions with focus on handwriting, sensory processing, visual perception, visual scanning, fine motor skills, pinch-grasp manipulation, hand strengthening, increasing attention, increasing social interaction, and group activities.

Work Experience

Grow Together Therapy COTA/L Director of West Side Cincinnati, OH Current

Collaborated with Occupational Therapist, Speech therapist, teachers, parents/guardians to communicate the needs and plan of care.

Provided treatment in daycares, preschools, homes, schools, and outpatient settings. Provided parent-coaching, and education to the teachers and guardians.

Attended/coordinated THERAPLAY events; play-based group to provide therapeutic education and guidance to the parents and the kiddos through sensory development and play skills.

Adapting and grading tasks to fit the needs of the child as well as working on the child’s developmental skills to grow them to fit the needs of a task.

Used evidenced-based practice to coordinate and construct individualized treatments.

Relationship-therapy and lifestyle focused.

Attended and coordinated events on the west side of Cincinnati to educate the public about occupational therapy.

Documented occupational therapy sessions in SimplePractice.

Advocated for students to be added for occupational therapy services to meet their individual needs.

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy Riverside Preparatory Academy Northside Preparatory Academy Fairfield Preparatory Academy Cincinnati, OH Current

Collaborated with Occupational Therapist, intervention specialists, teachers, parents, academic directors, special education staff, and speech therapy to communicate students’ needs and plan treatments. Attended and contributed to Individualized Education Plan (IEP), and Evaluation Team Report (ETR).

Coordinated, constructed, and implemented pediatric 1:1 and group therapy treatments, which focused on but were not limited to fine motor, gross motor, visual perception, social skills, emotional regulation, and coordination skills.

Diagnosis consisting of ADD, ADHD, intellectual learning disability, social deficits, emotional regulation, and autism.

Advocated for students to be added to Occupational Therapy services, as well as for counseling and extended services needed for my students on my caseload.

Documented Ohio School Medicaid billing with the Alliance billing system.

Graded and adapted activities to fit the needs of each individual student.

Provided redirection, cues, and social skills cues to students.

Aquatic Private Therapy Assistant Cincinnati Children’s August 2022- Current

Assist the Physical Therapist with holding/positioning the client in the water, and gathering necessary materials for a therapy session.

Perform aquatic therapy interventions set by the physical therapist, with her supervision.

Provided the client with social cues, redirection, and instructions as needed.

Assist the patient with dressing before entering and exiting the pool, electric wheelchair mobility, and positioning.

Diagnosis consisted of Muscular Dystrophy.

Kindergarten Camp Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy Cincinnati, OH July 24th-July 27th 2023

Collaboratively planned and implemented lesson plans with the kindergarten teacher.

Redirected students with poor behavior, or off-task. Gave visual cues, and social cues as needed.

Activities included but are not limited to pre-writing, math, reading, developing social skills, etc.

Summer School Teacher Mount Auburn Preparatory Academy Cincinnati, OH June 6th -June 30th 2023

Collaboratively planned and implemented lesson plans for students that needed extra assistance during the summer school session, including but not limiting writing, reading, and math.

Redirection, visual cues, and social cues for students that required extra support.

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant NovaCare Cincinnati, OH August 2021-December 2022

Collaborated with Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists on patient treatment, documentation, seeking clarification, and used Casamba for client documentation.

Collaborated with orthopedic doctors on hand and upper extremity diagnosis, splinting, and post-surgery precautions for the client.

Constructed, coordinated, and performed individual and concurrent treatments, focused on but not limited to Physical Agent Modalities, passive/active-assist/active range of motion of the fingers, wrist, elbow, and shoulder, increasing the client’s hand/upper extremity strength, grasp, fine and gross motor, kinesotaping, scar management, and constructed/adjusted individualized splints.

Diagnosis consisted of but not limited to nerve injuries, fractures, contractures, tendon injuries, rotator cuff injuries, decreased fine motor/coordination, and cerebral vascular accident.

Summer classroom teacher Springer School Cincinnati, OH June 7th, 2021- July 9th, 2021

Constructed, coordinated, and implemented pediatric group activities, which focused on social skills, gross motor skills, fine motor skills, team building, coordination skills, visual perception, increasing attention, and social interaction.

In-person group activities consisted of diagnosis of ADD, ADHD, Autism, and social deficits.

Graded and adapted group activities for students and their individual skill set and abilities.

Provided 1:1 and group intervention, redirection, cues, and social skill tips to children who needed extra support.

State Tested Nurse Aid Shawneespring Healthcare Center Harrison, OH Aug 2016- March 2017

Assisted residents with activities of daily living tasks, including but not limited to dressing, personal hygiene, bathing, feeding, grooming, transfers, positioning and mobility.

Collected and recorded patient vital signs in EPIC medical documentation and reported any abnormal findings to the nurse.

Communicated with patients, family members, nurse aids, nurses, and doctors on any patient’s needs and concerns.

Volunteer/Advocacy Experience

Lighthouse Youth and Family Services Cincinnati, OH January 2020- Feb 2020

Organized a business center for clients to engage in job searching activities and game area for their leisure time.

Advocated for the profession of Occupational Therapy in a setting with no prior occupational therapy experience.

Developed a presentation on nutrition, budgeting, self-care and time management for homeless youth and families.

Cooked and served meals to the community.

Member of Student Occupational Therapy Assisting Club Cincinnati, OH November 2018- Dec 2019

Coordinated advocacy/community service events for occupational therapy students including toy drive, clothing drive, canned food drive, Matthew 25 Ministries, Cincinnati State club day, and film festival.

Club Day at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Cincinnati, OH January 24th, 2019

Educated students about the occupational therapy profession.

Demonstrated how occupational therapy equipment can help individuals reach their full potential.

Inspired students to inquire about the occupational therapy assisting program at Cincinnati State.

Honors and Awards

Summa Cum Laude Fall 2022

Cum Laude Fall 2020

Dean’s list honoree Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2022, Fall 2022

Merit list honoree Fall 2018, Fall 2019

NICOLE MILLWARD

ad17pd@r.postjobfree.com 513-***-**** 10732 Carolina Pines Drive, Harrison, OH 45030

References

Claudia Miller, OTD, OTR/L, Program Chair

Relationship: Program Chair at Cincinnati State

3520 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45223