Jessica L. Bongiorno

***** ***** ***** *****, ******** NC 28036

908-***-****

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Education:

Thomas Jefferson University- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Master of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy, August 2010

The College of New Jersey- Ewing, NJ

Bachelor of Science Degree in Health and Exercise Science, May 2007

Minor in Psychology

Professional Experience

Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Rowan County – Salisbury, NC

Skilled Nursing Facility: Subacute Rehabilitation Department (December 2023- Current)

PRN position, see responsibilities description below

Homemaker- NJ and NC (2017-2023)

HCR ManorCare- New Providence, NJ

Skilled Nursing Facility: Subacute Rehabilitation Department (April 2014- March 2017)

PRN position, see responsibilities description below

Continuum Home Care & Hospice- Jacksonville, NC

Home Health Agency: Rehabilitation Department (December 2013 – March 2014)

Responsibilities included but not limited to:

Perform in home therapy to patients home bound due to chronic condition or recent onset of injury or illness

Evaluate patients’ physical and mental abilities in their home environment to determine home adaptations and set realistic goals to maximize safety and function

Provide extensive patient and caregiver education

Train in all areas of occupation specific to patients’ needs in home and to prepare them for safe reentry into the community

Close supervision of and collaboration with COTA

HCR ManorCare- New Providence, NJ

Skilled Nursing Facility: Subacute Rehabilitation Department (March 2011- August 2013)

Responsibilities included but not limited to:

Test and evaluate patients' physical and mental abilities and analyze medical data to determine realistic rehabilitation goals for patients.

Training in self-care skills, specifically ADLs such as feeding or eating, grooming, dressing, bathing, and toileting. Training in using adaptive equipment and devices.

Select interventions that address physical, cognitive, and psychosocial skills that will allow individuals to live at their highest functional potential.

Education provided to patients’ families and caregivers to maximize safety and success upon discharge and recommend changes in patients' work or living environments.

Collaborate and communicate with other members of rehabilitation team and nursing staff to maximize efficiency and create a productive work environment.

Significant Clinical Education:

Moss Rehabilitation Hospital- Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Level II: Hand Therapy Specialty Care focus (April – June, 2010)

Care One- Moorestown, New Jersey

Level II: Geriatric Subacute Facility (January – March, 2010)

People’s Emergency Center- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mental Health/Pediatric focus (October – December, 2009)

Level 1 fieldwork at a women and children’s homeless shelter

Underwood Memorial Hospital- Woodbury, New Jersey

General Physical Dysfunction focus (September – October, 2009)

Level 1 fieldwork in an acute care hospital

Helping Hands Rehabilitation- Manalapan, New Jersey

Hand Therapy focus (August, 2009)

Level 1 fieldwork in a private outpatient setting

Environmental Intervention Fieldwork- Croydon, Pennsylvania

Environmental Modification (January- May, 2009)

Modified home environment for client with Multiple Sclerosis

Collage Occupational Therapy – Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

Pediatric Setting (September – December, 2008)

Level 1 fieldwork experience in a program promoting social competence

Other Career Related Work Experience:

Cranford Board of Education – Cranford, NJ

Head Varsity Field Hockey Coach for Cranford High School (June 2010 – August 2013)

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - West Orange, NJ

Lead Locomotor Training Technician/Data Manager (July 2007 to August 2008)

Worked with physical therapists in the NRN: NeuroRecovery Network, which aims to re-teach the nervous system of people with a spinal cord injury to walk by manual facilitation. Responsible for training and supervision of technicians, assisting therapists with patients’ treatment, and data and video collection.

NovaCare Rehabilitation - Yardley, PA

Intern with an Occupational Therapist, Certified Hand Therapist (January 2007 to May 2007)

450 hours of observation at an outpatient rehabilitation facility

Certifications/ Licensures:

NBCOT Certification

Current North Carolina Occupational Therapy Licensure

Current New Jersey Occupational Therapy Licensure

AOTA Micro Credential Home Modifications and Fall Prevention (2023)

References available upon request

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