Occupational Therapist Home Health
Resume:
Columbus, IN *****
Phone 812-***-****
E-mail: *********@*******.***
Donald P. Newkirk, Jr., O.T.R.
Education
**/**** ******** **************** ********** Hoffman Estates, IL
Masters Science - Education
11/2002 IUPUI Indianapolis, IN
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana Hospital & Health Association
Healthcare Administration
1984 -1990 The Ohio State University Columbus, OH
Bachelors Science: Allied Health Professions
Occupational Therapy
Professional experience
6/2009-4/2012 American Nursing Care Columbus, IN
Staff Occupational Therapist
Working in a home health setting providing evaluations, implementing treatment plans, and carry out treatment. Maintain good communication with the physician, case manager, rehab team, DME suppliers patient families. Used McKesson Home Health Software. Must be goal oriented, and have good attention to detail. Must be a self-starter and confident working independently Have the varied background, CVA, Total Hip Replacements, Acute Care for fractures of UE and Total Shoulder Replacements
2008- 2009 Career Staff Unlimited Carmel, IN
PRN Occupational Therapist
Worked in a variety of settings as a contracted occupational therapist in long-term care, home health, and school based therapy. Must be goal and results driven, and work independently. Be initiative and a self-starter.
2001-2008 Therapist’s “R” Us Columbus, IN
Owner
Private practice settings perform Indiana Workers Compensation disability evaluations, evaluate and treat pediatric patients in First Steps and School-based setting, and ergonomics training. Maintained all financial records, electronic bill Medicaid for services, maintain state credential requirements.
2003-2009 Ivy Tech Community College Columbus Campus
Adjunct Faculty
Prepare course syllabus and lecture materials, and write quizzes, midterms, and finals with facilitation in laboratory lecture following the curriculum as set by the Ivy Tech. Courses taught Anatomy & Physiology 101, 102, Advanced Physiology 201, Math 050 Locations Columbus, Greensburg, and North Vernon. Maintained up to 4 to 5 classes.
1997- 2003 Decatur County Memorial Hospital Greensburg, IN
Director of Occupational Medicine/ Occupational Therapy Department
Overseen the daily operation of the rehabilitation department, perform performance evaluations, maintain a departmental budget, overseen Occupational Health Physicians, complete Marketing to human resources, of business and industry, workers compensation case manager and physicians. Attend and facilitated department staff meetings and met with the Vice President as needed. Provide evaluations and treatment to a varied caseload dealing with musculoskeletal and orthopedic injuries.
1996 - 1997 RepuCare, Inc. Fishers, IN
PRN Therapist
Provide Occupational Therapy services on a contracted basis in extended care facilities and hospitals. Had to work goal directed, task oriented, goals driven, and have the confidence work independently. Strong communication skills to work with physicians, nursing, families, other health care professionals.
1994 -1996 Progressive Physical Therapy Seymour, IN
Manager of Industrial Medicine
Provided patient care to workers compensation clients with musculoskeletal and orthopedic injuries. Supervised rehab and support staff, maintain a budget, prepared an annual budget, Marketing to local business and industries to develop the growth of the program.
1990 - 1994 Deaconess Hospital Evansville, IN
Manager of Industrial Medicine Services
Managed the daily operation of an industrial rehabilitation program, managed a staff of Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Psychologists, Vocational Counselors, Social Work, Occupational Health Physicians, Occupational Health Nurses, Developed operational and capital budgets. Marketing of the Industrial medicine services to the physician, and business and industry. Required the ability to multi-task and be detailed oriented Have excellent communications skills all staff in the hierarchy of the hospital.
1992 - 1994 University of Southern Indiana Evansville, IN
Adjunct Faculty
Prepared course objectives and syllabus for the Senior level class. Titled: Work and Leisure. The objectives were to teach rehabilitation for musculoskeletal and orthopedic injuries with the emphasis on the injured worker returning to work. Founding faculty to establish credentials by American Occupational Therapy Association
Professional Past President: Indiana Occupational Therapy Association
Memberships American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
National Board for Certification Occupational Therapy, Inc.
Ambassador -Elect Occupational Therapy to China
Area Director; Special Olympics, Inc.
Past Representative to the Assembly of the governing body to AOTA for Indiana
Lifetime Member of International Executive Guild
Co-Author to the new Indiana Occupational State Licensure Law,
(Signed into law by Governor Mitch Daniels in 2007)
Served as a Lobbyist on Capitol Hill in 1999 for the repeal of the Healthcare Act and Reauthorization of IDEA. I met with each Senator from Indiana and the House of Representatives.
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