Manager Home Health

Shannon Houstoun, OTR/L

***** ***** **** ** ******, FL 32736 352-***-**** adcvx4@r.postjobfree.com

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Occupational Therapist

Occupational therapist with 22 years of Rehabilitation services. Skilled OT manager of home health staffing agency. Passionate about patient outcomes, customer service and advancement of the therapy field. Expert in mentoring and facilitating long term growth through teamwork, empowering employees and fostering partnerships.

Skills

Public Speaking Management skills

Budget operations Physicians and corporate education/relations

Manual Therapy Kinser, Point of Care, Continulink and Axxess

Specialties of Service

Vestibular training MPS for pain, scar and wound healing

Visual loss training Cognitive and Behavioral Management

Big and Loud Program Wheelchair evaluation and fitting

Experience

2007- PRESENT ADVANCED REHAB AND STAFFING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST/MANAGER

·Management of an active staffing agency for PT/OT/ST

·Home Health care management of agencies and a team of therapists

·Skills include outpatient therapy, vestibular therapy, neurological treatment, home safety management and set up, wheelchair evaluations, training and education.

·Patient care for evaluation, supervisory visits, discharges, and patient treatments.

·Development of manuals for scripting treatments, program regulations, policy and procedure manuals, and HR manuals.

2002-2007 LIFE CARE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST/MANAGER

·CORF care management

·Public speaking at retirement communities and ALF’s regarding the importance of therapy and adaptive equipment to maximize independence in one’s life as well as multiple other topics.

·Evaluations and treatment,interdisciplinary meetings, low vision training, dementia training and also PT/OT supervision and management of Lake County, FL

·Wheelchair fitting and low vision

2002-2003 FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL CLEVLAND CLINIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST/MANAGER

. Treatment and services provided for NICU, Pediatrics, Outpatient, Rehabilitation unit, ICU, PACU

·Developed OT program in the NICU

·Screening and evaluations for 1-3 year post NICU stay.

·Staff training and management.

1999-2002 LEESBURG REGIONAL HOSPITAL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

. Areas of service included Rehabilitation Center, SNF, Outpatient, Aquatic therapy

·Developed OT program included Orthopedic, Neurological, ER for splinting, ICU.

·Consulting Cardiac unit and General Medical Needs unit

Education

BS Occupational Therapy 1997

University of Washington, Medical School

BA Recreation Therapy with Emphasis on Recreational Therapy 1990

Western Washington University

Continuing Education

·MPS- Pain therapy introduction

·MPS- Scar Release

·Intro to MPS Neuromechanical Therapy

·Assessment tools to predict treatment techniques to prevent fall, in the elderly

·Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Disorder

·Gait Analysis Rehab and Orthopedic intervention

·Master Clinicians Approach to Shoulder Complex

·AHA Healthcare Provider CPR Certification; Preventing Medical Errors, HIV/AIDS, Domestic Violence and Alzheimer –All Current

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