Assistant Home Health
Resume:
Gloria Morales
Sebring, FL *****
addhc9@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Summary
Occupational Therapist Assistant with 22 years experience ensuring high standards of competent care for a wide variety of patients with diverse needs. Experience in a variety of settings such as Inpatient, Outpatient, Home Health services. Team players with good organizational skills, experience with manual therapy, cardiac rehab, stroke rehabilitation, NDT, group, concurrent and individual treatment .
Experience
October 2009 - PRESENT
Doctor Choice Home Health, Sebring, FL - Occupational Therapist Assistant
● Assists with individualized patient rehabilitation following POC established by OTR.
● Assist OTR with the individualized plan of treatment to improve patient functional level
● Observe, document and reports any patient’s medical condition changes and reported to OTR, physician and Clinical Manager
● Educate patient/ caregiver and agency personnel in use of equipment and therapy programs
● Effective communication with OTR, scheduler, and other personnel to enhance patient’s progress and quality of care
● Participate in case conference and in-services to enhance quality of care
● Provide patient education and training to facilitate patients' level of I . December 2017 - October 2019
Select Rehabilitation, Avon Park, FL
, June 2015 - October 2017
Accomplish, Bartow,FL/- Occupational Therapist Assistant
● Provided concurrent and individualized treatment intervention to short term and long term patient’s .
● Increased patient’s independence with education and training on energy conservation, adaptive equipment use, body mechanics, safety, etc.
● Assisted OTR to establish patient’s individualized plan of care according with medical conditions
● Participated in care plan meetings
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● Established individualized restorative programs with appropriate transitions from rehab to nursing program
● Worked on contracture management programs with use of modalities and manual therapy intervention
04/2010 - 04/2015
Halcyon Rehabilitation, Lake Placid, FL
Occupational Therapist Assistant/ Rehab Director
● Managed therapy department staffing schedules. And operational functions within a 180 bed skilled nursing facility with inpatient and outpatient settings .
● Improved therapy and facility outcomes by developing system procedures to facilitate interdisciplinary communication, patients quality of care and safe discharge planning .
● Collaborated in the outpatient therapy development program in order best serve community needs and requests .
● Improved staffing deficiencies with ability to improve therapy staffing from 8 therapists to 15 therapists and with reduced open positions from 14 open positions to 3 open positions.
● Provided group, concurrent and individual treatments interventions according with patients medical conditions and appropriate treatment approach.
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03/2009 - 04/2010
Nurse On Call, Sebring, FL
● Assists with home setting individualized patient rehabilitation following POC established by OTR .
● Observe, document and reports any patient’s medical condition changes and reported to OTR, physician and Clinical Manager
● Educate patient/ caregiver and agency personnel in appropriate use of equipment and therapy programs to enhance patients independence . 01/2006 -03/2009
Kenilworth Care and Rehab, Sebring, FL Occupational Therapist Assistant/ Rehab Director
● Managed all aspects of contractual department within 104 skilled nursing facility providing short and long term care to geriatric patient
● Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to identify patients with the most clinically appropriate RUG category and medical approach.
● Hired, trained, scheduled and managed therapy staff with emphasis on clinically appropriate interventions and supporting skilled therapy intervention.
● Ensure a good interdisciplinary team approach with open door communication to provide good customer service and improve facility outcomes . 3
● Provided facility in-services as requested by the Management Team to increase the quality of care .
● Completed weekly chart audits reviews, monthly reports and some Human Resources responsibilities .
● Managed therapy staffing, cost, efficiency and billing to increase therapy margin to 20% or more.
● Established different organizational systems to increase therapy operations, efficiency and communication.
● Patient care intervention in conjunction with management responsibilities 09/2004- 01/2006,
The Palms of Sebring, Sebring FL Occupational Therapist Assistant 10/2001- 09/2004
Royal Care of Avon, Avon Park,FL Occupational Therapist Assistant
● Provided individualized treatment intervention to short term and long term patients following patients POC.
● Increased patient’s independence with education and training on energy conservation, adaptive equipment use, body mechanics, safety, etc.
● Establish proper treatment intervention to patients with neurological problems, cardiac rehab, dementia, orthopedic cases and medical complex patients.
● Participated in care plan meetings
● Established individualized restorative programs with appropriate transitions from rehab to nursing program
● Completed daily and weekly documentation according with STG and LTG established by OTR
● Collaborated with safe discharge planning
02/1998-10/2001
Hardee Services of Rehabilitation, Wauchula, FL Rehab Tech/ Occupational Therapy Assistant
● Provided individualized treatment sessions to pediatric and geriatric populations following a plan of care established by OTR in outpatient, inpatient and school settings .
● Provided rehabilitation services to childrens with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities in order to facilitate dressing skills, oral care, self feeding, improve fine and gross motor coordination for the highest level of I with daily activities.
● Established HEP and provided caregiver education to safely implement established programs such as stretching and other therapeutic exercises to promote coordination, socialization, attention to task and fine motor coordination .
● Discussed patient’s progress and response to treatment with OTR and caregivers
● Assisted with clerical work and other interdisciplinary members .
● Assist with the therapy department inventory and placing orders for equipment as needed . 4
06/1995-01/1998
Integral Rehabilitation Services, San Juan, Puerto Rico Occupational Therapist Assistant
● Provided outpatient rehabilitation services to children's 4 y/o to 18 y/o with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities in order to facilitate dressing skills, oral care, self feeding, improve fine and gross motor coordination and academic performance .
● Provide treatment interventions to childrens with down syndrome, autism, ADD, CP, Spina Bifida, behavioral conduct, etc.
● Established HEP and provided caregiver education to safely implement established programs such as stretching and other therapeutic exercises to promote coordination, socialization, attention to task and fine motor coordination .
● Discussed patient’s progress and response to treatment with OTR and caregivers Education
June/1995
University of Puerto Rico, Humacao, Puerto Rico - Associate Degree in Occupational Therapy
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