SHANNON M AMSDEN

adgnec@r.postjobfree.com H: 412-***-**** 114 Moorehead Road, Sarver, PA 16055

Summary

Innovative healthcare provider with thirteen years of diverse clinical and research experience poised to transition into an alternate sector of the healthcare industry. Mastered nearly a dozen different electronic medical record programs, possess exemplary interpersonal and teamwork skills and passionate about helping people.

Experience

Senior Helpers, New Kensington, PA

Personal Caregiver

2/2020 – Present

• Instruct patients and loved-ones on safe techniques to complete activities of daily living.

• Monitor medication routine under the direction of a nurse or physician.

• Educate patients and loved-ones how to use durable medical equipment to reduce fall risk.

Symbria Rehab, Warrenville, IL

Occupational Therapist

4/2019 – 01/2020

• Supervised Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant while delivering innovative co- and concurrent treatment sessions with therapy team.

• Consulted for Certified Wound Nurse to remediate patient’s uncontrolled lymphedema and/or edema.

• Assessed and implemented outcome-driven occupational therapy goals for transitional and skilled patients from millennials to centenarians in a 78 room skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in New Castle, PA.

Delta Healthcare Providers, Dallas, TX

Occupational Therapist

11/2018 - 03/2019

• Championed patient advocacy by initiating, implementing and managing services from local Area on Aging Agency to medically necessary healthcare providers and community resources to maximize health, independence and safety within their home and community.

• Travel Occupational Therapist for Spartanburg Regional Health system for five months.

• Maintained daily caseload of 8 - 10 patients encompassing three counties while supervising Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant as per South Carolina law.

Allegheny Health Network; Healthcare@Home, Warrendale, PA

Occupational Therapist

07/2015 – 10/2018

• Appointed to Highmark Health’s Quality Assurance pilot program: assessed patient’s barriers to successful management of their high-risk diagnoses through evaluation, education, and facilitation of low-cost medications, and multi-disciplinary healthcare providers.

• Invited to train nurses on specialized wound care and compression therapy techniques for their patients with mixed etiology of lymphedema, edema and wounds.

• Achieved consistent caseload of 5 - 8 patients encompassing five counties.

Anova Home Health Care System, Pittsburgh, PA

Occupational Therapist

11/2014 – 06/2015

• Evaluated and developed personalized plans of care for geriatric, lymphedema and edema patients through individualized retraining of activities of daily living, cognition, environmental adaptation, caregiver training, dementia care and adaptive equipment training to optimized home and community safety and independence.

HealthyWays Integrated Wellness, Gibsonia, PA

Clinic & Front Desk Assistant

05/2014 – 10/2014

• Developed office policies and procedures with owner/chiropractor.

• Performed patient’s subjective evaluations.

• Executed daily and weekly financial and treatment statistics spreadsheets via MS Excel.

Tactile Medical, Minneapolis, MN

Independent Consultant

12/2010 – 06/2014

• Client preferred in-home trainer for the Flexitouch sequential lymphedema pump in Western, PA.

• Expert lymphedema care and management consultant to clients and caregivers.

• Educated patients on cost-effective wound and lymphedema supplies and support services available on-line and within their communities.

Allegheny General Hospital Advanced Wound and Lymphedema Outpatient Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Clinical Occupational and Lymphedema Therapist

10/2009 – 05/2014

• Co-developed occupational therapy evaluation MS Word document for department.

• Co-authored and presented evidence-based clinical lymphedema course, a 1-hour MS PowerPoint presentation to Allegheny General Hospital’s oncology physicians.

• Invited to join Allegheny General Hospital’s Chronic Wound Conference planning team.

University of Pittsburgh, Department of Occupational Therapy, Pittsburgh, PA

Consultant Research Therapist

08/2012 – 05/2014

• Substantiated “active listening” through structured randomized controlled trial focused on patients with cognitive impairments immediately post-acute stroke.

• Strong adherence to HIPAA protocol to safely maintain study specific documentation.

• Recorded treatment sessions for validity and reliability review process.

Fox Rehabilitation™, Cherry Hill, NJ

Occupational Therapist

06/2008 – 08/2009

• Developed lymphedema treatment program appropriate for Part B service model.

• Selected by management to collaborate with Regional Marketer to educate physicians on benefits of seniors receiving home therapies.

• Peer-revered multidisciplinary team member at weekly management meetings in Part B facilities.

Belair Health & Rehabilitation Center, Lower Burrell, PA

Occupational Therapist

07/2006 – 06/2008

• Introduced skilled nursing facility (SNF) to state-funded power mobility aide program providing residents’ with necessary mobility equipment to maximize independence and safety while decreasing cost to SNF by as much as 13,000.00 per aide.

• Implemented lymphedema treatment program.

• Devised transitional program preparing patients for discharge to home and community.

Education

Master of Science Occupational Therapy

University of Pittsburgh, PA

Department of Occupational Therapy Professional Excellence Award

06/2006

Bachelor of Science Rehabilitation Science

University of Pittsburgh, PA

05/2004

Associate of Applied Science Pre-Health Profession

Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA

07/2002

Certified Lymphedema Therapist

Klose Training & Consulting, Boulder, CO

01/2008

Presentations and Publication

• Co-authored continuing education course, Breast Cancer: The Role of Occupational Therapists for Western Schools®.

• Authored and presented, Edema and lymphedema: Etiology and Treatment a three-hour MS PowerPoint and hands-on presentation to Chatham University occupational therapy students to include 1:1 demonstration of compression therapy.

• Authored and presented, Edema and Lymphedema: Etiology and Treatment a four-hour MS PowerPoint presentation at Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Associations, District II, Mini Conference to include hands-on training for each participant on compression therapy application technique.

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