Occupational Therapist /Consultant/ Pharmacy Technician

Consultative Services - Occupational Therapy

A dynamic, enthusiastic, and resourceful occupational therapist with experience working with both children and adults. Eager to help the team succeed through advocacy, hard work, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills. Served children with autism, intellectual disabilities, developmental delays, sensory and processing disorders, and other disabilities. Works with adults with neurological and orthopedic defects to help them achieve maximum independence. Implements effective exercise methods aimed at increasing functionality. Personal and professional experiences and skills that are diverse and cultured. Tactical and technological insights gained through multiple systems and organizational service delivery models and motivated by a personal desire to empower individuals, families, communities, and organizations.

Areas of Expertise

Occupational Therapy / Rehabilitation / Outpatient/Inpatient / Interventional Education / Community Training Relationship Building / Patient-Focused / Treatment Planning / Consultant / Pediatrics / Acute Medicine / Home Healthcare / Sensory / Geriatrics / Cognition

Professional Experience

Self Employed 06/2016 – Present

Consultant – Occupational Therapy

From the clinic to the community, provided consultative occupational therapy services to several organizations to help them grow and develop in the occupational therapy arena

Demonstrates skilled consultation service by providing assessments, outreach initiatives, and program/event implementation that promote education, health/wellness literacy.

Implements effective community resource utilization and increased "customer/patient satisfaction."

FUTURES Healthcare 02/2018 – 08/2018

School/Consultation/Education Based Services

Delivered consultative, skilled, and ancillary services to various Chicago Public Schools, including caseloads as assigned, administrative staff, and agency employees.

Supported a caseload of students with academic delays caused by ASD, behavioral, sensory, or medical diagnoses.

RCM 03/2017 – 06/2017

Consultant - School/Education Based Services

Delivered consultative, skilled, and ancillary services to multiple Chicago Public Schools, including managing a caseload as assigned.

Managed a caseload comprised of individuals with academic delays caused by ASD, behavioral, sensory, and medical diagnoses

Rehab Care / Lexington Healthcare Center of LaGrange 11/2010 – 02/2016

Occupational Therapist (Sub-Acute Rehab)

Responsible for the successful, timely, and appropriate delivery of skilled OT services to a predominantly geriatric population.

Provided occupational therapy services to facilitate rehabilitation, maintenance, and patient/family education regarding discharge recommendations, equipment needs, and community resources.

Assisted in the supervision/practical learning of students, new graduates, and seasoned therapists transitioning from other settings to a sub-acute rehab

Advocate Trinity Hospital 11/2005 - 07/2010

Occupational Therapists

In/outpatient OT services provided to adult and geriatric patients, neurologic and orthopedic populations were the primary diagnostic groups.

Educated and consulted the medical teams on the practice domain and scope of skilled services applicable to the population served.

Influential in obtaining commercial space for other programs, program development for outpatient department growth, and maintaining the "OT Niche" of upper extremity splinting.

Hand Therapy Division / Medical Staffing Network 2008

Occupational Therapist

In an outpatient setting, provided skilled services for micro/macro hand/plastic surgeons are supplied to a diverse population.

Provided evaluations and treatment following protocol and splinting was applied as directed.

Performed wound care, post-op splinting, and work hardening skills gained through exposure/experience

Schaumburg School District #54 / Precise Healthcare Staffing 2007

Occupational Therapist

Offered professional skilled therapy services for children and adolescents in early childhood and school-age settings; populations served include those with mild to severe/profound neurological disorders, autistic children, and those who were developmentally delayed.

Utilized the Peabody, Sensory Profile, VMI, and Parent/Teacher/Student Interview as evaluation tools. I had an

Maintained an active caseload of over 40 students spread across three area schools.

Other Employment

Select Medical Staffing / Community Care Center 2005

PRN Occupational Therapist

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago 06/1999—11/2006

Pharmacy Technician/Flex Staff Occupational Therapist

Education

Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy, Chicago State University 2003

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