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Occupational Therapist Case Manager

Location:
Jewett City, CT
Posted:
February 02, 2023

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Phone: 860-***-****

E-mail: adu3gp@r.postjobfree.com

Qualifications

Extensive knowledge and experience in providing Occupational Therapy services in multiple specialty areas and with treating a vast array of diagnoses. Strong attributes including flexibility with scheduling, excellent interpersonal skills with patients, effective problem solving skills, computer savvy, and consistently achieve productivity at above recommended target. State of Connecticut License NO: 003504 and CPR/AED certified.

Education

Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy (June,2008)

Bachelors in Science and Occupational Studies (2003-2007)

Minor in Psychology

Worcester State College, MA

New England Regional Scholarship

Dean’s List 2005

Experience

Full-time Occupational Therapist (June 2008 – currently working per-diem)

L & M Hospital (New London, CT)

Sign up for assigned patients, schedule treatment times

Attend morning rounds on acute rehab unit

Deliver therapy to acute rehab floor, primary stroke care unit, total joint center, ICU/CCU, and med surg. unit

Prepare and maintain treatment plans on assigned patients, attend individualized patient team conferences with families and rehab team, complete evaluations along with discharge recommendations, use FIM Scale for assessing patients on acute rehab floor

Electronic charting on computer using Epic and McKesson

Maintain FIM and G Code accreditation at scheduled intervals

Skills

Super user for lifts at hospital

Home evaluations

Level II Clinical Instructor

OT new hire orientations

Teach classes/ Staff Training of lifts

Case coordinator for team conferences

Direct Tours

Member of rehab reunion planning team

Teach total joint classes for community education

Worked with Physiatrist in PACU for baclofen pump trials, assessed patient’s UE’s using Ashworth Tone Scale in order to inform MD about effectiveness of baclofen for individual patient

Regency Heights Nursing Home Occupational Therapist[ 2012- 2014]

Evaluate patients in a Subacute Rehab setting

Identify patient needs and create individualized treatment plan for each patient

Identify amount of minutes each patient can be seen for based on individuals insurance

Perform treatments to help patient make progress and achieve goals in treatment plan

Participate in staff rounds to discuss patient progress and barriers to achieving goals

Order DME that patient will need to ensure safety at home upon discharge

Complete home evaluations

Hartford Healthcare at Home VNA Occupational Therapist [ Fall, 2014- 2019]

Independently evaluate patients in their home environment

Determine treatment strategies

Implementation of treatment plan for homebound patients referred for therapy

Delivers services that identify, restore, and remediate in order to maximize function in activities of daily living, functional mobility, and instrumental activities of daily living

Daily morning round conference calls

call into scheduled POD phone conferences to discuss patients with IDT regarding medical issues, patient progress, safety issues, barriers to progress.

Identify any patient safety issues and set-up/attend conference call for Patient Safety meeting

Call MD office’s to get authorization for OT POC, and orders for any DME needed at home for the patient

Maintain frequent contact with Nurse Case Manager, PT, supervisors, and Team Coordinator to ensure interdisciplinary team is up to date with pt’s status regarding OT

Electronic documentation using EPIC

OASIS certified for agency admissions and discharges

Performed Orientation for new staff hires



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