Andrea Kjelstrom, MS,

OTR/L

Objective

Senior level Occupational Therapist (MS, OTR/L)

and Certified Health and Fitness Instructor (HFI)

seeking to obtain a position as a Health &

Wellness Coach. Possess strong 7 year

occupational therapy background in home

healthcare and skilled nursing settings

rehabilitating older adults. Plus 10 years of

massage therapy, including hospice massage

and fitness training.

Summary of Qualifications

OT skills: Patient-centered care

● Excellent skills in active listening

and interpersonal relationships -

Organization of patients needs -

Assessments/evaluations,

treatment planning, discharge

planning

● Patient/client education on plan of

care, durable medical

equipment (DME), assistive

equipment (AE), and home exercise

program (HEP)

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Project Management

● Planned and implemented various

community wellness in-

services/workshops/community

programs

Insurance Billing

● Medicare Part A & B billing and

Managed Care Insurance billing

● Allscripts, Kinnser, Citrix, Matrix,

Casamba, Road Notes, Cerner, De

Vero, Perfect for Home Health, and

Oasis Medicare documentation

● Document clients progress with

SOAP, SIP, and progress notes

Special Skills

● Current BLS CPR certification

● Hospice Training through the

Sacramento Hospice Consortium

(2008)

● Massage Therapy

● Fitness Training

Microsoft Office Professional

● PC platform: MS Word, Outlook,

Excel, Publisher, and Powerpoint

Education and Certification

Dominican University of California

(DUC), San Rafael, CA 8/2008-8/2011

● M.S. Occupational Therapy

● Master's Thesis: Increasing

Occupational Performance and Fall

Self-efficacy in Older Adults: The

Stepping On Program

- Thesis Advisor: Ruth

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- Thesis Advisor: Ruth

Ramsey, Ed.D, OTR/L

- Initial research study

inspired multiple years of

continued research by OT

graduate students at DUC,

continued 2 community

programs at Senior Citizen

Independent Living Facilities

in San Rafael, & eventually

created an OTAC continuing

education class (CEC) for

OT’s

● Awarded OT Department

educational grant to complete

Thesis

● Poster presentation of Master's

Thesis at OTAC 35th Annual

Conference in Sacramento, CA

(October 2011)

● Graduated with honors

● NBCOT #: 289227 and CA

license #: OT 12268

CSU, Sacramento, Sacramento,

CA 8/1998-5/2004

● B.S. in Kinesiology with a

concentration in Exercise Science

● Certified Personal Trainer

certificate

● Graduated with honors

Phillips School of Massage, Nevada

City, CA Summer 1998

● Completion of the 250 hour

intensive training course in the art

& science of massage to become a

certified massage therapist (CMT)

● Community massage therapy

outreach program

outreach program

Occupational Therapy Experience

Progressive Home Care, Auburn,

CA 2/2017-Current

Occupational Therapist III (OTR/L)

Supervisor: Dinah Gibbs, PT

● Review and evaluate physician's

referral and patient's medical

records to

determine occupational therapy or

Home Health Aide need

● Perform OT assessments, OT re-

assessments, d/c summary, and

D/C Oasis at close of patients' case

● Perform evaluations/tests,

measurements to determine

ADLs/IADLs, ROM, manual muscle

tests, sensations, coordination,

neuromuscular control, postural

control, visual perception, cognition,

psychosocial behavior, DME and

AE evaluations/referrals, and home

safety management/fall risk level

● Plan, prepare, and review written

treatment programs (POC) based

on evaluation of patient data for

patient, caregivers, and Home

Health Aides

● Use Functional Independence

Measure (FIM) to provide various

levels of

assistance for patient ADLs,

transfers, and functional mobility

● Select appropriate treatments that

suit individuals physical and mental

capacities that guide patients and

their caregivers to maximum

independence in ADLs/IADLs,

assist in restoration of functions,

and aid in disability adjustment

● Treated variety of

diagnoses/disabilities/illnesses, age

● Treated variety of

diagnoses/disabilities/illnesses, age

groups/populations, socio-

economic levels, cultures, and

cognitive levels

● Maintain appropriate computer

documentation consistent with

third

party reimbursement (i.e. Medi-Care/Medi Cal

and Insurance)

● Collaborate by telephone with

other Home Health service

providers, patients' doctors,

patients' families/caretakers, and

DME suppliers

National Home Healthcare,

Sacramento, CA 2/2016-

10/2016 Independent

Contractor/Occupational Therapist II (OTR/L)

Supervisor: Rebecca Little, RN

● Review and evaluate physician's

referral and patient's medical

records to

determine occupational therapy or

Home Health Aide need

● Perform OT assessments, OT re-

assessments, d/c summary, and

D/C Oasis at close of patients' case

● Perform evaluations/tests,

measurements to determine

ADLs/IADLs, ROM, manual muscle

tests, sensations, coordination,

neuromuscular control, postural

control, visual perception, cognition,

psychosocial behavior, DME and

AE evaluations/referrals, and home

safety management/fall risk level

● Plan, prepare, and review written

treatment programs (POC) based

on evaluation of patient data for

patient, caregivers, and Home

Health Aides

Health Aides

● Use Functional Independence

Measure (FIM) to provide various

levels of

assistance for patient ADLs,

transfers, and functional mobility

● Select appropriate treatments that

suit individuals physical and mental

capacities that guide patients and

their caregivers to maximum

independence in ADLs/IADLs,

assist in restoration of functions,

and aid in disability adjustment

● Treated variety of

diagnoses/disabilities/illnesses, age

groups/populations, socio-

economic levels, cultures, and

cognitive levels

● Maintain appropriate computer

documentation consistent with

third

party reimbursement (i.e. Medi-Care/Medi Cal

and Insurance)

● Collaborate by telephone with

other Home Health service

providers, patients' doctors,

patients' families/caretakers, and

DME suppliers

● Maintain own safe and reliable

insured transportation for patient

home

visits and daily productivity

logs/travel mileage logs

Eskaton Care Center (SNF), Fair Oaks, CA

12/2014-12/2016

Occupational Therapist II (OTR/L)

Supervisor: John Mueggenburg, OTR/L

● Review and evaluate physician's referral

and patient's medical records to determine

occupational therapy required

● Perform evaluations, tests,

measurements to determine

● Perform evaluations, tests,

measurements to determine

ADLs/IADLs, ROM, manual muscle tests,

sensations, coordination, neuromuscular

control, postural control, visual perception,

cognition, psychosocial behavior, and

home management

● Plan and prepare written treatment

programs based on evaluation of patient

data

● Use Functional Independence Measure

(FIM) to provide various levels

of assistance for patient ADLs, transfers,

and functional mobility

● Select appropriate treatments that suit

individuals physical and mental capacities

that guide patients to maximum

independence in ADLS/IADLs, assist

in restoration of functions, and aid in

disability adjustment

● Record patient treatments, responses,

and progress

● Maintain appropriate documentation

consistent with third party reimbursement

(i.e. Medicare and Private Insurance)

● Collaborate with other service providers

North Bay Hospital: Health at Home, Fairfield,

CA 2/2014-6/2014

Occupational Therapist II (OTR/L) Local 13 week

contract (Comp Health)

Supervisor: Dee Stegall, RN

● Review and evaluate physician's referral

and patient's medical records to

determine occupational therapy or Home

Health Aide need

● Perform OT assessments, OT re-

assessments, d/c summary, and D/C

Oasis at close of patients' case

● Perform evaluations/tests,

measurements to determine ADLs/IADLs,

● Perform evaluations/tests,

measurements to determine ADLs/IADLs,

ROM, manual muscle tests, sensations,

coordination, neuromuscular control,

postural control, visual perception,

cognition, psychosocial behavior, DME

and AE evaluations/referrals, and home

safety management/fall risk level

● Plan, prepare, and review written

treatment programs (POC) based on

evaluation of patient data for patient,

caregivers, and Home Health Aides

● Use Functional Independence Measure

(FIM) to provide various levels of

assistance for patient ADLs, transfers, and

functional mobility

● Select appropriate treatments that suit

individuals physical and mental

capacities that guide patients and their

caregivers to maximum independence in

ADLs/IADLs, assist in restoration of

functions, and aid in disability adjustment

● Treated variety of

diagnoses/disabilities/illnesses, age

groups/populations, socio-economic

levels, cultures, and cognitive levels

● Maintain appropriate computer

documentation consistent with third party

reimbursement (i.e. Medi-Care/Medi Cal

and Insurance)

● Collaborate by telephone with other

Home Health service providers, patients

doctors, patients families/caretakers,

and DME suppliers

Eskaton Home Healthcare, Carmichael,

CA 4/2012-12/2013

Entry Level Occupational Therapist (OTR/L)

Supervisor: Jocelyn Dela Cruz, RN

● Review and evaluate physician's referral

and patient's medical records to

determine occupational therapy or Home

Health Aide need

Health Aide need

● Perform OT assessments, OT re-

assessments, resumption of care (ROC),

30 day OT summary, d/c summary, and

D/C Oasis at close of patients' case

● Perform evaluations/tests,

measurements to determine ADLs/IADLs,

ROM, manual muscle tests, sensations,

coordination, neuromuscular control,

postural control, visual perception,

cognition, psychosocial behavior, DME

and AE evaluations/referrals, and home

safety management/fall risk level

● Plan and prepare written treatment

programs (POC) based on evaluation

of patient data for patient, caregivers, and

Home Health Aides

● Use Functional Independence Measure

(FIM) to provide various levels of

assistance for patient ADLs, transfers, and

functional mobility

● Select appropriate treatments that suit

individuals physical and mental capacities

that guide patients and their caregivers to

maximum independence in ADLs/IADLs,

assist in restoration of functions, and aid in

disability adjustment

● Variety of

diagnoses/disabilities/illnesses, mostly

Geriatric population,

socio-economic levels, cultures, and

cognitive levels

● Record patient treatments, responses,

and progress Professional Associations

● Maintain appropriate documentation

consistent with third party reimbursement

(i.e. Medicare and Insurance)

● Collaborate by telephone with other

Home Health service providers, patients'

doctors, patients' families/caretakers, and

DME suppliers

● Maintain own safe and reliable insured

transportation and daily Interests

productivity logs/travel mileage logs

Work Experience

Esscentially Yours, Sacramento,

CA 10/1998 -

9/2008

Massage Practitioner & Business Owner

● Certified Massage Therapist (CMT)

● On-site Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports,

Reflexology, & Chair Massages

- Provided massage

treatments in chiropractic

clinics

● General office work, basic accounting,

answered telephones, scheduling

and inventory monitoring

● Performed passive stretching techniques

(PNF) on the patients

● Charted patients progress

● Promoted relaxation and healing with at-

home therapies

24 Hour Fitness, Rancho Cordova, CA

1/2005 - 7/2006

Certified Personal Trainer

● ACSM Certified Health and Fitness

Instructor (HFI)

● Perform fitness assessments

● Led group exercise sessions

● Develop exercise programs for specific

health goals for clients

● Sell personal training sessions and

supplements

● Presented monthly health seminars to

club members

CSUS Student Health Center, Sacramento, CA

1/2003 - 12/2003

Intern for the Wellness Center

● Peer Health Educator and Stress

Management coordinator

● Analysis of diet, lifestyle, & body fat

● Coordinated and maintained 12-week

diet and exercise program

● Public relations/promotion of Health &

Wellness Center

● Supervised and maintained work

schedules for 3 interns

● Planned, organized, & participated in

CSUS health fairs

Professional Associations

● American Occupational Therapy

Association (AOTA)

Since 2008

● Occupational Therapy Association of

California (OTAC) Since 2008

Interests

● Raising my son Tristan

● Travel

● Dancing

● My 2 cats and Chow Chow rescue dog

● Collecting garden gnomes

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