Occupational Therapist
Resume:
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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