Kara Marie Iacoviello

*** ***** ****** **** *** ● Milford, CT, 06460 ● 203-***-**** ● adz3nv@r.postjobfree.com Personal Profile

● Occupational Therapist, MSOTR/L

● Able to utilize planning and organizational skills to effectively manage patient caseload.

● Effective communication skills in order to collaborate with other healthcare specialists to maximize patient outcomes and care. Education

Gettysburg College – Gettysburg, PA The Taft School – Watertown, CT Bachelor of Art, Health Science, May 2011 May 2007 Sacred Heart University- Fairfield, CT

Master of Science, Occupational Therapy, May 2013

Current Position

Preferred Therapy Solutions

Director of Rehabilitation

Branford, CT May 2022-Present

● Determining appropriate treatment plans based on diagnosis and complexities

● Team meetings to discuss plan of care involving all members of patient’s care team

● Attended family meetings to discuss plan of care

● Manage and run Medicare meeting weekly with team members

● Scheduling therapists and managing a team of over 10 therapists

● Evaluations, progress reports, recertifications and discharge reports for patients

● Screens and evaluations based on resident rounds and referrals from nursing or family members HealthPro Heritage

Director of Rehabilitation

Norwalk, CT October 2021-May 2022

● Determining appropriate patient care time based on severity level of patient

● Interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss plan of care involving all members of patient’s care team

● Manage and run Medicare meeting weekly with team members

● Family training sessions for short term residents and for long term care residents

● Scheduling therapists based on patient needs and managing assistant versus registered therapist treatments

● Planning discharges with nursing staff to determine needs of short term patients

● Evaluations, progress reports, recertifications and discharge reports for patients

● Care plan meetings for all long term residents to determine if there is a need for therapy Encore Rehabilitation Services

Director of Rehabilitation

Milford & Westport, CT October 2018-September 2021

● Planning involving PDPM

● Determines therapy treatment time necessary with team

● Holding team meetings weekly to discuss plan for each patient

● Scheduling for a team of therapists including occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, physical therapists, physical therapy assistants and speech language pathologists

● Developing treatment plans for patients of all age ranges and diagnoses

● Organizing discharge meetings collaborating with caregivers on the goals of patients and necessities for patient to return home

● Evaluations, progress reports, recertification and discharge reports for patients

● Attending all family meetings to discuss progress in therapy

● Collaborating with team members in morning meeting to discuss each patient in facility Encore Rehabilitation Services

Occupational Therapist

Milford, CT March 2015-October 2018

● Interim Director of Rehabilitation: covers director of rehabilitation responsibilities

● Evaluations, progress reports, recertification and discharge reports of all patients in facility

● Diagnoses include cellulitis, CVA, UTI, TBI, ETOH abuse, COPD, CA, orthopedic injuries, traumatic falls and many more.

● Evaluate and treat patients of all ages

● Developing and evaluations for custom wheelchairs

● Developmental treatment plans including fine motor skills, gross motor skills, mobility, ADL training and retraining, IADL training, functional mobility, functional transfers and bilateral coordination

● Educated caregivers and patients on the importance of developing treatment plans with patients and therapists

● Implement strengthening and endurance programs

Lord Chamberlain

Per Diem Occupational Therapist

Stratford, CT December 2017-Present

● Evaluates patients a with a range of diagnoses

● Develops treatment plans to return to everyday living and prior level of function

● Develops treatment plans to allow patients to return home in a short period of time

● Work with families and patients to adapt environment necessary in order to return home

● Develop home programs to lessen time spent in a rehabilitation center Family Care Visiting Nurse

Per Diem Occupational Therapist

Stratford, CT February 2018-January 2020

● Evaluates patients a with a range of diagnoses

● Work with children on a weekly basis

● Evaluates developmental milestones

● Performs assessments

● Works with families as a whole for continuum of care

● Develops treatment plans with children in their own home environment Meriden Center

Occupational Therapist

Meriden, CT August 2013-March 2015

● Diagnoses include TIA, TBI, SAH, CTS, CA, COPD, amputations, fractures, hip/knee replacements, cellulitis, and many more

● Evaluated and treated from age 20 years old to 99 years old

● Performed many standardized assessments and functional measures tests

● Performed home evaluations with caregivers in order for patient to return home Level II Fieldwork Experience

Education Connection Birth to 3 and

Center for Pediatric Therapy

Outpatient Clinic

Litchfield, CT & Torrington, CT April-June 2012

● Occupational Therapy student

● Diagnoses included prematurity, decreased fine and gross motor skills, autism, communication, sensory integration disorder, ADHD, cerebral palsy, Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, SMA, Harlequin Ichthyosis, fractures, and feeding

● Evaluated and treated children from ages birth to 7 years old

● Performed the Sensory Profile, the Battelle Developmental Inventory-2, the MCHAT, observation, and parent report

● Developmental treatment plans including sensory integration, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, and bilateral coordination

● Educated parents on the importance of developing and carrying out treatment plans at home

● Implemented oral motor programs for feeding with young children

● Collaborated with parents on the goals of birth to 3 services for their child Access Rehab Centers Waterbury, CT & Thomaston, CT January-March 2013

● Occupational Therapy student

● Evaluated and treated patients at an adult outpatient clinic and Waterbury Hospital with upper extremity injuries in addition to stroke, Guillain-Barre, hip replacement, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury

● Completed evaluations and identified barriers to activities of daily living based on their diagnosis

● Developed treatment and care plans to help patients regain independence with activities of daily living and modifications to allow them to perform activities of daily living

● Educated other therapists about different activities to increase hand strength through an in-service presentation Level I Fieldwork Experience

Yale New Haven Hospital

Outpatient & Hand Clinic

Guilford, CT July-August 2012

● Occupational Therapy student

● Developed occupational profile of patients while assisting therapist with modalities Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT June-July 2012

● Occupational Therapy student

● Assisted therapist with ADL retraining and training of patients while in the hospital Waterbury School System Waterbury, CT March-June 2012

● Occupational Therapy student

● Assisted therapist in developing group school-based therapy activities inside and outside of the classroom for children with developmental delays and behavior

Connecticut Children’s Medical

Center

Farmington, CT January-March 2012

● Occupational Therapy student

● Assisted in developing sensory and feeding treatment plans for special needs children

● Performed evaluations in order to treat children with different developmental needs Additional Experience

Children’s Therapy Services Litchfield and New Haven County, CT Summer 2010

● Occupational and Physical Therapy Intern

● Organized activities for children with disabilities Leadership

Student Occupational Therapy January 2012-August 2013

● Vice President

o Organized activities to fundraise for different organizations, held social events and philanthropic events

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