Occupational Therapist
WORK EXPERIENCE
Occupational Therapy:
Milwaukee Rehabilitation Hospital - Full Time Jan 2022 - present
- Evaluate, treat and discharge patients within inpatient rehabilitation setting who commonly present with neurological deficits, orthopedic deficits, multiple trauma incidents and amputations.
- Responsible for managing own schedule of patients, making sure each patient meets daily 180 minutes of therapy and weekly 900 minutes for corporate requirement.
- Involved in weekly interdisciplinary team conference meetings for each patient to discuss and problem solve barriers for discharge to community setting.
- Creating and running therapeutic groups including stroke rehab education, amputation education, exercise groups and mental health groups.
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Select Rehabilitation - Full Time Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
- Provide skilled occupational therapy services to patients in the skilled nursing setting including sub acute rehab and long term care patients.
- Create and educate staff on restorative programs for staff to compete with residents in order to enhance skill and strength development outside of therapy.
- Participate and represent therapy including OT, PT and SPT in patient care plan meetings to collaborate and communicate patient goals and needs with social work, nursing, family members and dietary.
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Froedtert Hospital - PRN Aug 2019 - Jan 2022
- Provide acute care OT services to patients with wide variety of diagnoses on general medicine floor
- Conducted thorough evaluations to determine a patient's need for OT, create client- centered goals and determine discharge placement.
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Milwaukee Public Schools - Full Time Aug 2019 - Aug 2021
- Used effective time management skills to provide OT services to a caseload of 30-25 students.
- Professionally communicate with school staff and families during individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings.
- Implemented individualized treatments in the area of fine motor, visual motor, sensory processing, and emotional regulation in order to improve student’s access to their education.
- Provided teletherapy sessions during COVID - 19 school closure.
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Other Work Experience:
- Assistant Coach - FMOW Gymnastics - 2022-2023
- Gymnastics Coach - Altius Gymnastics - 2013-2019
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