career objective                              

registered occupational therapist eager to contribute exceptional patient care and program development skills toward supporting the employer in delivering quality health care

profile                                                

ø  offer more than eight years of progressive occupational therapy experience, with expertise in caring for patients with a wide variety of medical conditions, program development and marketing, and staff management and training

ø  extensive experience evaluating and treating a diverse range of populations including orthopedic,
neurological, hand, pediatric, and geriatric patients in outpatient, assisted living, day rehab, and subacute care settings

ø  provide patient and family education regarding injury prevention techniques, appropriate exercises, and proper body mechanics;  work closely with patients to assess and modify home environments and recommend personalized equipment

ø  proficiently serve as liaison for case managers and employees returning to work from disability; conduct customized job analysis, modification, and coaching to assist employees with transitioning

ø  successfully develop and implement marketing campaigns targeting area hospitals and physicians; achieve increased market share and boost referrals while retaining existing client base

ø  collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive, integrated treatment programs; solid supervisory, clinical instruction, and staff training experience

ø  effectively ensure compliance with established protocol/policies/procedures and regulatory standards

ø  demonstrated ability to handle multiple patients at a time; reliable employee with excellent track record of patient satisfaction; capable of quickly adapting to different environments and working under heavy pressure

ø  dynamic communication and listening skills crucial to building productive patient relations

professional experience                

senior occupational therapist, visiting therapist association, grand blanc, mi                         insert date c date

 

senior occupational therapist, brookdale senior living, holly, mi                                                 7/07 c 5/08

 

occupational therapist, diverse therapy solutions, llc, grand blanc, mi                                   1/07 c 7/07                                                                  

                                                                                                                                                                

clinical specialist/team leader -- occupational therapy, novacare, fenton, mi                       3/97 c 4/99

outpatient otr, healthstyles rehabilitation, south lyon, mi                                                       4/96 c 3/97

senior occupational therapist, theratx corp.,  reading, pa                                                      8/94 c 3/96      

 

assistant program manager, reading rehabilitation hospital, reading, pa                                2/94 c 10/94  

 

program coordinator c day rehab program, reading rehabilitation hospital, reading, pa       12/91 c 2/94

                           

education                                           

b.s. in occupational therapy, western michigan university, kalamazoo, mi                               1988

~ professional development ~

neuro-developmental treatment (ndt) certification, ryerson/levit

job analysis and ergonomic assessment, the seminar line        

management of the hemiplegic shoulder, ann charness

member, minnesota occupational therapy association (mota)