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objective

exploring career opportunities to utilize healthcare, patient treatment, occupational therapy, organizational and communications abilities in a challenging assignment with potential for administrative advancement.

 

career profile

ø  over 13 years of occupational therapy and therapy assistance experience.

ø  nbcot certification, #1067273, and exhaustive continuing education.

ø  arizona licensed practitioner, license #1550.

ø  expertise in advanced patient treatment methodologies.

ø  results-oriented with emphasis on obtaining full utilization of resources to achieve organizational goals and objectives.

ø  recipient of arizona ota cota of the year award.

ø  proven capacity in communications and presentations.

ø  strengths in continuous improvement.

ø  outstanding capacity to complete critical projects on time.

ø  well-organized multi-tasker with strong detail orientation.

 

professional experience

south west advanced neurological rehabilitation                                                                        2007 - present

full-time occupational therapist, registered, licensed (2007-present)

       operated in outpatient motor recovery program for neurological disorders.

 

contract occupational therapist, registered, licensed (2007)

       see above description.

 

scottsdale healthcare - outpatient rehabilitation, osborn campus                                                    2003 - 2007

full-time occupational therapist, registered, licensed 2006 - 2007

       participated in start-up of intensive outpatient neuro rehabilitation day programs.

       provided daily treatment and evaluations.

       facilitated stroke support group meetings.

       involved with in-patient rehabilitation.

 

spain rehabilitation - university of birmingham hospital, birmingham, al                                                   2003

level ii fieldwork

       conducted adult inpatient rehab assessments and treatments and gained working knowledge of constraint induced movement therapy.

       developed knowledge of current research projects under direction of dr. taub, including observation, meetings and interviews.

 

scottsdale healthcare, scottsdale, az                                                                                             2002 - 2003

level ii fieldwork

       performed adult inpatient rehabilitation and acute care assessments and interventions.

 

 

 

 

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mesa lutheran hospital                                                                                                                   1997 - 2002

weekend certified occupational therapy assistant, licensed (2001-2002)

       provided individual and group treatments according to primary therapist-prescribed plans.

       coordinated monthly stroke support meetings.

 

full-time certified occupational therapy assistant, licensed (2001-2002)

       performed treatments in rehabilitation unit, acute care, geriatric psychiatric unit and tcu.

       facilitated monthly stroke support meetings.

 

citadel care center                                                                                                                         1996 - 1997

full-time certified occupational therapy assistant, licensed

 

 

education

midwestern university

bachelor of science, occupational therapy, summa cum laude, 2003

 

apollo college

associate of applied science, occupational therapy assistant, 1995

 

 

presentations

co-presenter, restoration vs. compensation: evidence-based rehabilitation following cva/tbi throughout the continuum of care, central arizona chapter of the association of rehabilitation nurses, 2006

 

co-presenter, getting back into the kitchen, the american stroke association annual stroke survivor conference, 2001

 

 

other experience

restaurant enterprises group, inc.                                                                                                   1983 - 1990

area customer service trainer, family restaurant division

manager, h.i. ribster s & flashback dance club

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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continuing education

 

donatelli s pathophysiology and mechanics of the shoulder, robert donatelli, phd, pt, ocs 2009

neuro update, dr. nudo 2009

combining the best: the kinesiotape method and myofascial release for orthopedic conditions, rosemary schrauth, otr, clt, ckti 2009

pnf for orthopedic and neurological conditions, kay wing, dpt 2008

medtronics - focus on rehabilitation: advances in spasticity management, andrea ecsedy, pt 2008

saebo - improving upper extremity recovery following stroke, henry hoffman, ms, otr/l 2008

proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (pnf), kay wing, dpt 2007

whole body kinesio taping: fundamentals & intermediate, wendy burke, dpt/cindy bailey, dpt 2007

the ness h200 & electrical stimulation, terri kazanjian 2007

ndt/bobath three-week certificate course in the treatment and management of adults with hemiplegia, cathy runyan, otr/l/peggy miller, pt 2006

functional tone management arm training program featuring the saeboflex orthosis, henry hoffman, ms, otr/l/john farrell, otr/l 206

modified constraint-induced therapy, stephen page, phd 2005

evidence-based stroke rehabilitation, stephen page, phd 2005

low vision rehabilitation: treatment of the older person with vision loss, mary warren, ms, otr/l 2005

electrical & thermal modalities for the ot, dorie syen, ms, otr/l, cht 2005

introduction to hand therapy 2 - beyond the basics, paul whitney, ms, otr/l, cht 2005

elbow and wrist - current concepts, kathleen terrey, pt, cht 2005

focus on splinting, barry poole, otr/l, cht 2005

hands-on tendon trauma, debra franseth, pt, cht 2005

hand therapy: the basics, lorraine paquette, maed, otr/l, cht, lmp 2004

pathophysiology & mechanics of the shoulder, robert donatelli, phd, pt 2000

resolving painful conditions of the hemiplegic upper extremity: nct & orthopedic management, jan davis, otr/carol mcgough, ms, otr 1999

ndt in action: functional treatment ideas in everyday living, jan davis, otr 1999

using ndt principles to improve upper extremity function for adult hemiplagia, cathy runyan, otr/peggy miller, pt 1998

intro to ndt principles in the treatment of adult hemiplagia, cathy runyan, otr/peggy miller, pt 1998

basic splinting in-service and lab, melissa clark, otr/l, cht 1998

pnf for the individual with diagnosis of post-stroke & brain injury, laura van puyumbrouck, otr/l/hadassah rosen, otr/l 1998

cota ndt workshop, jerolyn myers, otr/l 1998

ndt (bobath) management of patients with adult hemiplegia: an introductory seminar, isabelle bohman, ms, pt 1997

upper extremity function and treatment activities, susan scott, cota/l 1997

rehabilitation dining, grogran, mcardle & peterson 1997

scapular stability seminar, stephen guffy, m.ed, pt 1997

principles of normal movement & facilitation: an ndt approach, francine martin stern, pt, ndt instructor 1996

sensory integration & neurodevelopmental theory & treatment - application in the school, rosemary white, otr/l 1995

orientation to sensory processing disorders, bonnie hanschu, otr/l