Experience

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  Johns Hopkins Hospital

  • United States
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Level II Occupational Therapist

    • Nov 2022 - Present

    • Provide innovative and evidence-based care to the medically complex population based on their client factors, performance skills and occupational profile• Advocate for and advance the integral role of occupational therapy and rehabilitation in the management and prevention of impairments• Possess system skills, such as outcome measurement, quality improvement, project management and leadership, within an interdisciplinary team• Manage and lead quality improvement projects, committees, and educational opportunities within the department• Treat patients primarily on the Surgery and Cardiac Rehab Consult Teams, particularly treating patients following a gender affirming surgery, orthopedic surgery, spinal surgery, plastic surgery, trauma (including traumatic brain injury), and transplant (primarily liver and kidney) • Contribute to various research projects including assessing and screening cognition in the acute care environment, management of traumatic brain injury patients, and student orientation materials• Successfully train new staff across several teams on departmental policies, safety, transfers, and culture of occupational therapy practice at Johns Hopkins Hospital• Present various posters and presentations discussing advanced practice topics at various conferences including: Johns Hopkins Critical Care Rehabilitation Conference, Maryland Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference

  • Faculty Mentor, JHH Acute Care Occupational Therapy Fellowship

    • Feb 2022 - Present

    • Mentor OT Fellow in advanced clinical skills and research activities• Coordinate and lead weekly 1:1 mentor and journal club sessions• Contribute to curriculum containing evidence-based research articles and texts

  • Level I Occupational Therapist

    • Aug 2021 - Nov 2022

    • Provide innovative and evidence-based care to the medically complex population based on their client factors, performance skills and occupational profile• Advocate for and advance the integral role of occupational therapy and rehabilitation in the management and prevention of impairments• Possess system skills, such as outcome measurement, quality improvement, project management and leadership, within an interdisciplinary team• Treat patients primarily on the Surgery and Cardiac Rehab Consult Teams, particularly treating patients following a gender affirming surgery, orthopedic surgery, spinal surgery, plastic surgery, trauma (including traumatic brain injury), and transplant (primarily liver and kidney) • Contribute to various research projects including assessing and screening cognition in the acute care environment, management of traumatic brain injury patients, and student orientation materials• Successfully train new staff across several teams on departmental policies, safety, transfers, and culture of occupational therapy practice at Johns Hopkins Hospital• Present various posters and presentations discussing advanced practice topics at various conferences including: Johns Hopkins Critical Care Rehabilitation Conference, Maryland Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference, American Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference

  • AOTA Acute Care Fellow

    • Aug 2020 - Aug 2021

    • Provide innovative and evidence-based care to the medically complex population based on their client factors, performance skills and occupational profile• Advocate for and advance the integral role of occupational therapy and rehabilitation in the management and prevention of impairments• Possess system skills, such as outcome measurement, quality improvement, project management and leadership, within an interdisciplinary team• Balance various responsibilities each week, including completing ~30-35 hours of patient care, 10 hours of research, ~3-5 hours of mentorship, and ~3-5 hours of didactic time• Treat patients throughout the hospital including on the Medical Rehab Consult Team (general medicine, COVID, pulmonary, infection disease, MICU), Neuroscience Rehab Consult Team (stroke, neurospine surgery, brain tumor, neurosurgery, vascular, general neurology, Neuroscience Critical Care Unit), Burn Rehab Consult Team, Surgery Rehab Consult Team, Cardiac Rehab Consult Team, and Oncology Rehab Consult Team• Contribute to various research projects focusing on assessing and screening cognition in the acute care environment

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  Community LIFE

  • McKeesport, PA

  • Doctoral Capstone Experience

    • Aug 2018 - Apr 2020
    • McKeesport, PA

    Capitalize on clinical practice skills, research skills, administration, leadership, program and policy development, advocacy, and stakeholder education to develop a novel system/program at Community LIFE. • Develop a system to assist Community LIFE in identifying cognitive skills of participants...