Lisa Lucero-Krier
Occupational Therapy Assistant
San Diego,CA
Summary
Dedicated to being a part of a supportive environment where my skills, passion and enthusiasm for providing creative, skilled therapy will increase an individuals engagement in their activities of daily living.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
San Diego, CA
08.2016 - Current
- Under the supervision of an OTR, provide client-centered treatment with emphasis on functional SMART goals to increase patients engagement and success in therapy.
- Manage a caseload of up to 30 patients ages 1-16 with diverse backgrounds and diagnoses using a multi-disciplinary lens to provide collaborative care to patients and their families.
- Deliver developmentally appropriate treatment using evidenced based approaches with emphasis on a holistic perspective by adapting the environment and/or task to fit the person.
- Specialized in feeding therapy using the SOS feeding curriculum with fundamentals in neurobiology of feeding and swallowing to manage successful outcomes.
- Educate patients and families on conditions, treatments and home programming strategies to support generalization into daily activities.
- Consults with medical team and allied health professionals and documents all pertinent clinical findings to render a comprehensive, family-based or individual intervention plan.
Research Assistant
Rady Children’s Hospital
San Diego
11.2012 - 12.2015
- Was an influential team member of a grant funded program dedicated to serving children ages 0-5 entering the child welfare system.
- Proactively supported the administrative needs of the program including scheduling calendars of the clinical team members.
- Acted as a point of contact for the clients we served, providing a clinical introduction to the special services our program provided.
- Developed positive relationships with CWS social workers to facilitate the case management of a child to identify a child with developmental and social emotional concerns.
- Acted as an advocate for children identified with developmental and social emotional concerns to contribute to their success while under CWS supervision.
- Collaborated with staff of multiple departments within RCHSD Developmental Services to provide an organized and integrative support system for the families and children we served.
- Expanded my administrative roles to include assisting with the financial planning of the program to ensure that our funding was spent according to our CWS contract proportionately and efficiently.
- Assisted in the preparation and processing of documents responding to the commitments to the grant and contractual obligations to the funders of the program.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CAAssociate of Science - Occupational Therapy Assistance
Grossmont College
El Cajon, CASkills
Worked in various settings include in-patient and outpatient rehabilitation
Proficient in the care of patients with feeding and/or swallowing impairments
Contribute to the development and implements innovative and specific treatment plans to maximize the patient's functional potential or return to previous level of functioning, based on clinical findings
Ability to work independently, using critical thinking skills and processes to arrive at objective, strategic, results-oriented decisions within the context of patient care
Affiliations
AS, Occupational Therapy Assistant
AOTA
Accomplishments
Professional Development:
Handwriting Without Tears
Sequential Oral Sensory Approach to Eating
Zones of Regulation
Knowledgeable in the Basics of Feeding and Swallowing lecture series
Neurobiology of Swallowing
Certification
BLS for Healthcare Providers
Timeline
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
08.2016 - Current
Research Assistant
Rady Children’s Hospital
11.2012 - 12.2015
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
California State University - Long Beach
Associate of Science - Occupational Therapy Assistance
Grossmont College