Chelsea Ochoa

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with 4 years of experience working with young adult to geriatric populations. Skilled at personalizing intervention plans for improving diverse individual's function in desired daily tasks as well as overall quality of life. Well-versed in delivering effective rehabilitation services, documenting progress and meeting schedules.

• Treasurer, Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA), 04/2018, 04/2019
• Handled and processed all monetary transactions for club including: collection of dues, profits raised from fundraising events, reimbursement to members for expenses, senior pinning etc.
• Assisted Co-Chair in planning and implementing logistics for club attendance to annual AOTA national conference.
• Collaborated with fundraising chairperson on fundraising events.
• Member, The National Society of Leadership and Success, 09/2010, Present
• Set goals and accomplished them through Success Networking Team meetings.
• Attended presentations/workshops and participated in volunteer work for the community.

• Atrium Health Cleveland Regional, 10/2019, 12/2019, Shelby, NC, Treated patients with varying diagnoses including autism, sensory processing disorder, torticollis, ADHD, developmental delays, oral motor dysfunction, feeding difficulties etc., Managed a caseload of 35-40 patients weekly., Efficient in documentation program Canopy and scheduling program Epic., Competent in implementing SOS Approach to Feeding., Received observation experience in surgeries of the upper and lower extremities.
• Adaptive Rehab at Accordius Health of Gastonia, 08/2019, 10/2019, Gastonia, NC, Managed full time caseload consisting of up to 10 patients daily., Treated patients with varying diagnoses including CVA, CHF, dementia, morbid obesity, chronic pain, psychiatric disorders etc., Utilized physical agent modalities (PAMs) including short-wave diathermy, ultrasound, and electrical stimulation for treatment intervention., Efficient in documentation program Optima., Collaborated with healthcare team, client and others to prioritize patients’ goals., Planned and created functional intervention project to address multiple occupational performance goals for varying diagnoses at facility.

• Burn Intensive Care Unit- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 03/2016, 09/2016, Winston-Salem, NC, Shadowed an occupational therapist for 85 hours of treatment, evaluation and production of custom splints for burn and trauma patients.
• J. Paul Sticht Center On Aging- Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, 06/2015, 10/2015, Winston-Salem, NC, Completed 100+ observation hours of evaluation and treatment., Gathered items used for patient therapy and transported patients to rooms.
• Intern in Hand Therapy, Greensboro Orthopaedics, 05/2014, 07/2014, Greensboro, NC, Completed 300+ observation hours of diagnosis and treatment., Monitored and instructed patients through different modalities and exercises as deemed appropriate by supervisor.