Darla Willcome

• Ensured appropriate staffing levels and scheduling to optimize both patient care and staff morale.
• Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
• Performed or oversaw initial patient assessments and evaluated response to treatment interventions.
• Liaised with other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive patient care plans and provide highest quality of care.
• Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
• Established and maintained effective communication with staff, physicians and community organizations to promote high quality patient care.
• Developed interdisciplinary collaboration for improved patient care and streamlined service delivery.
• Mentored junior staff members, cultivating a culture of learning and professional growth within the team.
• Championed evidence-based practices within the department, ensuring adherence to industry standards and best practices.
• Enhanced patient outcomes by implementing innovative rehab programs and treatment plans.
• Supervised, oriented, trained and counseled department employees to improve job performance and maintain high standards of patient care.
• Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
• Designed and introduced leadership development, coaching and team management model, resulting in promotion of employees into increased levels of responsibility.
• Promoted and followed facility infection control policies, procedures and OBRA guidelines to improve quality of care for health and safety of residents.
• Implemented successful healthcare program through professionalism, quality of care, medical teaching and patient satisfaction.

Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
Collaborated with store manager to maintain daily operations.
Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice.
Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
Developed programs appropriate to needs of residents in facility to achieve highest feasible level of functioning.
Implemented successful healthcare program through professionalism, quality of care, medical teaching and patient satisfaction.
Performed or oversaw initial patient assessments and evaluated response to treatment interventions.
Maintained appropriate and adequate staffing and scheduling of residents on caseloads.
Mentored junior staff members, cultivating a culture of learning and professional growth within the team.
Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for both residents and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.
Supervised, oriented, trained and counseled department employees to improve job performance and maintain high standards of patient care.
Ensured appropriate staffing levels and scheduling to optimize both patient care and staff morale.

• Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
• Collaborated with store manager to maintain daily operations.
• Discussed medical histories with patients in effort to provide most effective medical advice.
• Created customized care plans, working with hospital staff and families to assess and meet individual needs.
• Developed programs appropriate to needs of residents in facility to achieve highest feasible level of functioning.
• Implemented successful healthcare program through professionalism, quality of care, medical teaching and patient satisfaction.
• Performed or oversaw initial patient assessments and evaluated response to treatment interventions.
• Maintained appropriate and adequate staffing and scheduling of residents on caseloads.
• Mentored junior staff members, cultivating a culture of learning and professional growth within the team.
• Monitored and inspected staff processes to eliminate hazards posed for both residents and staff while ensuring continuous compliance with regulations.
• Supervised, oriented, trained and counseled department employees to improve job performance and maintain high standards of patient care.
• Ensured appropriate staffing levels and scheduling to optimize both patient care and staff morale.

• Working in several Metro Grand Rapids Facilities
• Primarily serving geriatric clients
• Specializing in increasing independence with mentally and physically challenged individuals.
• Managed caseloads effectively by prioritizing tasks, coordinating schedules, and ensuring timely completion of required reports.
• Adapted environments by making changes to patient homes, workplaces and school environments to promote safety, independence and participation.
• Evaluated patient conditions, histories, and goals.
• Established compassionate and caring relationships with patients.
• Provided education to empower patients and families to understand conditions, treatments and treatment options for managing symptoms.
• Maintained accurate documentation of all therapy sessions for compliance purposes and informed decisionmaking.

• Traveled throughout Western Michigan
• Provided in-home therapy services to home bound clients
• Worked with ages from young adult to elderly with a wide range of medical needs.

• Working in several Metro Grand Rapids Facilities
• Primarily serving both residential and out-patient geriatric clients
• Assured daily clinical and administrative records were complete and accurate for all clients.

• Provided clients with adaptive training to assist them in daily living
• Supervised and assisted clients with their daily activities and job training assignments.