Dora Edwards
Bowie,MD
Summary
Motivated Occupational Therapist with versatility in adapting to diverse needs of clients, developing targeted treatment plans to support individual needs. Well-trained occupational therapist with 18 years of experience building personal confidence among clients suffering from varying disorders and social impairments. Systematic rehabilitation specialist with deliberate planning and thoughtful organization, developing benchmarks for individuals in occupational therapeutic environments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Occupational Therapist
Rehabilitation Hospital of Bowie- Encompass Health
03.2025 - Current
- Senior Occupational Therapist at an acute rehab hospital.
- Assist with scheduling, development, mentoring, and training for Occupational Therapists.
- Attend clinical huddles representing therapy as needed.
- Provide task delegation and supervision of technicians.
- Complete in-service education, and responsible for development of student program. In addition, program development with nursing and rehab staff, and skin audit reports weekly for upper management.
- Assist with new employee orientation teaching the CPR class
- Completion of staff yearly reviews, competency, and training
Certified Lymphedema Therapist/Occupational Therapist
Luminis Health @ Doctors Community Hospital
07.2016
- Staff Occupational Therapist performing direct patient care to individuals with neurological, oncology, and lymphedema conditions with various complexities. Treatment included evaluating, planning, and implementing appropriate treatment plans
- Provided management of wounds including applying care treatments and products to promote healing, and management of draining/odor
- Responsible for directly supervising 2 physical therapy aides and managing caseload of 40-50 patients
- Led and constructed (2) Lymphedema Month awareness activities including securing sponsorship for patients to obtain garments who have financial hardship
- Participated and initiated marketing outpatient rehabilitation services through cold calling, development of marketing material, MD meetings, and community presentations.
- Active facilitator with quarterly lymphedema support groups and newsletter.
- Supervised and prepared training for 10+ Occupational therapy students
- Reduce pain and promote healing in patients by administering therapeutic treatments such as scar tissue mobilization, manual lymphatic drainage, multi-layer bandaging, and myofascial releasing
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living (ADL) and functional mobility to increase comfort and quality of life.
PRN Occupational Therapist
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
03.2016 - Current
- Provide occupational therapy services in acute care setting working with various populations including but not limited to ortho, neuro, geriatric, cardiac, vascular, trauma, and med/surg
- Facilitate helping to medically stabilize patients, facilitate early mobilization, perform therapeutic interventions, and create appropriate discharge planning
- Facilitate ADLs and assist patients with functional mobility to increase comfort and quality of life
- Performed and documented initial exams and determined appropriate plan of care
- Performed evaluations and assessments to recommend the best treatment for individual patients.
- Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork
Occupational Therapist
Rehabilitation Hospital of Bowie- Encompass Health
05.2023 - 03.2025
- Occupational Therapist at an acute rehab hospital. Assist with scheduling, development, mentoring, and training for Occupational Therapists.\
Senior Occupational Therapist
Providence Hospital
05.2012 - 04.2019
- Senior Occupational Therapist at subacute unit/long term care facility. Responsible for scheduling, development and training for Occupational Therapists and Certified Occupational Therapy assistants. In addition, program development with nursing and rehab staff, and monthly reports for upper management.
- Implemented therapeutic programs for short term residents in Nursing home facility in prep for community reintegration
- Directly supervised 3 Occupational Therapist, 1 Occupational Therapy Assistant, 2 Therapy aides, provided scheduling for OT staff, and managed caseload of 20 patients
- Evaluated and assessed patients to establish measurable goals to promote restoration of functional abilities.
- Performed assessments during treatment to determine progress according to goals.
Contract Occupational Therapist
Healthcare Agencies
01.2011 - 05.2012
- Contract Occupational Therapist participating in evaluation and treatment at various settings including Nursing Homes, Inpatient Rehab, Acute Care, School based OT, and O/P OT, and O/P pediatric OT.
- Provided Occupational therapy services including evaluation, treatment planning & implementation, and discharge planning including activities of daily living, functional skills, motor development, compensation techniques, and use of adaptive equipment and splinting
- Developed and implemented IEP's and developmental evaluations/treatment for children
- Training in activities of daily living, motor development, compensation techniques, use of adaptive equipment, and splinting.
- Coordinated interventions with multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Performed evaluations and assessments to recommend best treatment for individual patients.
Occupational Therapist
George Washington University Hospital
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Provided Occupational therapy services in acute care setting to various clients include med/surg, cardiac, ortho, neuro, trauma, psych, and ICU
- Assess patient needs; select, administer, and interpret evaluation procedures; D/C planning
- Coordinated interventions with multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Performed assessments during treatment to determine progress according to goals.
- Evaluated patient conditions, histories and goals.
- Conducted therapeutic treatment groups on psychiatric unit of hospital
- Provided training and education to (2-3) Level I and Level II Occupational therapy students
Education
Master of Science - Occupational Therapy
Towson University
Baltimore, MD05-2008
Bachelor of Science - Rehabilitation Services
University of Maryland - Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD05-2005
Skills
- Member of Encompass Health Clinical Education Team-
- Clinical Instructor for Clinical Excellence Hip Fracture course and STOP2 Trainer boot camps (safe patient mobility and body ergonomics)
- Assisted in the development of Encompass Health Hip Fracture
- Member of different committees and supports groups aiding towards organizational goals
- Active on clinical ladder, clinician II
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook and Internet use
- Type 45 wpm
- EMR Systems (Cerner, Epic, MediTech)
Certification
- OTR - Occupational Therapist Registered
- CLT- Certified Lymphedema Therapist
- CSRS- Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist
- LSVT-BIG Certified
- PAMPCA (PHYSICAL AGENT Modalities Certification)
- CPR/BLS Certified
Timeline
Senior Occupational Therapist
Rehabilitation Hospital of Bowie- Encompass Health
03.2025 - Current
Occupational Therapist
Rehabilitation Hospital of Bowie- Encompass Health
05.2023 - 03.2025
Certified Lymphedema Therapist/Occupational Therapist
Luminis Health @ Doctors Community Hospital
07.2016
PRN Occupational Therapist
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
03.2016 - Current
Senior Occupational Therapist
Providence Hospital
05.2012 - 04.2019
Contract Occupational Therapist
Healthcare Agencies
01.2011 - 05.2012
Occupational Therapist
George Washington University Hospital
01.2009 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Science - Rehabilitation Services
University of Maryland - Eastern Shore
Master of Science - Occupational Therapy
Towson University