James M Cameron
Occupaitonal Therapist
Milwaukee,WI
Summary
Creative & compassionate Occupational Therapist (OT), maximizing functionality & quality of life for patients across diverse healthcare and global settings. Skilled communicator, fluent in Spanish, strong team collaborator, & dedicated to helping clients from all backgrounds reclaim independence and thrive.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Occupational Therapist
West London NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom
02.2023 - 10.2024
• Worked with clients with treatment resistant schizophrenia, bipolar and personality
disorders in a medium secure in-patient forensic hospital to help them regain
independence and functional ability in society upon re-entering the community.
• Implemented intervention plans based on developmental frameworks and
sensory-based approaches.
• Created and implemented a department wide progress monitoring tool aimed at
increasing client motivation and self-efficacy and educated the wider OT team about
its use.
• Created and led group therapy sessions focused on skill development or
socialization goals.
• Supervised and educated OTAs and occupational therapy students.
• Conducted educational seminars aimed at improving use and understanding of
evaluation tools, goal setting, and intervention planning.
• Organized inservice with interdisciplinary team to improve education of the different
hospital settings and review opportunities for service development.
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
London, United Kingdom
11.2021 - 01.2023
- Completed a variety of cognitive, sensory, and ADL assessments with clients with
stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), Multiple-sclerosis (MS) and other neurological
diagnoses. - Provided direct care to clients, including use of appropriate manual techniques, therapeutic activities, and exercises to improve activities of daily living (ADL).
- Maintained accurate records of client progress and treatments.
- Demonstrated proper use of assistive devices, such as wheelchairs, walkers and
orthopedic appliances to clients and their families.
Medical Interpreter
ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital
Waukesha, WI
09.2019 - 05.2020
- Completely and accurately rendered communication from English to Spanish and vice versa in real-time.
- Possess an expansive vocabulary of medical terminology and colloquial regionalisms in both English and Spanish.
- Ability to cater to diverse cultures and communication styles.
- Upheld ethical standards and professionalism in all facets of the medical field.
- Document patient provider appointment information in a timely and ethical
Education
Master of Science - Occupational Therapy
Brunel University London
London, United Kingdom12-2022
Associate of Applied Science - Spanish Medical Interpretation
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI07.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
University of Milwaukee Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI12.2014
Skills
- Building rapport and collaborating with clients and interdisciplinary teams with diverse cultural backgrounds and in a wide array of healthcare settings
- Effective and comprehensive at supervising OTAs
- Adept in managing a caseload of clients with complex psychiatric, sensory, physical, and psychosocial needs while maintaining a client centered approach
- Direct patient care using proper manual techniques, positioning, and modalities
- Thorough, clear, and timely documentation of client interactions
- Dual language expertise in English and Spanish, with an advanced medical vocabulary in both
- Competence implementing a variety of frameworks, frames of reference, evidenced based practice (EBP) and OT models in evaluation, goal setting, and treatment planning
- Critical thinking, creative problem solving, organized, and a life-long learning
Fieldwork
St. Bernard's Hospital | London, United Kingdom ~ Jul - Sept 2022
Forensic Mental Health
Completed evaluations and collaborated with the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement client-centered interventions with clients with a variety of mental health conditions and needs. Created and ran therapeutic groups and individual sessions to improve social, vocational, cognitive, emotional regulatory skills and self-efficacy.
Whipps Cross University Hospital | London United Kingdom ~ May - July 2022
Acute In-Patient
Completed functional assessments with clients in the acute setting with diverse medical conditions in a fast paced environment. Implemented a quality improvement project aimed at improving patient access to self-care ADL. Created discharge plans and worked with clients and their families on plans for continued care. Fedback to the interdisciplinary team on caseload progress and recommendations.
Beslize Community Health Care | London, United Kingdom ~ Aug - Oct 2021
Home Health
Completed evaluations with a clients a variety conditions in their home environment to determine appropriate interventions and assistive devices for patients to prevent re-hospitalization. Created a comprehensive list of assistive medical devices and their applications for the wider interdisciplinary team.
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital | London, United Kingdom ~ June - July 2021
Acute Neuro
Assist therapists in cognitive, sensory, and ADL assessments and treatment for clients with a variety of neurological conditions. Completed prompt and accurate documentation of client interactions.
Certification
- Registered/Licensed Occupational Therapist in Wisconsin (License #8416)
- AOTA member
Volunteer Work
Volunteer Medical Interpreter | 12/2018 - 09/2019
Sixteenth Street Community Healthcare Center
Facilitated bilingual communication between medical providers and patients from low income population.
Meditation Group Co-Leader | 09/2017 - 03/2019
Taycheedah Correctional Institution
Co-led meditation groups to provide inmates access to therapeutic activities.
Timeline
Occupational Therapist
West London NHS Trust
02.2023 - 10.2024
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
11.2021 - 01.2023
Medical Interpreter
ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital
09.2019 - 05.2020
Master of Science - Occupational Therapy
Brunel University London
Associate of Applied Science - Spanish Medical Interpretation
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
University of Milwaukee Wisconsin
- Registered/Licensed Occupational Therapist in Wisconsin (License #8416)
- AOTA member
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