Jenna Millman
Baltimore,MD
Summary
Hardworking and passionate candidate with strong organizational skills eager to secure the Learning Specialist position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Hand Therapist
MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
01.2008 - Current
- Assess patient needs through physical exams and evaluations to develop personalized treatment plans for individuals suffering from injuries or muscle, nerve, joint and bone diseases.
- Create comprehensive treatment plans and goals to address individual patient needs; including patient-specific home exercise programs, guiding patients on correct implementation to safely achieve goals.
- Utilize evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes
- Educate families and patients on anatomy and physiology of condition, proper tissue healing timeframe and precautions to promote optimal healing.
- Evaluate effects of treatment at various stages and adjusted treatments to achieve maximum benefit.
- Coordinate patient care with and maintain ongoing communication with surgeons.
- Create and present on current topics in hand rehabilitation to surgeons, therapists, students, case managers etc.; authored chapter on wrist arthrodesis; created continuing education course on hand therapy.
- Educate and supervise occupational therapy students during 12 week internship.
Clinical Occupational Therapist
Rubin Institute For Advanced Orthopedics
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Evaluated patients, established goals and developed individualized treatment plans for inpatient and outpatient post-op joint correction and limb lengthening patients.
- Consulted with physicians on patient's evaluations, progress and complications with treatment.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to maximize patient's functional outcomes.
- Educated patient and family regarding surgical procedure, precautions, patient's functional status and anticipated discharge needs.
- Delivered direct patient treatment based on current occupational therapy practice and revised treatment plan based on patient's response.
Clinical Occupational Therapist
Mercy Medical Center Baltimore Md
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Delivered direct patient treatment based on current occupational therapy practice and revised treatment plan based on patient's response.
- Maintained medical and departmental records according to department policies and procedures.
- Established compassionate and caring relationships with patients.
- Provided interventions and treatments to improve patient abilities to perform daily activities, manage symptoms and prevent injury.
- Coordinated interventions with multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Provided education to empower patients and families to understand conditions, treatments and treatment options for managing symptoms.
Education
Certification - Advanced Practice Hand And Upper Extremity Rehab
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA12.2009
Master of Science - Occupational Therapy
Towson University
Baltimore, MD01.2001
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology
University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD05.1997
Skills
- Creatively design and present continuing education content
- Innovative evaluation of effectiveness of learning
- Collaborate with surgeons, patients, families, payors etc
- Proficient written and verbal communication
- Strong leadership skills
- Highly organized
- Extreme attention to detail
- Continued promotion of on-going learning in field
Volunter Experience
- Kumasi, Ghana: KATH Hospital - collaborate with orthopedic and plastic surgeons on multi-trauma cases; deliver clinical lectures to doctors and therapists on flexor tendon healing.
- American Society of Hand Therapy (ASHT) - served on the Education Division board creating patient education pamphlets.
- Clinical Instructor - create 12-week curriculum and mentor students through this using a variety of learning modalities.
- Authored chapter titled "Wrist Arthrodesis in the 4th edition of Hand and Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide .
- Multiple presentations on rehabilitation topics of wrist, hand and thumb to surgeons, therapists, case-managers etc.
- Serving as President of the Parent Association at the Garrison Forest School in Owings Mills, MD.
Timeline
Certified Hand Therapist
MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
01.2008 - Current
Clinical Occupational Therapist
Rubin Institute For Advanced Orthopedics
01.2005 - 01.2008
Clinical Occupational Therapist
Mercy Medical Center Baltimore Md
01.2001 - 01.2003
Certification - Advanced Practice Hand And Upper Extremity Rehab
Drexel University
Master of Science - Occupational Therapy
Towson University
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology
University of Maryland - College Park
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