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Jennifer Polak, OTR/L

Katy,Texas

Summary

Practiced Director of Rehabilitation who oversees day to day operations of Rehabilitation services to deliver highest standard of services with best possible outcome for residents. Maintains current OT license and 19 years of healthcare, rehabilitation and therapy experience in long -term care facilities. Directs clinical management of rehab facility to foster quality improvement, excellent care planning and positive clinical utilization to meet program standards and guidelines. Skilled at improving processes, maximizing team productivity and reducing costs to achieve sustainable nursing home operations.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Rehabilitation

Rehab Synergies
08.2020 - Current
  • Manage a team of 7 therapists, including OT's, COTA's, PT's, PTA's, SLP's
  • Maintain appropriate and adequate staffing and scheduling of residents on caseloads
  • Manage labor hours, budgets, and caseloads for department as well as monitor performance productivity
  • Work closely with MDS nurse to set assessments according to PDPM and Medicare guidelines
  • Organize and facilitate department head meetings weekly, discussing current census, admissions and discharges and residents current plan of care
  • Supervised, oriented, trained and counseled department employees to improve job performance and maintain high standards of patient care.

Occupational Therapist PRN

Reliant Rehabilitation
01.2019 - Current
  • Evaluate and treat a wide range of conditions, including neurologic, orthopedic, chronic and acute pain
  • Test and measure patients' strength, motor function sensory perception and functional capacity
  • Consistently exhibits courtesy, compassion, and respect to patients, families, caregivers, physicians, administrators and co workers

Director of Rehabilitation/Occupational Therapist

Eagle Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation
07.2017 - Current
  • Manage team of 10 therapists, including OT's, COTA's, PT's, PTA's , SLP's, including permanent and contract staff in a multidisciplinary setting
  • Plan and schedule therapy services-PT/OT/ST for residents in SNF
  • Monitor performance productivity of staff within department and adjust staffing to maintain established productive standard
  • Monitor cost and resources to achieve optimal rug utilization
  • Work closely with MDS nurse to set assessments following Medicare guidelines
  • Participate in team meetings and coordinate with nursing, administrator, patients and families to ensure highest standard of care to all patients
  • Identify staffing requirements and vacation coverage to ensure patient needs are met
  • Provide first day orientation to all rehab personnel
  • Conduct weekly rehab meeting with team to discuss patients progress, discharge planning and patient's plan of care
  • Complete end of month protocols
  • Provide facility rehabilitation in-services
  • Provide feedback and participate in employee performance evaluation's
  • Perform OT evaluations and provide direct patient care
  • Coordinated interventions with multidisciplinary treatment team.

Occupational Therapist

Fox Rehabilitation
11.2009 - 04.2017
  • Outpatient Home Care
  • Rehabilitation in a variety of settings, including assisted living facilities, private residences, adult day care centers, and memory care units
  • Taught patients how to live within the limits of their capabilities and celebrate their success
  • Developed one-one-one relationships with clients and staff members in order to coordinate care
  • Utilized skilled treatment to increase function in clients with cognitive impairments
  • Experienced a variety of diagnosis from orthopedic to neurological
  • Caseload consisted of eight to ten patients per day

Occupational Therapist

Northern Manor Multicare Center
04.2007 - 11.2009
  • Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Evaluated and treated a wide range of conditions, including neurologic, orthopedic post-surgical total joint arthroplasties, and ventilator dependent patients
  • Provided therapeutic treatment to patients in accordance with physician orders to improve/restore functional independence or teach compensatory techniques when needed
  • Daily communication with physician's and other healthcare team members, including attending weekly meetings
  • Supervised COTA's and mentored occupational therapy student's

Occupational Therapist

Morningside House Nursing Home
10.2004 - 11.2007
  • Performed evaluations, developed client centered goals, treatments, recorded detailed progress notes and discharge plans
  • Trained in dysphagia evaluation and treatment
  • Involved in weekly decubiti rounds meetings with physicians and nursing staff in providing appropriate wheelchair cushions and positioning devices to be used in bed

Education

Bachelor of Science/ Master of Science - Occupational Therapy

Dominican College
Orangeburg

Skills

  • CPR/AED certified
  • Proficient in Raintree, Re Doc, Nethealth and Casamba software documentation

Timeline

Director of Rehabilitation

Rehab Synergies
08.2020 - Current

Occupational Therapist PRN

Reliant Rehabilitation
01.2019 - Current

Director of Rehabilitation/Occupational Therapist

Eagle Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation
07.2017 - Current

Occupational Therapist

Fox Rehabilitation
11.2009 - 04.2017

Occupational Therapist

Northern Manor Multicare Center
04.2007 - 11.2009

Occupational Therapist

Morningside House Nursing Home
10.2004 - 11.2007

Bachelor of Science/ Master of Science - Occupational Therapy

Dominican College

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