Joellen Desselles
Harahan,LA
Summary
Licensed and certified occupational therapist successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Motivated to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time management position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Occupational Therapist
Alpha Home Health, LLC
12.2019 - Current
- Full home health evaluation, treatment, and discharge with neurological and orthopedic conditions.
- Oasis document writing
- Inter-professional meetings
- Peer to peer
Occupational Therapist Manager
Lifepoint Health - West Jefferson Outpatient
Marrero, LA
11.2018 - Current
- Schedule and organize occupational therapy services amongst multi-discipline team for a 3,000 patient case-load of diverse neurological and orthopedic conditions
- Advanced clinical management, and advanced rehabilitation document writing
- Budget forecasting and justification
- Collaborate alongside hand-surgeons to determine best plan of action for complex orthopedic conditions
- Risk management assessment
- Conflict of interest mitigation
- Medicare and Medicaid benefits/payment justification
- Professional presentations and education
- Contract negotiation with healthcare insurance providers and healthcare equipment
Clinical Instructor, Occupational Therapist
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA
10.2018 - 12.2019
- Launch new occupational therapy clinic services and website
- Credentialing, CMS verification and contract negotiation
- Grant writing
- Inter-professional research collaboration
- Clinical education lectures to Medical Doctor, Occupational therapy and Physical therapy programs in highly specialized course content
- Developed a one-handed technique certification program for clinicians in an effort to empower unilateral clients to reach maximum independence
- Program leadership and service on admissions board
- Incorporate instructional aids and motivational strategies to eradicate learning gaps.
- Update course materials regularly to reflect current best practices within medical education and healthcare delivery systems.
Occupational Therapist
Therapy Management Corporation
New Orleans, LA
06.2018 - 12.2019
- Occupational therapy treatment services for dementia, CVA, TBI, MS, SCI, amputations, Parkinson's Disease, and orthopedic conditions in multiple skilled nursing facilities.
- Skilled interventions for ADL/IADL independence.
- Implemented and assisted in training staff on new systems and policies that directly resulted in improved customer service.
- Established rapport with diverse populations including pediatric, geriatric, mental health clients to ensure effective communication throughout treatment process.
- Participated in continuing education opportunities to stay current with industry trends and best practices in occupational therapy.
Private Tutor
Tutoring
08.2005 - 12.2012
- Private tutoring in all subjects for students elementary through college with individualized lesson plans focusing on the student's assessed educational needs
- Consistently received positive teacher evaluations from students
- Tutored struggling students in Functions, Statistics and Trigonometry
- Taught students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies
- Helped the student understand Calculus and helped to build confidence in test taking.
- Used variety of teaching methods to successfully help wide range of students.
- Generated reports and provided feedback to students, supporting personal learning and development.
Property Manager
1st Lake Properties
04.1997 - 05.2005
- Managed portfolio of multiple 400+ unit properties
- Supervised a staff of 22+ employees, performed employee training, corresponded payroll, coordinated daily property construction, and maintained resident retention
- Maximized company revenue by cash flowing, providing a monthly distribution to partners, and achieved 97% occupancy throughout employment duration
- Prepared the monthly owner's reports, including explanation of cash flow, year-to-date budget variances, tenant and facility related issues
- Established and implemented annual budgets for 1998-2005 resulting in 7.7% increase in Net Operating Income (NOI)
- Conducted yearly unit inspections along with on-site and maintenance staff
- Prepared the annual operating and capital budget
- Assisted legal staff in preparing and orchestrating evictions and collections litigation
- Negotiated corporate contracts with multiple national corporations
- Increased new prospect traffic by launching a broad spectrum of promotional events and marketing programs
- Responsible for monthly financial reports detailing revenue, expenses and market conditions.
- Maintained original leases and renewal documents in digital and hardcopy format for property management office.
- Coordinated with maintenance staff to ensure timely completion of repairs, minimizing downtime for tenants and maintaining property aesthetics.
Education
Masters in Occupational Therapy - Allied Health
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA05.2018
Bachelor In Psychology - Science
Loyola University
New Orleans, LA05.2015
Skills
- One Handed Technique Expert
- Upper Extremity Amputee Prosthetics Expert
- Clinical Training
- Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR)
- Case Management
- Clinical reasoning
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Supervision and leadership
- Data Management
- Patient Assessment
- Documentation analyst
Certification
LSVT for Life certification
BLPS certification
reading and running
Reading non-fiction and fiction novels feed my creativity for home and work projects. Enjoying a run during the week help to organize thoughts and add to a healthy lifestyle.
Timeline
Occupational Therapist
Alpha Home Health, LLC
12.2019 - Current
Occupational Therapist Manager
Lifepoint Health - West Jefferson Outpatient
11.2018 - Current
Clinical Instructor, Occupational Therapist
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
10.2018 - 12.2019
Occupational Therapist
Therapy Management Corporation
06.2018 - 12.2019
Private Tutor
Tutoring
08.2005 - 12.2012
Property Manager
1st Lake Properties
04.1997 - 05.2005
Masters in Occupational Therapy - Allied Health
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Bachelor In Psychology - Science
Loyola University