Jordyn Weidle

• Evaluate patients completing GG section of IRF-PAI assessment
• Educated patients on disease-specific management strategies for stroke, Parkinson's disease, brain injury, and lower extremity amputation.
• Trained caregivers to ensure safe post-discharge care for patients, enhancing family involvement in recovery.
• Coordinate with wheelchair vendor and orthotic specialist to enable provision of mobility aids, splints, or compression garments.
• Educated students during fieldwork placements in occupational therapy. for two Level II fieldwork occupational therapy students.
• Organize Level II occupational therapy student placement in facility.

Ranks in top 10% of hospitals for rehabilitative care in the U.S. for 3 years in a row, 2019-2021.

• Evaluated and treated patients recovering from orthopedic surgery, multi-trauma, stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and post-cardiac events to support optimal rehabilitation outcomes.
• Assisted in hospital’s development of stroke and brain injury rehabilitation programs to receive Joint Commission’s disease-specific certification.
• Contributed to development of stroke and brain injury rehabilitation programs, facilitating Joint Commission’s disease-specific certification.
• Oversaw daily activities of occupational therapy assistant to ensure quality patient care.
• Provided specialized lymphedema therapy to inpatient population as the facility's only certified therapist.

• Supervised two full-time COTAs.
• Developed and managed plan of care for 15-25 patients, ensuring tailored interventions and tracking progress.
• Communicated patient progress and evaluation results to case management, physicians, and families to facilitate timely and appropriate discharge planning.

• Supervised a COTA in each facility through communication of plan of care and updates.
• Developed plan of care for 15-20 long-term care residents and skilled nursing short-term rehabilitation patients in two locations.
• Completed home evaluations as appropriate to facilitate safe discharge to home and promote aging in place.
• Maintained phone communication with COTA and Rehab Director to update plan of care/monitor progress when absent from physical building.