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Work History
Education
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Certification
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Volunteer Work
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Katerina Kucerova

Princeton,NJ

Summary

Dedicated Occupational Therapist with expertise in treating neurological disorders, orthopedic injuries and complex medical issues. Skilled in conducting assessments, developing treatment plans and providing patient/family education. Strong interpersonal and task prioritization skills. Has a broad range of experience throughout the healthcare system

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Occupational Therapist, PD

Capital Health Regional Medical Center
04.2018 - Current
  • Provided interventions and treatments to improve patient abilities to perform daily activities, manage symptoms and prevent injury, 8-10 pt per day
  • Coordinated interventions and discharge disposition with multidisciplinary treatment team,
  • Performed evaluations and assessments to recommend best treatment for individual patients.
  • Provided education to empower patients and families to understand conditions, treatments and treatment options for managing symptoms.

Business Owner

Princeton Occupational Therapy
06.2018 - Current

Providing wellness education, posture correction, myofascial release therapy, cupping therapy and exercise recommendation

Adjunct Professor of Occupational Therapy

New York University
07.2018 - 12.2018
  • Taught Geriatric Evaluations and Intervention Lab courses, providing instruction to up to 50 graduate students.
  • Used variety of learning modalities and support materials to facilitate learning process and accentuate presentations.
  • In lab demonstration of safe patient handling

Home Care and Inpatient Occupational Therapist

Princeton Medical Center
02.2015 - 05.2020
  • Evaluate and treat home care patients
  • Evaluate and treat hospital patients
  • Diagnosis includes neurological, orthopedic, general

Clinical Manager

Visiting Nurse Services Of New York
03.2014 - 09.2015
  • Acute care
  • Clinical support and quality oversight of 150 OT/PT/ST
  • Development of staff knowledge and skills for clinical decision making for reimbursement
  • Staff training in procedure/policy, orientation
  • Instrumental in operational organization during transition to interdisciplinary model of care
  • Participated in IMC workflow development and implementation
  • Act as a resource for clinical documentation, OASIS completion, and care management
  • Assists in field orientation and support of rehab staff
  • Evaluates therapists to ensure quality of care and appropriate documentation
  • Collaborate with PSM in monthly team meeting creation and execution

Supervisor

Visiting Nurse Services Of New York
09.2012 - 03.2014
  • Region - rehab department
  • Supervision and clinical support of 36 home care OT/PT/ST, team leader and assistant
  • Ensuring adherence to reimbursement policies and health care regulations
  • Quality and timely care delivery projects/initiatives
  • Coordination of therapist time-off, coverage of service areas, monthly team meetings, annual reviews and co-visits

Team Leader

Visiting Nurse Services Of New York
08.2010 - 08.2012
  • Assistant to the supervisor of the rehab team
  • clinical chart reviews and feedback
  • case placement assistance
  • patient satisfaction

Home Care Occupational Therapist

Visiting Nurse Services Of New York
01.2009 - 08.2010
  • Brooklyn region
  • Managed and treated a FT, home care caseload, tablet-based documentation

Occupational Therapist

Cobble Hill Nursing Home
11.2007 - 12.2008
  • Evaluation and treatment of sub-acute rehab patients, Supervision of COTAs, level I/II students, volunteers, Founded “Amputee Support Group”

Occupational Therapist

Village Nursing Home
03.2004 - 10.2007
  • Sub-acute rehab, Supervised COTA, level I & II students from NYU

Occupational Therapist

Beth Israel Medical Center
06.2003 - 07.2004
  • Acute, hospital-based inpatient rehab, with focus on neurological and orthopedic population

Education

MS - Occupational Therapy

Columbia University
New York, NY
2003

Master's - cultural

Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
1999

Affiliations

Professional organizations/certifications member of: AOTA, NBCOT Certifications: Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT), COSC-S, LSVT BIG, John Barnes Myofascial Release Technique: MFR I, Fascia-Pelvis

Certification

CLT - Certified Lymphedema Therapist

MFR - Myofascial Release trained

Languages

Czech

Volunteer Work

  • Healing Hands for Haiti, Port au Prince, Haiti, 9/07 - Two-week service project training, educating rehab aids and developing programs for rehab center (train the trainer model), orphanages (caregiver training), pre-surgical training for hydrocephalus patients (parent training) and running outreach health screening clinics in the community
  • Big Brother Big Sister of Brooklyn/Queens, 12/09-12/10 - Matched with a 14-year old girl for a long-term mentoring relationship,
  • Registrar for Nassau Nursery School , Princeton, NJ 3 years - Responsible for all contracts, application, and tours for small nursery school

Timeline

Adjunct Professor of Occupational Therapy

New York University
07.2018 - 12.2018

Business Owner

Princeton Occupational Therapy
06.2018 - Current

Occupational Therapist, PD

Capital Health Regional Medical Center
04.2018 - Current

Home Care and Inpatient Occupational Therapist

Princeton Medical Center
02.2015 - 05.2020

Clinical Manager

Visiting Nurse Services Of New York
03.2014 - 09.2015

Supervisor

Visiting Nurse Services Of New York
09.2012 - 03.2014

Team Leader

Visiting Nurse Services Of New York
08.2010 - 08.2012

Home Care Occupational Therapist

Visiting Nurse Services Of New York
01.2009 - 08.2010

Occupational Therapist

Cobble Hill Nursing Home
11.2007 - 12.2008

Occupational Therapist

Village Nursing Home
03.2004 - 10.2007

Occupational Therapist

Beth Israel Medical Center
06.2003 - 07.2004

MS - Occupational Therapy

Columbia University

Master's - cultural

Wake Forest University
Katerina Kucerova