Kimberly Bos-Janiak
Saint John,IN
Summary
Licensed Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant in the states of Illinois and Indiana. Passionate, creative, COTA with experience in developing targeted, fun, treatment strategies using best practices to support each students individual educational needs. Experienced and successful at providing classroom and individual pull-out treatment strategies. Positive team player who highly values collaboration with teachers, parents, administration and other specialists in creating a platform for each student to flourish within the school environment. Experienced with a wide range of diagnoses; highly skilled working with sensory processing disorders and with children that fall within the Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Administrative Assistant, Part Time Position
Hope Church
05.2022 - Current
- Responded to inquiries from callers seeking information.
- Provided clerical support to staff by copying, faxing, and filing documents.
- Expedited invoice processing, ensuring accurate recording of financial transactions in the accounting system.
- Ensured timely completion of projects with diligent task prioritization, delegation, and followup.
- Reduced errors in documentation by meticulously proofreading and editing written materials.
- Managed paper and electronic filing systems by routing various documents, taking messages and managing incoming and outgoing mail.
- Interacted with vendors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities, and communicate instructions.
Home Health - Occupational Therapy Assistant
Providence Life Services
09.2015 - 05.2022
- Determined best treatment practice to meet goals, implementing
- Established good rapport to create safe, rusting environment for care.
- Managed own scheduling of weekly treatment sessions with all patients
- Accurate, timely documentation and report patient progress to supervising OTR.
- Consulted with direct-care staff to implement best methods to achieve therapy goals.
- Coordinated care with multiple disciplines
Staff - Occupational Therapy Assistant
Munster Med Inn
06.2009 - 09.2015
- Implemented treatment interventions to support individual objectives in daily living and vocational areas.
- Provided support to help patients adjust to new physical or cognitive limitations
School - Occupational Therapy Assistant
Omni Therapeutics
08.2005 - 06.2009
- Determined and Implemented best practice treatment strategies to support individual educational objectives of 50 -55 students.
- Created fun treatment strategies for improving fine motor, visual perception and sensory processing skills.
- Established compassionate and caring relationships with students
- Worked with students with moderate to severe autism to increase life skills.
- Participated in IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying knowledge and methods to support goals.
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of exceptional needs.
- Partnered with teachers treating students in self-contained, resource environments, individually and in groups.
- Communicated with students, teachers, staff and parents to main effective relationships for student and program growth.
- Worked cooperatively with students of various culturally diverse backgrounds and learning styles.
School- Occupational Therapy Assistant
Westlake Special Education Cooperative
09.2003 - 08.2005
- Determined and Implemented best practice treatment strategies to support individual educational objectives for 65-77 students.
- Created fun treatment strategies for improving fine motor, visual perception and sensory processing skills.
- Prioritized opportunities for performance improvement.
- Collaborated with teachers to create customized classroom environment integral to student's needs.
Education
Associate of Science - Occupational Therapy Assistance
South Suburban College of Cook County
South Holland, IL12.1997
Skills
- Skilled at Development of Benchmarks and Intervention Planning
- FUN Skilled Interventions = Flourishing Student
- Implementation of Best Practice Strategies with Wide Range of Diagnoses
- Excellent Relationship Building Skills, Team-Oriented
- Organized, Excellent Time Management,Dependable and Responsible
- Professional, Calm, and Courteous Under Pressure
Timeline
Administrative Assistant, Part Time Position
Hope Church
05.2022 - Current
Home Health - Occupational Therapy Assistant
Providence Life Services
09.2015 - 05.2022
Staff - Occupational Therapy Assistant
Munster Med Inn
06.2009 - 09.2015
School - Occupational Therapy Assistant
Omni Therapeutics
08.2005 - 06.2009
School- Occupational Therapy Assistant
Westlake Special Education Cooperative
09.2003 - 08.2005
Associate of Science - Occupational Therapy Assistance
South Suburban College of Cook County
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