Monique Hroncich, OTR/L

• Primarily treat vast adult neurological conditions (85%), with incorporation of cognitive and visual treatments as appropriate, along with approximately 15% orthopedic patients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members for comprehensive patient care and optimal results
• Participate in continuing education opportunities and frequent multidisciplinary inservice meetings to stay current with industry trends and best practices in occupational therapy.
• Lead occupational therapy portion of weekly 'ICAP' (Intensive Comprehensive Aphasic Program) group, in which I developed group treatment plans involving functional activities with creative speech component.

· Managed a 35-40 patient caseload per week consisting of individual and group therapy for an adult population in a fast-paced outpatient setting..

· Treatment population consists of: 40% neurorehabilitation (TBI, CVA, GBS, MS, ASD), 35% hand therapy, 10% orthopedic, 15% vision therapy.

· Grew neurorehabilitation and vision therapy treatment at this clinic by building relationships with local neurologist/neuropathologists, allowing there to be 10% growth to my caseload over a month period.

· Advocated for proper patient care by purchasing appropriate equipment for setting to increase patient experience for this population (via purchasing and creatively making my own equipment in setting, ie. tangrams, vision boards, flat ‘hand’ splint for efficient weight bearing and other orthotic fabrications).

· Independently managed caseload of 25 clients per week including responsibilities of creating client-centered intervention plans involving sensory-integrative techniques.

· Led outpatient individual and group therapy children ages 2-15 years old with various diagnoses, including intellectual disabilities, ASD and CP

· Integrated calming corner as an outlet for our young patients to recenter their sensory systems before continuing through session for increased task completion, with 90% of participants demonstrating excellent response to corner after 3-5 minutes.

· Independently managed OT caseload of 30 patients per week for general outpatient and inpatient individual occupational therapy sessions for adults (ages ranging 21-80) with varying diagnoses, including, but not limited to: carpal tunnel, neuropathy, PNI, CVA, TBI, SCI, cancer, MS, arthritis, CP.

· Lead and co-lead group sessions for post stroke recovery in meaningful gardening activities for increased social participation and quality of life amongst group members.

· Completed all types of documentation in narrative and checkbox format (EPIC documentation)

· Implemented client-centered, NDT, energy conservation techniques, and evidence-based interventions

· Led outpatient group therapy interventions for older adult mental health services

· Responsible for leading a group session each week with 'Adult A' group, ages 20-70 years old; diagnosed with anxiety, depression and schizophrenia.

· Coordinated and provided interdisciplinary care amongst other healthcare workers assigned to case for client-centered care.