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Nikia Knapp

Ridgewood,New York

Summary

Personable COTA committed to promoting patient health and independence. Expertise in geriatric care, therapeutic exercises, monitoring patient progress and creating home exercise programs. Extensive SNF experience and moderate experience serving clients in-home as well as in assisted living facility environment. Collaborative and compassionate individual experienced in simultaneously managing full caseload and productivity.


Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

COTA-L

Kingsbridge Nursing & Rehab Center
12.2022 - Current
  • Deliver skilled OT services to restore client prior level of function in areas of ADL/IADLs 8-10 patients daily
  • Prepare client and family/caregiver for community/home reintegration as appropriate and assess need for adaptive equipment
  • Educate clients in body mechanics, safe management of mobility devices during functional transfers and fall prevention, use of adaptive equipment, use of compensatory strategies to increase ADL independence
  • Instruct patient and caregivers in pressure relief strategies, ROM, contracture and splinting management , modifying the environment for increased safety. Educate caregivers in ways to enhance residents function, provide opportunities for engagement in meaningful activities
  • Assess wheelchair safety and mobility
  • Produce progress notes
  • collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
  • Order adaptive equipment for patient safe discharge home
  • PAM: Diathermy, US, hot/cold packs

COTA-L

Broad River Rehab
02.2022 - 12.2022
  • Deliver skilled OT services to restore client prior level of function in areas of ADL/IADLs
  • Prepare client and family/caregiver for community/home reintegration as appropriate and assess need for adaptive equipment
  • Educating in body mechanics, joint protection, safe management of mobility devices during ADL transfers, use of adaptive equipment, fall prevention
  • Instruct in pressure relief strategies, task modification as needed to remediate leisure skills, contracture and splinting management , educating caregivers in ways to enhance residents function, provide opportunities for engagement in meaningful activities, produce daily progress notes, attend care plan meetings , collaborate with multidisciplinary team
  • Physical Agent Modalities incl : Diathermy, ultrasound


COTA-L

Genesis Rehabilitation Services
08.2007 - 09.2021


  • Implement and modify interventions teach patients how to live within limits of capabilities
  • Deliver skilled OT treatment sessions to 6- 9 patients daily
  • Deliver clinical fieldwork supervision to level 1 and 2 OTA students
  • Order adaptive equipment as needed for patient under OTR supervision
  • Produce daily documentation on patients progress toward STGs/LTGs
  • Attend patient care plan meetings
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary team including PT, SLP, Social Worker, Nursing, CNAs, Physicians
  • Educate patient and caregivers involved in patient care in splint application, bed positioning to prevent skin breakdown, fall prevention techniques, use of adaptive equipment , energy conservation techniques, ROM, how to increase patient level of independence during ADLs

Education

Associate of Applied Science degree -

Orange County Community College
Middletown, NY
2002

Skills

  • Net Health
  • Rehab Optima
  • Time management skills
  • Caregiver training
  • Advance dementia client care training and experience
  • Compassionate patient care
  • PAM: Diathermy, Ultrasound, hot/cold packs

Art

I am excited to incorporate art into treatment sessions where it would be motivational, safe and beneficial to the client and applies to achieving goals created by the OTR for the patient.  I am a mixed media artist with experience in use of acrylic paint, watercolor painting , and collage.  I have been in consistent art practice since 2019.

Timeline

COTA-L

Kingsbridge Nursing & Rehab Center
12.2022 - Current

COTA-L

Broad River Rehab
02.2022 - 12.2022

COTA-L

Genesis Rehabilitation Services
08.2007 - 09.2021

Associate of Applied Science degree -

Orange County Community College

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