Sara L. Bastys
Summary
Detail-oriented clinician, passionate about facilitating excellent patient care. Ability to implement policies and procedures. Motivated team builder, focused on driving team collaboration.
A treating occupational therapist relocating to Greer, SC, with desires for a new and exciting career opportunity, clinical or non-clinical.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Occupational Therapist
Physicians Regional-North Campus
08.2022 - Current
- Completion of evaluations, weekly progress notes and discharges
- Completion of family training and education for safe patient discharges
- Daily IDT conferences
- Responsible for full patient caseload
- Meeting and exceeding productivity requirements
- Responsible for team schedules
Director of Rehabilitation
Gardens at Terracina Health & Rehabilitation
12.2018 - 08.2022
- Essential leader for the start up and opening of this facility
- Director for PT, OT, ST services at a 30 bed skilled nursing facility
- Weekly Medicare/Utilization review meeting(s)
- Patient, family, and IDT care conference for all patients on unit
- Efficient with NetHealth(Optima), MyUnity, Point Click Care
- Facilitation of weekly staff meetings
- Guide, mentor, and support therapy staff
- Payroll, staffing, and orientation tasks
- Management of department finances
- Tracking of clinical outcomes, quality measures and patient/therapy success
- Guided department through PDPM (reimbursement change)
- Guiding department through Worldwide Pandemic and staffing changes
- Attending and presenting at QAPI
Lead Therapist
HealthPark Care and Rehabilitation Center
12.2016 - 01.2019
- Acting Manager
- Rotated on duty weekend Lead Therapist
- Efficient with Casamba/Matrix
- Oversee/Lead of 24 bed section out of 112 bed SNF
- RUG management, scheduling, staffing, training, and mentoring
- Interdisciplinary team collaboration and program development
- Weekly Medicare/Utilization review meeting(s)
- Patient, family, and IDT care conference for all patients on unit
- Exceeded Lead productivity expectations
- Facilitation of monthly staff meetings
- Collaboration on system initiatives: Safety Action Council, transition of care and Parkinson's, orthopedic, and vestibular groups
- Attending and presenting at QAPI
Staff Therapist
HealthPark Care and Rehabilitation Center
09.2015 - 12.2016
PRN Therapist
The Terraces at Bonita Springs
01.2018 - 01.2019
PRN Therapist
Heartland Manor Care
08.2018 - 12.2018
Education
Master of Health Administration - Health Care Leadership
Capella University
10.2021
B.S./M.S. - Occupational Therapy
D'Youville College
Buffalo, New York05.2015
General Education -
Florida Southwestern State College
Naples, Florida01.2011
Skills
- Patient and Staff Centered Care
- Quality Measure Expertise
- Interpersonal Skills
- Computer Knowledge & Skills
- Staff Competency Reviews
- Time Management
- Financial Management
- Communication and Organization Skills
- Program Development
- Clinical reasoning
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
Certification
- State of Florida Occupational Therapist License, 17139
- State of South Carolina Occupational Therapist License, 7331
- LSVT BIG Certified, 12/16
- LSVT BIG for LIFE Certified, 10/17
Accomplishments
- Improvement in departmental productivity with creation of facility communication tools
- Creation of manager tools to improve organization, tracking and reporting of patient outcomes, ICD codes, and discharge recommendations
- Creation of monthly operations report provided to facility administrator and regional therapy manager
- Co-creator and Co-Leader of Neurological Program at HealthPark Care and Rehabilitation Center
- Co-creator and Co-Leader of Orthopedic Program at HealthPark Care and Rehabilitation Center
- HealthPark Care and Rehabilitation Center representative for Lee Health's Orthopedic, Vestibular and Parkinson's rehab groups
- Member of HealthPark Care and Rehabilitation Center Safety Committee
Timeline
Staff Occupational Therapist
Physicians Regional-North Campus
08.2022 - Current
Director of Rehabilitation
Gardens at Terracina Health & Rehabilitation
12.2018 - 08.2022
PRN Therapist
Heartland Manor Care
08.2018 - 12.2018
PRN Therapist
The Terraces at Bonita Springs
01.2018 - 01.2019
Lead Therapist
HealthPark Care and Rehabilitation Center
12.2016 - 01.2019
Staff Therapist
HealthPark Care and Rehabilitation Center
09.2015 - 12.2016
B.S./M.S. - Occupational Therapy
D'Youville College
General Education -
Florida Southwestern State College
Master of Health Administration - Health Care Leadership
Capella University
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