Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Certification
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES
Timeline
FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE
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Thao Nguyen

Westminster,CA

Summary

Occupational therapist with expertise in supporting patients through a client centered approach. Skilled in patient assessment, therapeutic interventions, and progress evaluation. Strong focus on collaboration and achieving results, adaptable to changing needs. Known for empathy, effective communication, and problem-solving in clinical settings.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Occupational Therapist

Orange Healthcare & Wellness Center
07.2024 - Current
  • Documented patient progress accurately and efficiently, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements while utilizing NetHealth and PointClickCare.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members for comprehensive patient care and optimal results.
  • Promoted independence in activities of daily living through task analysis, environmental adaptations, and compensatory techniques.
  • Conducted thorough evaluations to assess patient needs, functional limitations, and potential for improvement.
  • Coordinated discharge planning efforts alongside case managers to ensure seamless transitions between care providers upon leaving facility.

Behavior Interventionist

ACES
08.2019 - 09.2022
  • Implemented Applied Behavior Analysis in 1:1 sessions to help decrease maladaptive behaviors and increase social, communication and adaptive skills.
  • Created a fun, engaging atmosphere, helped clients improve on everyday activities, collected data, tracked clients’ progress and provided parent training.

Shift Lead

7 Leaves Cafe
11.2014 - 07.2019
  • Supervised, trained and supported 6 staff members per shift, organized team building events, reviewed performances, found areas for additional training.
  • Ensured customer satisfaction by resolving all customer service concerns, refunds and questions. Promoted to Shift Lead November, 2016.

Intern

Love 2 Learn
01.2019 - 05.2019
  • Shadowed and assisted occupational therapists as they worked with children to improve motor, cognitive, sensory processing, communication and play skills.
  • Created and prepared art crafts for use during the sessions to promote occupational performance, and helped organize and clean the therapy rooms.

Education

Master of Science - Occupational Therapy

Stanbridge University
10.2023

Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Human Development - undefined

California State University
05.2018

Skills

  • Family and patient education
  • Clinical reasoning
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Direct patient care

Accomplishments

  • 12.2022 Master’s Thesis: Promotion of Therapeutic Gardening Through Social Media, Stanbridge University

Affiliations

04.2022 Pi Theta Epsilon (PTE) Honor Society - Vice President

Certification

  • 05.2024 Occupational Therapist - #26409 California Board of Occupational Therapy
  • 07.2024 American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider (BLS)

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES

Vietnamese

Timeline

Occupational Therapist

Orange Healthcare & Wellness Center
07.2024 - Current

Behavior Interventionist

ACES
08.2019 - 09.2022

Intern

Love 2 Learn
01.2019 - 05.2019

Shift Lead

7 Leaves Cafe
11.2014 - 07.2019

Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Human Development - undefined

California State University

Master of Science - Occupational Therapy

Stanbridge University

FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE

7.2023 to 10.2023 Level II: Nurture Collective, Whittier, CA

  • Worked with 6-7 clients/day for developmental delays, autistic disorder, feeding difficulties, Down syndrome and sensory processing disorders.
  • Performed assessments, scored/interpreted results for evaluations, collected client profiles, created/updated goals and analyzed clinical observations.
  • Created and implemented client-based interventions to target individual goals, provided caregiver education and utilized EHR software for all documentation.

01.2023 to 03.2023 Level II: Mission Palms Healthcare Center, Westminster, CA

  • Treated 6-8 patients per day with diagnoses of dementia, Parkinson’s, acute kidney failure, pneumonia, cardio-pulmonary disease, hip/knee replacement.
  • Assisted with evaluations, created short-term/long-term goals, planned and led interventions based on individual client goals.
  • Completed documentation including evaluations, daily reports, progress notes, and discharges, utilizing AM-PAC, Nethealth, and PointClickCare.

06.2022 Level I: Orange County CCS Baden Powell MTU, Anaheim, CA

  • Outpatient Pediatrics: observed interventions addressing self-care skills and applied my understanding of developmental milestones for various conditions.

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