Tiffani J. Gilbert

• Assisted patients with completing basic daily living activities such as grooming, dressing and self-feeding.
• Managed caseloads effectively while maintaining a focus on quality care delivery for each patient served.
• Participated in continuous professional development to stay current on best practices and maintain high-quality patient care standards.
• Enhanced patient recovery through the development and implementation of therapeutic interventions.
• Educated patients and caregivers on home exercises and self-care techniques, promoting independence and long-term success.
• Supported patients during transitions from hospitalization to post-acute rehabilitation settings.
• Assisted in developing and implementing individualized treatment plans for diverse patient populations.

• The PPS coordinator is responsible for planning, developing and overall coordination of activities that support the Prospective Payment System (PPS) process for the inpatient rehabilitation unit. Assures compliance with all State and Federal requirements related to and oversees the accuracy and timely completion/transmission of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility-Patient Assessment Instrument (IRF-PAI).
• Coordinates staff education and training related to scoring and documenting QI (Quality Indicators).
• Collaborates with rehab liaison and admitting physician to determine the anticipated case mix group (CMG) assigned to each patient admitted.
• Audit all clinical documentation and record accurate information in IRF-PAI reports.
• Determined appropriate ICD10 codes and recorded for insurance providers.
• Provides PPS In-services and training on Quality Indicators and Medicare compliant documentation to newly hired nursing and therapy staff as needed and monthly as part of New Employee Orientation.
• Communicates directly with case managers and admissions department to relay information regarding patient’s length of stay and any pertinent insurance provider information.
• Provides updates on changes of Medicare/PPS and new regulations to the Senior Staff and Department Heads.

• Responsible for managing and supervising the rehabilitation department to meet resident needs, the company’s fiscal requirements, and federal and state regulations.
• Worked to achieve specific patient care, employee relations, customer service, and financial objectives through strong leadership and effective management of staff, customers, and referral sources.
• Coordinate patient’s healthcare needs including but not limited to referrals for orthotics, prosthetics, and other speciality follow ups.
• Assign patient scheduling and other responsibilities to staff as needed.
• Maintain high standards of performance and patient quality care, in conjunction with the Regional Director of Operations and Human Resources.
• May assist with the interview process for hiring department employees.
• Ensure that therapists and therapy assistants are compliant with documentation.
• Communicate effectively with administration regarding department programs, goals, objectives, risks, and successes.
• Responsible for revenue and expense controls to meet budgetary requirements.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of MDS information.
• Ensure timely and accurate billing of services provided and completion of required documentation and maintain quality of services.
• Supervises the work of others in the facility to include, but not limited to: training, scheduling, coaching, resolving issues, maintaining personnel records, and assisting with discipline.

• Promoting independence in activities of daily living (including dressing and feeding) through problem solving, suggesting adaptations and observation of the student.
• Observe, problem solve and suggest positioning techniques to enhance educational participation and maximize function.
• Consult and assist classroom staff through gathering and sharing information at team meetings when requested.
• Discuss and exchange information about the students assigned with the occupational therapist.
• Utilize task analysis to suggest techniques to the educational team with regard to feeding, activities of daily living, pre-writing, pre-cutting, and other skills needed for school performance.
• Implement the individualized/small group therapeutic program prescribed by the occupational therapist based on goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with colleagues and parents in order to share information and expertise to plan and implement effective student programs.
• Assist occupational therapist in determining extent to which goals and objectives are being met by collecting and maintaining data on individual student goals.
• Assist therapist in formulating new goals based on data analysis.

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• Implemented treatment interventions to support individual objectives in daily living, clinical, educational and vocational areas.
• Developed engaging activities that promoted cognitive and physical rehabilitation among diverse patient populations.
• Collaborating with multiple occupational therapists across acute inpatient and outpatient settings to provide the best plan of care and treatments to assist adult and pediatric patients in improving their quality of life and increasing ADL independence.
• Served as part of an interdisciplinary rehab team working with TBI Day Rehab Program providing OT treatment to patients focusing on improving physical dysfunction, return to school/work, and community reintegration.
• Developed an Occupational Therapy Gardening Group using gardening to improve patient’s physical, cognitive, and social deficits.

• Collaborating with occupational therapist to develop treatment plans to increase independence and safety with activities of daily living.
• Providing occupational therapy treatments to patients with a variety of diagnosis including CVA, TBI, orthopedic surgery, and a host of chronic illnesses with respect to treatment plan.
• Providing consistent updates to OTR and DOR verbally and through concise documentation.

• Providing excellent patient care at Vernon Healthcare Center through treatment, educating patients and family members, working on an interdisciplinary team and assisting with the implementation of programs to improve quality of life for all patients on caseload.
• Also, assuming supervisory and administrative responsibilities as ADOR of the facility.