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Valerie Ramirez

Houston,TX

Summary

Professionally provides therapeutic interventions and assessments to variety of patients. Skills including creating individualized treatment plans to maximize patient's independence and wellbeing. Focused on using therapeutic approaches to help clients reach highest potential. Hoping to continue to improve and develop news skills by furthering my education.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Occupational Therapy Assistant

PAM Hospital
02.2023 - Current
  • Educated patients and families on conditions, treatments and home exercises.
  • Helped improve fine motor, visual perception and sensory processing skills.
  • Assisted patients with completing basic daily living activities such as grooming, dressing and self-feeding.
  • Provided support to help patients adjust to new physical or cognitive limitations.

Occupational Therapy Assistant

Winter Pediatric Therapy
09.2022 - 08.2023
  • Helped improve fine motor, visual perception and sensory processing skills.
  • Adapted environments by making changes to patient homes, workplaces and school environments to promote safety, independence and participation.
  • Provided direct occupational therapy services in pediatric settings.
  • Assisted patients with completing basic daily living activities such as grooming, dressing and self-feeding.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Occupational Therapy Assistance

Panola College
Carthage, TX
05.2022

Skills

  • Supporting Daily Living Needs
  • Adaptive Equipment
  • Clinical Reasoning
  • Treatment Implementation
  • Bilingual
  • Patience
  • Work Ethic

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Certification

Basic Life Support | Memorial Health Systems of East Texas NOVEMBER 2020- NOVEMBER 2022 Training to reinforce understanding of early CPR and defibrillation, basic steps of performing CPR, relieving chocking, and using an AED; and the role of each link in the chain of survival.


PAC Certification of Attendance | Panola College AUGUST 2021 PAC is a person-centered approach that uses various techniques to meet the individual needs of those with dementia.


Stepping Into Handwriting from Handwriting Without Tears Certification of Completion | Panola College MARCH 20, 2021 Handwriting Without Tears is a developmentally based program design to help progress child’s fine motor and visual motor skills through fun and interactive activities.



Additional Information

Volunteer Experience | Muscular Dystrophy Association Walk APRIL 2023 Volunteered to help organize setting up/clean up before event and provide support to those who participated in walk.

Volunteer Experience | AMBUCS Ramp Building OCTOBER 2020 & OCTOBER 2021 Volunteered during weekends to assist with constructing ramps from scratch for those in need to allow them to enter and exit their home safely and comfortably.

Volunteer Experience | Focused Care 2018-2019 Provided social support to those in the Nursing home by organizing leisure activities or just providing resources to meet their needs (sitting with them and being a friend).

Volunteer Experience | West Virginia Mission Trip JUNE 2018 Provided landscaping assistance for families who were affected by a flood and built a ramp for a resident who was unable to exit home.

Timeline

Occupational Therapy Assistant

PAM Hospital
02.2023 - Current

Occupational Therapy Assistant

Winter Pediatric Therapy
09.2022 - 08.2023

Associate of Applied Science - Occupational Therapy Assistance

Panola College
Valerie Ramirez