Wendy Mathews
Tyler,TX
Summary
Creative Occupational Therapy Assistant who practices an innovative and dynamic approach to treatment. Equipped with an insightful spirit that easily adapts to clients ever changing emotional and physical needs, insuring client buy-in and case productivity. Thrives as a collaborative team player accepting feedback while encouraging others. Excellent time management skills and ability to redirect schedule as needed.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
In Home Health Care
Family Members
Landers, CA
06.2023 - 01.2024
- Aided with mobility and independence for disabled individual and continually monitored safety.
- Managed client transportation and appointment scheduling.
- Encouraged independence by helping them learn self-care skills that can be used independently without assistance from others.
- Confidently and successfully navigated personal family relationships while collaborating to capture overall goals and aspirations of the client.
- Assisted family members and client through the final stages of palliative care by managing physical symptoms and providing emotional and spiritual support.
Volunteer
Outreach Center
Aberdeen, WA
04.2022 - 06.2023
- Facilitated group activities designed to help build social skills among shelter residents.
- Organized donation drives to collect essential items for those living in shelters or on the streets.
- Participated in fundraising events to generate financial resources for homeless services.
- Developed relationships with community organizations that could provide additional support services for clients.
- Provided food, clothing, hygiene products, and other resources to homeless individuals.
COTA
Montesano Health and Rehabilitation Center
Montesano, WA
06.2021 - 02.2022
- Honored the collaboration with other health care professionals to develop comprehensive treatment programs for clients.
- Creatively engaged clients experiencing anxiety or hesitation toward therapy with personalized and meaningful next steps.
- Resentfully collaborated and included family members in treatment plans as to promote the health and wellbeing of family unit.
- Promoted maximum independence by selecting and constructing therapies according to individual's physical capacity and interest.
- Successfully motivated clients to attended group therapy reducing social isolation and encouraging increased client participation.
Health Care Provider
In Home Health Care
Steilacoom, WA
04.2019 - 06.2020
- Prepared related activities for client each day
- Assist spouse in planning functional activities at the just right challenge for client
- Assisted in ADLs such as, feeding/eating ambulating in community, toileting grooming and hygiene
- Recreational activities to promote dynamic muscle movement, balance and breathing
- Maintained positive and professional relationship with client's spouse, allowing for a healthy and collaborative environment with family members
- Established communication with client, who was nonverbal, by education/understanding of subtle nonverbal cues
- Maintained weekly journal of client documenting physical decline for self-improvement, professional growth and adaptation of activities for each consecutive week.
Cashier
Stadium Thriftway
Tacoma, WA
04.2017 - 11.2018
- Thoughtful, organized front cashier, able to complete many tasks under pressure
- Presenting a mindful and considerate countenance, while addressing consumers' needs and quickly moving them through the check-out process
- Boosted team success by working well with all members and cross-training in diverse positions and departments.
Chiropractic Assistant
Johnson Chiropractic Center
Cape Coral, Fl
01.2013 - 12.2015
- Implemented billing best practices by using correct chiropractic terminology in dealing with insurance companies
- Maintained accuracy of billing for clinics, labs and other divisions through correct coding
- Serviced front desk and records room area to organize patient records and practice files
- Educated patients, changed schedules and managed claims to keep office operating efficiently
- Managed daily activities, such as, assisting in exercise and physical rehabilitation while treating chronic pain conditions with PAMs, including, hot packs, Cryotherpay, TENS and FES.
Birth Assistant
Baby Love Birth Center
Cape Coral, Fl
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Assistant to a group of home-birth centered midwives
- All aspects of holistic family-centered midwifery and well-woman care including, home visits prenatal and postpartum period to assess breast-feeding, mother-baby health adjustment and labor monitoring
- Efficient use of electronic medical charting system
- Facilitated meetings with parents in second or third trimester of pregnancy securing knowledge of prior birth experiences and pregnancies
- Assist in developing birth plans and education in relaxation, visualization and breathing techniques used in labor
- Monitor mothers through entire pregnancy by manual and digital blood pressure monitor, safe effective blood draw and collection of urine samples.
Home School Teacher/Home Maker
Self Employed
Orting, WA
08.2000 - 01.2012
- At this time, my daughter did not thrive in the traditional school setting
- I made the decision to offer her a more tailored and supportive learning environment at home
- She did thrive in this environment, graduating one year early and continuing on to complete an Associates Degree
- Volunteered as assistant volleyball coach for two years
- Volunteered each weekend, for five years, to visit inner-city children in need, by providing emotional support and food
- Volunteered my time on Friday nights, once each month, for four years opening up my home to the youth group in the church for games and fellowship.
Day Care Owner
Self Employed
Richland, WA
02.1994 - 06.2000
- Delivered in-home child care for infants and toddlers up to four-years of age, which included basic care and teaching
- Scheduled and participated in meetings with parents and guardians to discuss their child's progress and social emotional needs
- Recorded progress and developed strategies facilitating effective learning and development in home environment
- Improved language development, social skills, understanding of scientific and mathematical concepts by using children's play, such as, art, dance and music
- Constructed daily and long-term schedules for activities
- Created activity stations targeting special interests that could be adapted targeting individual needs, as the child matured and or new children would come in
- I believed the use of diverse activity stations would facilitate and develop a more dynamic play theme, thus building skills in various developmental areas.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Occupational Therapy Assistant
Bates Technical College
Skills
- Proficient in managing time and case loads
- Adaptable and effective while leading group therapy
- Discernment when communicating and collaborating with clients
- Inventive when developing treatment plans and personalizing techniques
- Perceptive during assessment and observation of client
- Compassionate and respectful of clients social emotional needs
Certification
- Suicide prevention training, 05/23/2019
- Real Job first Aid and CPR Education, 10/01/2018
- HIV/AIDS Training, 10/10/2019
Field Work Experience
- Field Work 2, MannorCare Health Services-Lacy WA
- Field Work 2, Puyallup School District WA
- Field Work 1, Peoples Injury Network Northwest, Tacoma WA
- Field Work 1, Pearl Street Center Youth Rehabilitation, Tacoma WA
- Field Work 1, Peninsula Pediatric Therapy Center, Gig Harbor WA
Timeline
In Home Health Care
Family Members
06.2023 - 01.2024
Volunteer
Outreach Center
04.2022 - 06.2023
COTA
Montesano Health and Rehabilitation Center
06.2021 - 02.2022
Health Care Provider
In Home Health Care
04.2019 - 06.2020
Cashier
Stadium Thriftway
04.2017 - 11.2018
Chiropractic Assistant
Johnson Chiropractic Center
01.2013 - 12.2015
Birth Assistant
Baby Love Birth Center
01.2012 - 01.2013
Home School Teacher/Home Maker
Self Employed
08.2000 - 01.2012
Day Care Owner
Self Employed
02.1994 - 06.2000
Associate of Applied Science - Occupational Therapy Assistant
Bates Technical College
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