Experience

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  Hoosier rehabilitation services

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Occupational therapist

  Provided occupational therapy services to a wide variety of clients in both rehabilitation and long term care settings. Led the interdisciplinary team rounds. Implemented a seating assessment program for the facility. Provided outreach education to the Kiwanis group.

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  Trillium health centre

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Occupational therapist
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  Trillium health partners

  Sept 2002 - Mar 2012

  Clinical educator, rehabilitation (allied health)

  Provided leadership in the Neurosciences-Musculoskeletal Health System and organization-wide quality initiatives including falls prevention, least restraint procedures, inter professional practice, nursing preceptor training, partnership councils, infection control and accreditation preparation.Led components of interdisciplinary best practice projects for orthopaedics and stroke. Led Task Group and provided project management to improve access to rehabilitation services and improve transitions between acute are, rehabilitation and the community. Designed and delivered education and training for staff. Collaborated on system transformation with partners including CCAC, Mississauga Halton LHIN hospitals, West GTA Stroke Network, GTA Rehab Network, Toronto ABI Network and the Bone and Joint Health Network. Show less

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  Grand river hospital

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

  Clinical manager of rehabilitation therapies

  Led a team of 110 rehabilitation therapy staff and professional practice leaders, and managed the operations of 6 ambulatory clinics in the areas of geriatrics, neurological rehabilitation, prosthetics and orthotics, pulmonary rehabilitation, augmentative and alternative communication, and acute hand and upper extremity rehabilitation. Collaborated with regional partners to implement CCAC coordinated access processes, and stroke pathways and best practices. Managed projects to implement Lean improvements to achieve shorter wait times, and more streamlined and coordination care.Member of the Rehabilitative Care Alliance Outpatient Rehabilitation Task Group to recommend a quality framework and minimum data set for the Ontario Outpatient Rehabilitation sector. Show less

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  Waterloo wellington ccac

  Aug 2015 - May 2017

  Project manager and lead

  Achieved $1M/year estimated system savings/reinvestment (based on third part evaluation) and high patient satisfaction and outcomes through the implementation of the Rapid Recovery Therapy Program. Facilitated cross-system collaboration to achieve results and deliver excellent patient care with an integrated transition of care from hospital to community. The program provides intensive in-home therapy in order to support earlier discharge from hospital (acute care or rehabilitative care)