Lana Patton

Experience

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  Private Child Care

  Jan 2005 - Aug 2015

  Miss Lana [:

  • My duties as a private childcare provider included maintaining the daily routine, providing homework support, and occasionally overnight care. • I felt privileged that I was invited into the homes of many wonderful families & to have been a positive influence in their children's lives.

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  China Village

  Nov 2006 - Nov 2012

  Hostess

  • Tended to patrons and managed their payments.• Received and coordinated take-out orders

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  Little Foot Steps

  Nov 2009 - Feb 2010

  Teacher's Assistant

  • Assisted implementation of the toddler curriculum while maintaining the health and safety of all children.

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  A Readiness Learning Academy

  Mar 2010 - Nov 2011

  Teacher's Assistant

  • Assisted implementation of the infant and toddler curriculums while maintaining the health and safety of all children.• Participated in office administration activities including updating medical records.

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  Kiddie Academy of Lakewood Ranch

  Nov 2011 - May 2012

  Teacher's Assistant

  • Supported the pre-kindergarten curriculum while maintaining the health and safety of all children.• Managed the classroom environment such as organizing, preparing and updating classroom materials.

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  Heritage Action for America

  May 2013 - May 2014

  Team Captain

  • Created weekly schedules based on the needs of the team, while also supervising their work.• Educated registered voters on how to properly contact their representatives.

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  Students For Liberty

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  Campus Coordinator

  • Helped four new student groups become officially recognized on their respective campuses.• Exceeded the year’s goal of adding 10 existing student groups to the SFL network, which allows for more efficient allocation of SFL’s free resources.

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  University of South Florida Speech & Hearing Clinic

  Sept 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Provided aural habilitation services for deaf and hard of hearing clients.• Provided Early Intervention services which included Medicaid billing.• Conducted group therapy with preschool children focusing on language development and social skills.• Conducted community language screenings at a local bilingual preschool. • Provided parent coaching in the clinic setting to facilitate language learning through play.• Provided therapy for preschool children diagnosed with Autism and Childhood Apraxia of Speech.• Conducted community language screenings at a local preschool. • Conducted therapy for adults with aphasia.• Performed memory screenings in a local retirement community.• Conducted group therapy for stuttering with three age groups; preschool, school age, and adult.

  • Graduate Clinician; Aural Rehabilitation Practicum

    May 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Graduate Clinician; Language Phonology Practicum

    Jan 2015 - May 2015

  • Graduate Clinician; Voice Fluency Neurogenics Practicum

    Sept 2014 - Dec 2014
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  Hillsborough County Public Schools

  Sept 2015 - Nov 2015

  Graduate Clinician

  • Provided total communication support for applicable students.• Delivered aural habilitation services for deaf and hard of hearing student.• Conducted qualifying assessments and reassessments.• Lent academic support in the classroom.

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  Bolesta Center Inc

  Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Graduate Clinician; Advanced

  • Conducted Auditory Verbal Therapy in the clinic and in the home.• Implemented behavioral management techniques. • Provided parent coaching in the clinic and the home setting in order to facilitate language learning through daily routines and activities.• Delivered Early Intervention services which included Medicaid billing.

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  AdventHealth: Previously know as Florida Hospital

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Graduate Clinician

  • Provided skilled dysphagia therapy as well as conducted Modified Barium Swallow Studies and bedside swallow evaluations.• Implemented cognitive-linguistic therapy for applicable patients. • Conducted voice therapy including Passy Muir valves and vocal retraining. • Contributed to interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings regarding patient progress, plan of care, and discharge options.• Utilized EMR PowerChart via Cerner.

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  Children's Choice for Therapy

  Aug 2016 - now

  Speech Language Pathologist

  •Work with children with varying degrees of special needs including but not limited to: AAC, adolescent voice, Autism, dysphagia, early intervention, and food selectivity. •Provide diagnostics of varying speech, language, and feeding disorders.•Conduct family centered intervention in the private clinic setting.•Deliver academic support in the school setting including children receiving special education & those that are mainstreamed.•Enable crisis prevention and management based on Safety-Care Behavioral Safety Training program principles.•Follow infectious disease protocols to reduce infection risk for children and staff with special procedures & consideration regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.•Create & updated plans of care per educational, medicaid, & private insurance billing standards. Show less

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  The ALS Association Florida Chapter

  Aug 2016 - Oct 2016

  Assistive Technology Program Manager

  • Systemized assistive technology and durable medical equipment loan program.• Gave directional and software support to network members currently using a loaner device.• Provided consultant support for AAC access options.

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  Terrace Landing Finest Medical Center

  Jun 2018 - Jan 2020

  Voice Clinician; Speech-Language Pathologist

  • Provided feminine voice therapy for patients that identify as transgendered.• Utilize computer-based instrumentation in order to determine patient voice frequencies.• Utilize electronic medical records (EMR) system Practice Fusion.• Performed necessary office duties such as coordinating physician schedules and providing managerial support.

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  AchieveAbility

  Dec 2018 - Jul 2019

  Department Lead: Speech-Language Pathologist

  •Tended to a caseload primarily consisting of but not limited to: Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), Apraxia of Speech, Autism, dysphagia, feeding tubes, feeding selectivity, and quadriplegia for ages 1-year to 19-years.•Hosted facility tours for potential clients. •Provided therapy conducive to Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) principles.•Created schedules weekly for my department coordinated among all therapy staff to achieve optimal productivity.•Supervised graduate students from USF including abiding by KASA standards. •Conducted client centered therapy in an outpatient setting including caregiver training and family centered therapy. •Primary provider at this location for dysphagia and food selectivity clients. •Assessed, trialed, and implemented interventions for AAC including speech-generating devices (SGDs). •Created & updated plans of care per Medicaid & private insurance billing standards. •Provided insurance mandated and approved training for parents and caregivers of clients.•Established standards and protocols in the therapeutic and private school settings in order to better facilitate complex communication needs.•Enabled crisis prevention and management based on Professional Crisis Management program principles.•Obtained three insurance reimbursed dedicated SGDs in less than six months.•Utilized multiple EMR systems including ClinicSource and AccuPoint. Show less

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  AdventHealth

  Jul 2019 - Jan 2021

  Speech-Language Pathologist

  •Managed a caseload of primarily tracheotomy, ventilator, and respiratory-compromised patients in a long-term acute care setting.•Provided skilled dysphagia therapy as well as conduct Modified Barium Swallow Studies and bedside swallow evaluations.•Conducted voice therapy primarily utilizing Passy Muir valves for vocal retraining relevant for respiratory rehabilitation. •Increased functional communication access for tracheotomy and ventilator patients.•Implemented cognitive-linguistic therapy for applicable patients.•Followed infectious disease protocols to reduce infection risk for patients and staff with special procedures & consideration regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.•Participated in redeployment to local acute care settings to assist community needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.•Utilize EMR PowerChart via Cerner. Show less

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  NeuroRestorative

  Aug 2019 - Sept 2020

  Speech-Language Pathologist

  •Attended to adult and geriatric participants in an in-patient setting with diagnosis including, but not limited to: Autism, Cognitively impaired, and Traumatic Brain Injury.•Facilitated communication, cognitive, and swallowing function via evidence-based practices to increase participant independence and re-entry to the community and/or caregiver home. •Participated in regular interdisciplinary team meetings to ensure client and staff safety.•Enacted crisis prevention and management utilizing Crisis Prevention Institute training and program principles.•Generated standards and guides to streamline service deliveries across disciplines. •Provided skilled-intervention via a variety of service-delivery methods including interactive & synchronous telehealth.•Followed infectious disease protocols to reduce infection risk for patients and staff with special procedures & consideration regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.•Utilized EMR iServe. Show less

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  Brookdale

  Sept 2019 - Feb 2020

  PRN Speech-Language Pathologist

  •Tended to geriatric residents across the Brookdale campus including the skilled nursing facility and memory care units as well as home-health in the independent living areas.•Increased cognitive, communication, and swallowing function via evidence-based practices to facilitate resident independence, safety skills, and access to the immediate community. •Utilized EMRs Point Click Care and RehabOptima.

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  Life Care Services

  Feb 2020 - Oct 2022

  PRN Speech-Language Pathologist

  •Tended to geriatric residents across campus including the skilled inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and memory care units as well as home-health in the independent living areas.•Provided skilled intervention for cognitive, communication, and swallowing function via evidence-based practices to facilitate safe transition to prior living environment as well as increase resident independence, safety skills, and access to the immediate community. •Followed infectious disease protocols to reduce infection risk for patients and staff with special procedures & consideration due to the COVID-19 pandemic.•Utilized electronic medical record system (EMR) Point Click Care and RehabOptima. Show less

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  GENSIS REHAB SERVICES

  Sept 2020 - Feb 2021

  Speech Language Pathologist

  •Attending clinician for a 120-bed skilled nursing facility.•Gain baseline data regarding cognitive functioning for all admissions to the facility utilizing trained & licensed BCAT® approach.•Manage a caseload of adult & geriatric residents with a variety of respiratory support needs & neuro-cognitive disorders.•Increased cognitive, communication, and swallowing function via evidence-based practices to facilitate independence, safety skills, and socialization. •Followed infectious disease protocols to reduce infection risk for patients and staff with special procedures & consideration due to the COVID-19 pandemic.•Utilized EMR Point Click Care and RehabOptima. Show less

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  HealthPRO Heritage

  Oct 2022 - now

  PRN Speech-Language Pathologist

  •Tend to adult & geriatric residents across campus including the skilled inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and memory care units as well as home-health in the independent living areas.•Provide skilled intervention for cognitive, communication, and swallowing function via evidence-based practices to facilitate safe transition to prior living environment as well as increase resident independence, safety skills, and access to the immediate community. •Follow infectious disease protocols to reduce infection risk for patients and staff with special procedures & considerations including those related to COVID-19.•Utilize electronic medical record system (EMR) Point Click Care and NetHealth. Show less

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  Sequoia Care

  May 2023 - Oct 2023

  Speech-Language Pathologist

  •Attending SLP for a 110+ bed facility with levels of care including in-patient rehab, long-term/ memory care, and hospice. •Screen all admitted and re-admitted patients to ensure continuum of care from admitting facilities. •Collaborate closely with other skilled professional including attending physician/medical and nursing staff with in-patient specialty services including Cardiology, Neurology, and Pulmonology. •Tend to primarily adult & geriatric patients. •Provide skilled intervention for cognitive, communication, and swallowing function via evidence-based practices to facilitate safe transition to prior living environment as well as increase resident independence, safety skills, and access to the immediate community. •Utilize electronic medical record system (EMR) Point Click Care and NetHealth. Show less