Deborah Knight

Experience

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  Temple Health – Temple University Health System

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2009

  Occupational Therapist
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  SIM Galmi Hospital

  Feb 2011 - Dec 2017

  Occupational Therapist, Department Head

  Daily Occupational Therapy intervention for patients across the lifespan. Services include inpatient & outpatient Surgical, Medical, ICU, Pediatrics, HIV/TB Clinic, Obstetrics.Occupational Therapy intervention for patients whose diagnoses include: severe and minor burns, traumatic orthopedic injuries, stroke, cancer, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries, Hip replacements, hand injuries Cerebral Palsy, Downs Syndrome, diabetic neuropathy, chronic wounds, polio, clubfoot, etcManaged and trained a small team of Nigerien therapy aides; supervised international Fieldwork students and visiting Occupational and Physical TherapistsFabrication of splints, therapeutic devices, adapted seating and mobility devices using locally resourced materials as well as those compliant with industry standards. Home visitsParticipated in research, including a retrospective study on burn injury epidemiology in the region and pilot study of WHO Global Burn RegistryDeveloped and maintained digital record keeping for the Rehab DepartmentStarted the Department of Physical Rehabilitation Show less

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  SIM Niger

  Jan 2018 - Nov 2018

  Occupational Therapist, Project Manager

  Project manager of Occupational Therapy Outreach ProgramOccupational Therapy intervention at CURE Hospital, a US-based, international hospital systemHome-based OT Intervention of private clientsPartnership with Red Cross Prosthetics Clinic, FENISPHA Handicapped Sports, & Nigerien Paralympic CommitteeManagement of project budget and personnelFundraising & recruitmentDevelopment of local resources

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  Swedish Medical Center

  Jan 2019 - Aug 2020

  Occupational Therapist
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  Doctors Hospital of Augusta

  Aug 2020 - now

  Burn Rehabilitation Manager