Adjunct Professor Houston Community College January 2016 Current

Objective

Looking to secure a College Professor/Adjunct position that will allow an individual with 16 years of experience to display exceptional communication, teaching, interpersonal, leadership abilities, and that will enable me to make a significant difference at your school.

Experience

Adjunct Professor Houston Community College January 2016 – Current

Teach and develop pediatrics lecture and lab course infant to adulthood
Creates, distributes, and reviews the course syllabus.
Utilizes a variety of instructional strategies in order to engage students, including cooperative and experiential learning.
Meets with academic department chair to develop courseware and curriculum.
Presents prepared materials and supervise organized activities.
Evaluates student performance promptly and accurately based on departmental rubrics.
Maintains records of student attendance, involvement, and progress.
Teaches assigned class material in accordance with learning objectives that are developed by the department.
Communicates with students outside of class to provide supplementary instruction, when necessary.
Participates in faculty meetings involving departmental updates

Pediatric Occupational Therapist/Owner/President: Faith Pediatric RehabilitationSeptember 2006– Current

Oversee and trainstudents for a 3-month rotation. Communicating effectively and relating to the students using different teaching techniques depending on the student’s type of learning style. The student will then learn the different therapy procedures to help his/her client become independent in his/her everyday life.
Plan, evaluate, organize and conduct pediatric occupational therapy programs to facilitate growth in sensory-motor development.
Administer occupational therapy evaluations and assessments to determine a child’s level of function relative to age in such areas as fine/gross motor skill development, sensory motor integration, sensory modulation, self-care and activities of daily living.
Comply with federal, state, and local legal and certification requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
Develop a treatment plan and monitor progress for each child on his/her caseload using independent clinical judgment, well- developed communication skills, and the ability to work well with coworkers and families of clients.
Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers, contributing to patient care conferences.
Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programs.
Overseevirtually every function, including product development, finance, human resources, marketing and production.
Create organizational structure, hiring the best people available to perform the important management functions.
Monitor the business’s finances and makes decisions regarding the company’s spending, debt service, investment strategies, and profits.

Lead Pediatric Occupational Therapist: Kids R UsJune 2005 – September 2006

Hire, train and evaluate employees
Department supervisor
Plan, evaluate, organize and conduct pediatric occupational therapy programs to facilitate growth in sensory-motor development.
Administer occupational therapy evaluations and assessments to determine a child’s level of function relative to age in such areas as fine/gross motor skill development, sensory motor integration, sensory modulation, self-care and activities of daily living.
Develop a treatment plan and monitor progress for each child on his/her caseload using independent clinical judgment, well- developed communication skills, and the ability to work well with coworkers and families of clients.
Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers, contributing to patient care conferences.
Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programs.

Pediatric Occupational Therapist: Speech SolutionsMay 2002 – June 2005

Oversee and train students for a 3-month rotation. Communicating effectively and relating to the students using different teaching techniques depending on the student’s type of learning style. The student will then learn the different therapy procedures to help his/her client become independent in his/her everyday life.
Plan, evaluate, organize and conduct pediatric occupational therapy programs to facilitate growth in sensory-motor development.
Administer occupational therapy evaluations and assessments to determine a child’s level of function relative to age in such areas as fine/gross motor skill development, sensory motor integration, sensory modulation, self-care and activities of daily living.
Develop a treatment plan and monitor progress for each child on his/her caseload using independent clinical judgment, well- developed communication skills, and the ability to work well with coworkers and families of clients.
Completes discharge planning by consulting with physicians, nurses, social workers, and other health care workers, contributing to patient care conferences.
Assures continuation of therapeutic plan following discharge by designing and instructing patients, families, and caregivers in home exercise programs; recommending and/or providing assistive equipment; recommending outpatient or home health follow-up programs.

Education

Texas Woman’s University: Houston TexasSeptember 1997 - August 2000

Masters of Occupational Therapy

Certifications

Brain Gym, Therapeutic Listening, Interactive Metronome, Aquatic therapy, Sensory integration, Masgutova method, Therapeutic yoga, Astronaut Training, Kineiso taping, and Theratog strapping.

References:

Upon Request