KRISTEN KAYE BARICUATRO
Calgary,AB
Summary
Focused team player that is familiar with helping clients develop skills such as feeding, grooming and dressing, as well as providing educational support and managing sensory processing issues. Hardworking, disciplined multitasker with adaptability analytical problem-solving and abilities.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Occupational Therapist Assistant
Heartland Agency and Educational Services
04.2022 - Current
- Carried out Occupational Therapist (OT) goals for children with developmental delays and behavioral difficulties through implementation of educational programming, including but not limited to improving fine motor skills, gross motor skills, and sensory integration; and supporting activities of daily living such as dressing and mealtime.
- Demonstrated good time management skills by providing direct OT support to at least 18 children per week, and ability to work independently as supervising OT is on-site once or twice per week. Also provided reports and feedback to supervising OT regarding children’s status in a timely manner.
- Engaged in Family-Centred Programming both in-person and via telephone calls with children’s families to discuss progress and to check in with families’ current situation at home.
- Provided classroom support, especially during dressing and mealtime. Also took children for body breaks and proactive regulatory activities for successful participation in classroom.
- Demonstrated flexibility and was able to provide coverage in classrooms as Education Assistant per operational requirements.
- Performed administrative tasks such as organizing children’s files for easy access and understanding by team members.
Rehabilitation Therapist Assistant
Nicola Lodge
07.2021 - 03.2022
- Successfully provided services to more than 50 residents and carried out designated components of rehabilitative treatment program such as mobility, positioning, strengthening, and balancing exercises safely to residents as directed by treating Physiotherapist.
- Prepared and applied therapeutic treatment modalities as assigned such as hot packs.
- Utilized proper material and equipment usage such as gait belts, walkers, and sit-to-stand lifts in performance of role.
- Other duties such as preparation of equipment and machines, providing chair and bed alarms, maintaining inventory of equipment tools and supplies, and doing wheelchair checks and minor repairs as directed by OT.
- Charted every after shift: recorded and reported concerns or changes in residents’ functional and cognitive behaviour to direct care team.
- Communicated effectively to different team members (PTs, OTs, TAs, nurses, clients, significant others, etc.) and provided input to the evaluation and implementation of rehabilitative treatment plan/program.
Occupational Therapist
Children's Paradise Montessori School
09.2017 - 08.2018
- Designed and ran both individual and group therapy programs that target domains that include but are not limited to activities of daily living, play participation, social skills, and school participation.
- Participated in Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings to track progress and to make sure that short-term and long-term goals are met.
- Involved in Multi-Disciplinary Team (Senior OTs, Speech Pathologist, Applied Behavioral Therapists, Teachers, and Parents) meetings to present assessments and feedback on children's progress.
- Assisted Speech Pathologist in carrying out speech-related interventions to children ages 2 to 12 through Language Facilitation Techniques and appropriate use of speech and language.
- Maintained professional, concise, and accurate records using handwritten documentation and Microsoft Office.
Related Experience
Therapy Assistant Student 10/2019 to 11/2019
Peter Lougheed Centre - Calgary, AB
- Took hip and knee range of motions of hip and knee replacement patients.
- Taught different hip and knee strengthening exercises, proper usage of walking aides, and assisted in ambulation.
- Provision of bedside exercises to patients and provided Home Exercise Program (HEP) copies with the explanation.
- Non-clinical duties such as preparation of equipment and cubicle prior to treating a client, and cleaning of plinth and equipment after use
- Charted every after shift and checked for consults.
Occupational Therapy Intern 01/2017 to 02/ 2017
Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center - Cebu, Philippines
- Provision of services in both inpatient and outpatient departments which includes but is not limited to the measurement for appropriate equipment size, range of motion exercises, strengthening exercises, and home exercise programs.
- Provision of neuromuscular re-education to improve active movement, cognition, and balance.
- Application of manual techniques which includes but are not limited to soft tissue massage, retrograde massage, scar massage, and passive range of motion.
- Participated in Case Studies with the multidisciplinary team consisting of resident doctors, physical therapists, occupational therapists, etc.
Occupational Therapy Intern 09/2016 to 10/2016
Cebu Rehab Medics, Inc. - Cebu, Philippines
- Evaluated and created treatment plans for clients under the direction of Senior OTs and as per the Physiatrist’s orders.
- Assisted in providing care for dysphagia clients which include but are not limited to individualized compensatory swallowing strategies, modifying diet textures to ensure safe swallowing and eliminate or minimize the risk of aspiration, and adapting mealtime environments.
- Prepared and applied therapeutic treatment modalities as assigned such as transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), hot packs, ice, and wax treatments.
- Assisted in making orthotic devices such as splints.
Education
Diploma - Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Calgary, AB06.2020
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Therapy
Velez College
Cebu, Philippines03.2017
Skills
- Professional Relationships
- School Engagement
- Sensory Integration
- Therapeutic Exercise
- Acute and Rehabilitative Care
- Daily Living Skills Instruction
- Physical Agent Modalities
- Equipment Use Instruction
- Body Mechanics
- Employee Training
Affiliations
Therapy Assistant Association of Alberta Member
Membership No: 1254
Certification
- Early Childhood Educator (Level 1)
- Advanced Food Safety Certification - March 24, 2021 to March 24, 2026
- Healthcare Provider (BLS) Adult, Child, and Infant CPR/AED & First Aid - March 24, 2022 – March 24, 2023 (To be renewed)
- Licensed Occupational Therapist in the Philippines - August 2017 – May 2020
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
Occupational Therapist Assistant
Heartland Agency and Educational Services
04.2022 - Current
Rehabilitation Therapist Assistant
Nicola Lodge
07.2021 - 03.2022
Occupational Therapist
Children's Paradise Montessori School
09.2017 - 08.2018
Diploma - Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Bachelor of Science - Occupational Therapy
Velez College
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