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Merissa Wells-Gater

Pickering,Canada

Summary

Efficiency-driven professional with a diligent approach to handling financial, employee, and office affairs, with an extensive background in customer care.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Office Administrator

Shadow Lake Centre
Stouffville, Canada
07.2024 - Current
  • Provide administrative support to leadership roles, assisting with high-priority tasks, and maintaining confidentiality, contributing to the efficiency of our organization.
  • Staffing and hiring initiatives: collaborating with department heads to identify staffing needs, conducting interviews, onboarding new employees, organizing training initiatives, and attending events and workshops.
  • Prepared special reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing information from various sources.
  • Coordinated and managed daily administrative operations of the office.

Behaviour Therapist

Glowing Growth Autism Services
Markham, Canada
04.2023 - 09.2024
  • Implementation of centre-based and in-home direct 1:1 ABA therapy with children and teens on the autism spectrum
  • The assessment and development of behavioural intervention programs
  • The assessment and development of skill development programs
  • Material preparation and report writing
  • Graphing and analyzing data
  • Parent training
  • Collaboration with co-workers and other multidisciplinary team members
  • Continuous ongoing training

Office Manager/ physiotherapy assistant

Physio cottage
North York, Canada
03.2022 - 05.2023
  • Duties included but were not limited to: carrying out prescribed treatment plans under the direction of the physiotherapist that included exercise programs, patient education and the administration of therapeutic modalities such as TENS, laser, ultrasound, traction, and cupping
  • Administrative roles included billing coordination, scheduling, light housekeeping and overall office management

Physiotherapy Assistant

PTA Placement Stouffville Joint Venture Physiotherapy
Stouffville, Canada
05.2021 - 03.2022
  • Over 200 completed hours of physiotherapy assisting at a high-paced multidisciplinary clinic
  • Delegated treatment included the use of modalities, strength, and exercise programs, assisted vestibular rehab and patient education
  • Extensive chart review and documentation to ensure fluidity between team members

Occupational Therapy Assistant

OTA placement
Nova, Canada
12.2019 - 04.2020
  • Direct 1:1 ABA therapy implementation with children and adults on the autism spectrum
  • Academic, social and fine & gross motor skill development
  • Team collaboration
  • Charting and documentation

Education

Bachelor of Honours - Allied Health Sciences in health sciences in Allied Health Sciences

Ontario Tech University
Oshawa, ON
04.2023

Diploma in OTA - OTA/PTA

Durham College
Oshawa, ON
04.2021

Skills

  • Office management
  • Report preparation
  • Billing administration
  • Virtual service delivery
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer service
  • Event coordination
  • Client-centered care

Certification

  • CPR Certification Level C, 09/01/23
  • First Aid Certification, 09/01/23
  • Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), 09/01/23

Timeline

Office Administrator

Shadow Lake Centre
07.2024 - Current

Behaviour Therapist

Glowing Growth Autism Services
04.2023 - 09.2024

Office Manager/ physiotherapy assistant

Physio cottage
03.2022 - 05.2023

Physiotherapy Assistant

PTA Placement Stouffville Joint Venture Physiotherapy
05.2021 - 03.2022

Occupational Therapy Assistant

OTA placement
12.2019 - 04.2020

Bachelor of Honours - Allied Health Sciences in health sciences in Allied Health Sciences

Ontario Tech University

Diploma in OTA - OTA/PTA

Durham College

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