Shayla Selinger
Radisson,SK
Summary
Dedicated Occupational/Physical Therapist Assistant with experience at Sherbrooke Community Centre, skilled in geriatric physical therapy and functional mobility training. Known for building trust through empathetic interactions and effectively implementing therapeutic exercises to enhance patient outcomes. Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and adapt to diverse patient needs.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Occupational/Physical Therapist Assistant
Sherbrooke Community Centre
09.2023 - Current
- Working under the supervision of Occupational and Physical Therapists, splitting my time 50/50 to help residents in long term care facility maintain and regain their functional abilities and assist in fixing and maintaining their equipment needs.
- As an OTA, my duties included fixing and maintaining manual and power wheelchairs, ROHO cushions and mattresses. Gathering and delivering equipment to residents as per therapists requests, such as moving beds, swapping mattresses, installing fall alarm's, call bells, fall mats, raised toilet seats, and transfer poles.
- Facilitated group activities to promote social engagement, cognitive stimulation, and leisure participation such as hand wax therapy, towel folding and pool group.
- As a PTA my duties includes assisting in developing personalized rehabilitation programs for diverse patient needs.
- Trained residents on the use of adaptive equipment, including walkers and transfer devices, to promote safe ambulation and transfers.
- Implemented therapeutic exercises to enhance mobility and strength in patients.
- Monitored patient progress and reported any changes to the therapist to adjust treatment plans as necessary.
- Collaborated with physical therapists, nurses and other health care staff to ensure optimal care delivery and patient outcomes.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient treatments and progress notes.
Occupational Therapist Assistant
Parkridge Centre
04.2023 - 09.2023
- Working under the supervision of Occupational therapists providing therapy to help patients in the Geriatric Re-Enablement Unit and long term care to develop and improve their activities of daily living.
- Utilized adaptive equipment and assistive technologies to facilitate patient rehabilitation goals effectively.
- Documented patient interactions, therapy sessions and outcomes accurately in electronic health records for compliance and continuity of care.
- Fixing, maintaining, and cleaning patient’s wheels chairs and other adaptive equipment, sewing projects requested by therapist for patients.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care and support services, including weekly patient therapy scheduling.
- Leading therapy groups, such as upper extremity exercises, walking and horticulture group.
Research Assistant
Corteva Agriscience
02.2011 - 12.2019
- As an assistant working under the supervision of research associates my duties included participating actively in regular meetings with fellow researchers to discuss project updates, challenges faced, and lessons learned during ongoing activities.
- Maintained open lines of communication with project leads and team members for effective collaboration on common goals.
- Duties included prepping and planting canola for research nursery fields, maintaining and taking notes throughout growing season. Harvesting completed projects both in the greenhouse and field.
- Assisting plant project turnover by creating new projects and starting a new cycle for further research. Duties included cleaning out greenhouse chambers, cleaning harvested seed, making new projects with our new material, and prepping all supplies for a new project.
- Lead and trained summer students and new hires on company policies and safety.
- Heavily involved in safety such as weekly safety staff meetings, continuous training and in charge of, maintaining, updating and leading multiple safety programs. Also was on the Occupational Health and Safety Committee at our location for a year.
Education
Occupational/Physical Therapy Assistant Diploma
Medicine Hat College
Medicine Hat, AB03-2023
Skills
- Geriatric physical therapy
- Functional mobility training, therapeutic exercises, aquatic therapy
- Wheelchair mobility training
- Importance of on the job safety
- Aquatic therapy
- Active listening, approachable, empathetic and patient
- Building trust through consistent, kind, and collaborative interactions
- Time management and adaptability
- Ability to work well with others and independently
Certification
- Safe Check Advanced Food Safe Certification Program, Certificate #: 52273808
- TLR (Transferring, Lifting, and Repositioning) Certificate
- Clean police record check
- WHIMS training
Timeline
Occupational/Physical Therapist Assistant
Sherbrooke Community Centre
09.2023 - Current
Occupational Therapist Assistant
Parkridge Centre
04.2023 - 09.2023
Research Assistant
Corteva Agriscience
02.2011 - 12.2019
Occupational/Physical Therapy Assistant Diploma
Medicine Hat College