Gabrielle Ragg

• Worked on the inpatient wards to provide Occupational Therapy in a comprehensive and timely manner to a ward of 30 beds with approximately 15 active patients at a time.
• Provided interventions and treatments to improve patient abilities to perform daily activities to aid timely discharge.
• Completed multiple assessments from initial, functional, cognitive and brief neurological assessments.
• Enraged in completing NDIS reports and discharge planning for NDIS patients.
• Completed multiple ENABLEW NSW applications for equipment prescription from personal alarms to pressure care equipment.
• Completed assessments to recommend best treatment for individual patients.
• Provided education to patients and families to aid in safe discharge planning.

• Worked in the community sector to provide intervention with the purpose of post acute care and minimising hospital admissions in relations to pressure injuries and falls.
• Gained experience in working with OT draw for home modification purposes.
• Provided equipment prescription for pressure care where suitable such as appropriate mattresses, pressure cushions, bed rails and heel lift boots to maximise opportunities for wellness.
• Gained funding for equipment for clients through funding bodies including ENABLE NSW, Geat2Go, and Home Care Package providers.
• Coordinated interventions with multidisciplinary treatment team including community health nurses and inpatient Occupational therapists.
• Customized standard plans to meet individual abilities and needs.
• Documented patient encounter information and service provision on the electronic medical record to NSW Health standards
• Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
• Established compassionate and caring relationships with patients.
• Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.

• Worked on the inpatient ward including ICU to provide intervention with the purpose of safe discharge planning.
• Developed strong skills in completing initial assessment, functional assessment and completing a cognitive screen ( RUDAS and MMSE).
• Used critical thinking to prioritise clients and determine urgent intervention need for timely discharge.
• Proved successful in liaising with patients and the multidisciplinary team over multiple different practice contexts such as daily handover, family conferences and complex case meetings.
• Provided clinical reasoning behind all intervention strategies and utilised evidence based practice to ensure appropriate application of intervention strategies.
• Developed strong relationships with patients to ensure positive client to therapist relationship.
• Completed a quality improvement project regarding incontinence management.
• Utilised effectively verbal and non verbal communication to liaise with clients and the multidisciplinary team.
• Maintained energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.

• Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
• Confirmed appointments, communicated with clients and updated client records.
• Organised payment for services and processed NDIS payments.
• Corresponded with clients through email, telephone or postal mail.

• Gained a thorough understanding of the occupational therapy process in paediatric settings and implemented this throughout care.
• Engaged in self directed learning to develop a motor lab plan that the organisation then implemented in practice. Also developed a sensory processing patient and parent hand out detailing sensory behaviour.
• Conducted an educational session for the occupational therapy team on the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales including a takeaway information handout for future reference. Furthermore, information handouts were created for relevant assessments used in the paediatric setting including the Beery VMI, Sensory Profile 2, Motor Free Visual Perception Test, and the Handwriting Speed Test.
• Customized interventions to meet individual abilities and needs to suit the therapy space and client.
• Performed assessments during treatment to determine focus areas to guide intervention and progress according to goals.
• Conducted treatment sessions with the supervision of a senior Occupational Therapist.
• Documented all treatment sessions in accordance with the company requirements.

Due to COVID19 this placement consisted of working remotely with the manager of SWS Recovery College to develop a quality improvement project titled 'Reasonable adjustments for students in SWS Recovery College'.

• Proved successful working within deadlines and a self directed atmosphere
• Created a project that provided information on making reasonable adjustments to the environment and learning material to accommodate for physical barriers, cultural barriers, mental health concerns and cognitive barriers by implementing an occupational therapy perspective.
• Developed a courteous and effective relationship with my project partner and project supervisor.
• Planned, modified and executed research techniques by performing qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Reviewed the report for grammar, spelling, punctuation, accuracy and ensured standard of writing was quality, understandable, professional and authoritative.