Laura Pizzica
Brisbane
Summary
I have six years of experience working in Occupational Rehabilitation and am confident in my ability to conduct various assessments and liaise with key stakeholders to facilitate positive outcomes. I understand the importance of using a client-centred approach whilst also keeping claim costs and durations to a minimum. I have successfully fostered and gained preferred provider relationships with various employers.
Over the past three years I have been providing regular expert medicolegal assessments and opinions to the court regarding a persons capacity to perform their ADL's and employment following injuries that have led to litigation.
More recently, I have been providing Functional Capacity Assessments for NDIS participants to support their NDIS application or review process.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Director / Occupational Therapist
Queensland Occupational Therapy Pty Ltd
10.2022 - Current
- Providing Independent Medicolegal Examinations and reports for various personal injury cases (CTP, common law, medical negligence, public liability and industrial illness claims) to provide expert opinion of the claimant’s work capacity and ability to perform their activities of daily living.
- Providing a range of services such as Functional Capacity Assessments, Vocational Assessments and Counselling, Workplace Assessments and Return to Work Assistance, Pre-Employment Capacity Assessments, and Manual Handling Training.
- Provided interventions and treatments to improve patient abilities to perform daily activities, manage symptoms and prevent injury.
- Coordinated interventions with multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Performed evaluations and assessments to recommend best treatment for individual patients.
- Provided education to empower patients and families to understand conditions, treatments and treatment options for managing symptoms.
Occupational Therapist / Rehabilitation Consultant
Procare Group
11.2017 - 10.2022
- Providing Occupational Rehabilitation services; including relevant legislation, practices, policies and procedures pertaining to Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003, Compulsory Third Party and Income Protection.
- Experience in administering a variety of assessments including Worksite Assessments, Vocational Assessments, Functional Capacity Evaluations, Initial Needs Assessments, Gratuitous Care Assessments, Activities of Daily Living Assessments, Ergonomic Assessments, Medicolegal and Earning Capacity Assessments and producing high-quality documentation and reports associated with each of these assessments.
- Monitoring and driving return to work outcomes through the development of Suitable Duties and Rehabilitation Plans inclusive of case management with a particular emphasis on reduction in claims costs and time loss claims.
- Liaising with stakeholders including treating specialists, general practitioners, allied health professionals, lawyers and legal representatives, insurers, employers, human resource staff and clients.
- Sourcing host placements/ facilitating work hardening programs.
- Providing Vocational Counselling and Job Seeking Support to include resume and cover letter development, job seeking skills and interview preparation.
- I have worked with various CTP Insurers including GIO, Suncorp, QBE, and Allianz.
- I am Comcare accredited and have provided Occupational Rehabilitation Services under the Comcare Scheme.
- I have provided Occupational Rehabilitation Services within various states including QLD, Victoria and NSW.
Education
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) -
The University of The Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast, QLD11.2017
Senior Secondary Certificate of Education -
Northside Christian College
Brisbane, QLD11.2010
Skills
- Case Management
- Documentation Skills
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Time Management
- Goal Setting
- Home Modifications
- Neurological Rehabilitation
- Ergonomic Assessments
- Mental Health Interventions
- Patient Needs Assessment
Professional Registrations
- Current registration with AHPRA.
- Comcare Accredited.
- Member of Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA).
- Member of the Medicolegal Society of Queensland (MLSQ).
Timeline
Director / Occupational Therapist
Queensland Occupational Therapy Pty Ltd
10.2022 - Current
Occupational Therapist / Rehabilitation Consultant
Procare Group
11.2017 - 10.2022
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) -
The University of The Sunshine Coast
Senior Secondary Certificate of Education -
Northside Christian College
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