This document provides a career profile and summary for Kit Kuhlemeier, an occupational therapy assistant with over 20 years of experience working in skilled nursing facilities. It outlines her qualifications and skills in therapeutic services, assessment, adaptive equipment usage, and maintaining patient records. Her employment history details positions at several facilities where she trained staff and patients, implemented therapy techniques, and consulted on patient care. The document concludes with her education credentials and certifications as an occupational therapy assistant.

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CAREER PROFILE
Highly qualified,tenacious,and well-accomplishedprofessionalarmed withbroad-based background and skills
in the areas of patient assessment, therapeutic services, monitoring and recording patient's progress, using
adaptive equipment to increase self-cares, promoting and maintaining health. Capable of directing an
individual's participation in selected tasks to restore, reinforce, and enhance performance. Display outstanding
ability to plan, coordinate, and implement practices and procedures to bring significant improvements in patient’s
health. Responsible professional with a proven record of providing outstanding services and implementing
necessary systems, procedures, policies, and providing necessary support. Primarily striving to understand
patients’ needs and provide them exceptional results through cognitively flexible and positive approach.
Determined to implement earned skills and knowledge for the rapid growth of the prospective organization by
working effectively and consistently.
KEY QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
 Specializations in therapeutic services
 Great working knowledge of the theory and methods of occupational therapy and their application.
 Profound skills in applying and using therapeutic equipment
 Remarkable ability to prepare and maintain accurate records.
 Commendable assessment skills
 Ability to work well and maintain composure even under extreme pressure
 Ability to work harmoniously with fellow physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other personnel
 Excellent communication skills and close attention to details
 Experience in identifying treatment plan
 Interest in conducting researches for the improvement of patient care
 Efficient at making accurate diagnosis and advising treatments to the patients
 Possesses a positive, mature and professional attitude.
 Multi-tasking; taking information as well as listening effectively.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
20 years of experience as an occupational therapy assistant; the most recent experience is described below.
Mentored and trained staff and students in occupational therapy.
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant | Genesis Health Care 2005-2006 and 2012-2015
Working in a skilled nursing facility
Trinity Glen of Winston Salem 2012
Patient seenhip and knee replacements, CVA,Alzheimer’s, generalweaknessshort termpatients with contractures
for long term patients. The contract was cut and they went in house therapy.
Penn Nursing Center in Reidsville, NC April 2013 to November 2014 Working with short term patients hips
and knees, Alzheimer’s, Contractures of hand and wrist and balance activities, Cancer with general weakness,
self-feeding techniques. I left due to closer to home.
Meridian Center
Short term rehab with hip and knee replacement, CVA,
Kit Kuhlemeier
Greensboro, North Carolina 27409
M: (336) 509-7054 | Email: kitmk@yahoo.com

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Ambulation of knee, Spinal Cord injuries, Multiple Sclerosis. I left due to therapist going to other facilities and
wasn’t the fit for me at the facility.
Performed self-care training, fine motor skills therapy, and advanced self-care
 Mentored new occupational therapy assistants to improve their skills.
 Instructed patients on self -are techniques and on use of adaptive equipment to increase independence through
self–care improvement.
 Performedmodalities to decrease painand increase function. Attended staffmeetings to discuss patients’ status
in occupational therapy.
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant | Sundance HealthCare 2007–2011
Working in a skilled nursing facility.
Evergreens Nursing Center of Greensboro closed in 2009.
Patients seen Alzheimer’s, hip and knee replacement general weakness and contractures management of hand and
wrists.
Lutheran Home-of Winston-Salem
Patient seen hand contractures,Hip and knee replacements, CVA,amputations of the knees for ADL’s,Parkinson
Disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and Cancer for increase strength for ADL’s. The facility closed and the Lutheran
Services built a new facility named Trinity Glen in Winston Salem
Trinity Glen of Winston Salem
Had a short term rehab wing which performed basic and Advanced ADL’s for hip and knee replacement, general
weakness amputation, Cardio Rehab, contracture management for hand and wrist. Sundance was bought out by
Genesis 2012 November to December.
 Trained patients in self-care tasks and techniques.
 Educated staff on occupational therapy.
 Observed Occupational Therapy Month with staff activities.
 Team leader in training staff on triggers for evaluation in therapy.
 Used adaptive equipment to increase self-cares.
 Team leader in training staff on triggers for evaluation in therapy.
 Ordered and assisted occupational therapist in ordering adaptive equipment for patients.
 Performed modalities (electrical stimulation and ultrasound) to decrease pain for self-care patients.
 Planned group activities for therapy department.
 Consulted with rehabilitation staff and nurses on patients’ status.
 Assisted occupational therapist with assignment of RUGS Level and CPT codes.
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant | Legacy HealthCare at Evergreens of Greensboro 2005–2007
Working in a skilled nursing facility. Long-term care until contract was bought out by Sundance Rehab in
September 2007.
Patients seen Alzheimer’s, Parkinson, hip and knee replacement, contractures of the elbow, wrist and hand and
general weakness.
 Trained patients in the use of adaptive equipment and techniques to increase independence in self-care.
 Helped patients improve ability to perform fine motor tasks.
 Assisted with group activities.
 Performed electrical stimulation and ultrasound to decrease pain and increase function in self-care patients.
 Consulted with staff on patients’ status.
 Trained staff on adaptive equipment for self-feeding.
 Learned how RUGS Levels are used.

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Kit Kuhlemeier
EDUCATION AND LICENSE
Associate of Applied Science, Occupational Therapy assistant (OTA) program, Kirkwood Community
College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1994
Performed in the Kirkwood College Band.
WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Geriatrics with Head Injuries 2015
Multiple Sclerosis 2015
PAMS [Physical Agent Modalities] 2014
Cognition in Geriatrics 2012
Dementia in the Elderly Fall 2005
Fit to Frail: Strengthening Training 2002
CVA: Treatment Simple Trunk Techniques 2002
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, Certification Board 1994-2015
North Carolina Licensure 1997–2015
REFERENCES
Jennifer Funk, PTA
(336) 455-2542
Kathleen Conway, OTR
(336) 202-3231
Valerie Sabastian, SLP
(336) 944-1426