1. Pamela Simon prplsimon@gmail.com 812 267 0163 Depauw IN 47115
Career Statement
As a 30+ year militarily trained Occupational Therapy Assistant with a Bachelors Degree in
Business Administration, I excel in customer service and relationship building. My positive, high
energy work ethic and talent for motivating others has helped me to become an effective
servant-leader who is passionate about providing superior quality customer care.
Skills and Strengths
 Strongleadership andtime managementskills
 Goal orientedpublicservant:previousEMTand CRP instructor,community volunteer
Employment History
Kindred Healthcare, PRN COTA August2012 to present
 CertifiedOTAssistant providingclinical coverage,asneeded, forthisbusy SNF,providing
patient,family andstaff education,resultinginimprovedquality care
 Monitoringandelectronically documentingpatientprogress,ensuringcompliance for
reimbursementproviders while maintainproductivityrequirements
 Team consultation, care plancontributorandstrongpatientadvocate
Queensland Health, Townsville Hospital, QLD, Australia Nov 2011 to August 2012
 OT Assistantprovidingadministrative andclinical support,Vascular/WoundManagement clinic
Assistant, GeriatricEvaluationManagement UnitAssistant
Unemployed from March of 2011 through Nov 2011 while travelling internationally with spouse
SunbeltStaffing/Santa Fe,NewMexico Dec 2010 to March 2011
 TravellingCOTA inapublicschool for13 week travellingassignment,provided5-12year olds
withsensoryinputtofacilitate sensorymodulation resultingin improved learningabilitiesand
classroomperformance. Daily,weeklyandmonthlyprogressreports andelectronicbillingon35
students. Consultedregularly withmulti-disciplinaryteam, teachers,principalsand parents
Unemployed fromSeptof 2009 thru Dec of 2010 while travelling internationally with spouse
Kindred HealthCare/PeopleFirstRehab,Corydon,Indiana Oct 2003 to Sept2009
 Seniorstaff COTA responsible forprovidingOTservicesforgeriatricpopulation,Falls
management specialistresultinginadecreasednumberof patientfalls forfacility,Pulmonary
specialistresultingindecrease incidentsof pneumoniaforfacility

2.  Coordinated andconsulted regularly withteamtofacilitateclientcommunityre-entry, Active
contributoronSafety,PositioningandRestrainReductionteams
IndependentContractor,Louisville,Kentucky May 2000 to Oct 2003
 COTA providingclinical coverage intemporaryassignments
United StatesCensusBureau,Clarksville,Indiana Jan 2000 to May 2000
 Supervisorof FieldOperations forthe historic2000 US Censusfor15 Indianacounties
 Directedandtrained 10 crewleadersandtheirteamsof 20+/- staff
Therapy Solutions,Louisville,Kentucky Feb 1996 to Jan 2000
 NursingLiaisonforOccupational Therapyinagedcare,sub-acute andhome healthprograms
Health Careand Retirement Corp.,Louisville,Kentucky Sept 1994 to Feb 1996
 Staff DevelopmentCoordinatorforOTstaff of seven
 ProvidedprescribedOTservicesforclientswithtraumaticbraininjuryandhandtrauma
 Active memberof ResidentSafetyCouncil,resultingindecreasedincidentsof residentfalls
Rehab CareCorp., Jeffersonville, Indiana March 1990 to Sept1994
 Staff COTA providing OT services inthisinpatienthospitalsetting
 CPR instructorforClark Memorial Hospital
Family Servicesof Burlington County,MountHolly, New Jersey March 1987 to March 1990
 Operations Supervisorforteamof 8 staff for Young AdultsinTransitionprogram
 Serviced17-21 year old clientswithMental Illness inthisdayprogram
 Dailyonsite managementof programandCommunityLiaisonforAncoraState Mental Hospital
United StatesAir Force, TX, MS, NJ,England Dec 1979 to July 1989
 ShiftLeaderof Emergencyroom, Aero-medical evacuationtechnician andEMT on the C130 and
the C141 aircraft transporting patientsinternationally,Inpatient/outpCardiacRehab Tech,
Occupational TherapyAssistantforacute inpatientpsychiatricprogram
 Splintfabrication, burnandscar managementspecialist inpatienthospitalsetting
Education and Licenses
 BachelorsDegree inBusinessManagement, Staff Development/HumanResources ,Universityof
Maryland,1986 (3.6 GPA)
 AssociatesDegree inOT, Community College of the AirForce,1984 (3.6 GPA),Board Certified-
IndianaandGeorgialicense withCPRcertification (previousCPRinstructor)