Thao Thai

College of Health, Human Services & Nursing聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
Department of Occupational Therapy
Lecturer

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Occupational therapist with advanced certifications in hand therapy, physical agent modalities, and experience in a broad range of upper extremity conditions. Skilled at fabricating custom orthoses and performing post operative care for all ages and diagnoses. Committed to providing high quality care and consistently striving for professional excellence.

WORK EXPERIENCE

TORRANCE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER- OUTPATIENT HAND THERAPY
Occupational Therapist聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Jan 2022- Present

Evaluate, design POC for wide range of UE conditions (tendon/nerve injuries, fractures, arthritis, amputations, cumulative trauma, lateral/medial epicondylitis)

Execute treatments for ROM, strength, sensation, joint protection, neuro-muscular re-education, pain/edema management, work conditioning with BTE

Fabricate custom orthoses (wrist cock-up, thumb spica, resting hand, relative motion, ulnar/radial gutter, mallet finger, Muenster, static/dynamic orthoses)

Perform preventative/post-operative care (wound care, debridement, suture removal, scar management, functional positioning, infection prevention)

Integrate physical agent modalities as indicated by diagnoses

Utilize hand specific assessments to evaluate and monitor functional outcomes

Document accurately and efficiently with electronic medical records (Cerner)

Implement safe, ethical, evidence-based practice across a continuum of care

Support and adhere to the organization鈥檚 mission, vision, and goals

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERISTY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS
Part time Faculty, Temporary Instructional Faculty聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽July 2021- Present

Co-instructor for a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy

Design course materials focused on hand therapy and physical agent modalities

Present lectures and lead workshops on how to fabricate custom orthoses

Create assignments and exams to reinforce student learning

Plan, evaluate, revise course content in collaboration with faculty and students

KAWEAH HEALTH- HAND THERAPY SPECIALISTS
Occupational Therapist Dec 2019- Dec 2021

Assess and treat both common and complex UE conditions (crush injuries, nerve palsies, nerve compressions, repetitive trauma, DeQuervain鈥檚, Dupuytren鈥檚)

Execute POC to improve ROM, strength, and sensation for functional recovery

Fabricate custom orthoses for elbows, wrists, hands, and fingers

Provide conservative and post-surgical care

Integrate appropriate physical agent modalities per diagnosis

Monitor functional outcomes with objective and targeted measures

Practice safe, evidence-based treatments to ensure optimal functional return

Document with both electronic medical records (WebPT) and paper charts

Thao Thai, MSOT, OTR/L, HTC, CPAMS
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERISTY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS

Guest Lecturer聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 July- August 2020

Guest lecturer for a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy summer course

Create course content focused on hand therapy and physical agent modalities

Reinforce student learning with targeted lectures and exams

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES

PRIVATE YOGA INSTRUCTOR聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 2014- Present

Design individualized yoga series for a broad spectrum of skills and limitations

Customize modifications and adaptations to ensure safety and accessibility

NATHALIE FASHION聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 2005- 2014

Sales representative experienced in direct customer service in retail apparel

Managed and trained staff in sales/marketing, collaborated with manufacturers

EDUCATION

MASTER OF SCIENCE, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
好色先生, Dominguez Hills聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽May 2019
Phi Theta Epsilon Honors

BACHELOR OF ART, GRAPHIC DESIGN
好色先生, Los Angeles聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Sept 1998
Dean鈥檚 List, Golden Key National Honor Society

LICENSURE CERTIFICATIONS

LICENSED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST- CALIFORNIA #OT20372聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Aug 2019
California Board of Occupational Therapy (expires Aug 2025)

REGISTERED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST #425950聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Aug 2019
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. (expires March 2025)

BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS/CPR, AED)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Jan 2023
American Heart Association (expires Jan 2025)

CREDENTIALED, PHYSICAL AGENT MODALITIES (CPAM)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Aug 2023
California Board of Occupational Therapy

HAND THERAPY CERTIFICATION (HTC)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Aug 2023
California Board of Occupational Therapy

YOGA INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Dec 2014
Loyola Marymount University- Professional Development

PUBLICATIONS

Huang, Y., Wu, C., Kawano, L., Kwak, J., Simon, K., & Thai, T. (2019). Predictors of Self-Efficacy and Health-Related Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Stroke Survivors.
The American Journal of Occupational Therapy; 73 (4_Supplement_1); 7311510244. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2019.73S1-PO1045

MEMBERSHIP

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HAND THERAPISTS (ASHT)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 2021-Present