Melissa Kelley

Bachelor of Arts, Communication

Applied Associates Degree, Occupational Therapy Assistant
593 West 6640 South
Melissa.kelley87@gmail.com
Salt Lake City, Utah 84123

419-706-5794

Objective
To obtain an entry-level position as an occupational therapy assistant in a
hospital or a skilled nursing facility. I will use my skills and experience to aid
patients in rehabilitation and recovery; I would like to grow as a practitioner through
the experiences and increase my skill set.

Education
Salt Lake Community College
Applied Associates
Degree
Occupational Therapy Assistant, 2016
Possess entry-level skills and ability to clinically reason
through situations
Applicable courses include: Physical Dysfunction I and II,
Modalities I, II, III, and Professional Issues I and II
Fieldwork I Aspen Ridge West
Fieldwork II TBA (SNF)
Fieldwork II TBA (Rehab, Acute/IP setting)
University of Toledo
Bachelor of Arts
Communication degree with an emphasis in Public Relations, 2008
Possess writing, speaking and interpersonal
communication skills. Applicable courses include: Public
Presentations, Interpretive Services, Intro to Psychology,
Lifespan Developmental Psychology, and Stereotypes,
Prejudices, Discrimination Psychology courses.

Qualifications
Four semesters of experience via fieldwork and SLCC OT clinic working
with a variety of patients with different diagnoses
Communicate effectively and possess writing and public speaking
skills
Ability to write thorough and concise SOAP notes
Creative, friendly, and dependable
Empathetic, patient, and culturally aware
Motivated, reliable, hardworking and a good team member
Certified in CPR/AED and FA
Member of AOTA

Experience
June 2012 May 2013
Direct Care Supervisor
Avalon Hills Paradise, Utah
Supervised and served as a role model for women with
eating disorders
Observed, analyzed and charted daily behaviors of clients

Responsible for client and staff safety in residential treatment

center

January 2009 November 2009

Red Cliff Ascent
Enterprise, UT
Wilderness Field Instructor
Supervised and worked with troubled youth in wilderness
setting
Responsible for student and staff safety
Prevented and controlled crisis situations
Demonstrate appropriate problem-solving skills using a team
approach

Awards
Historian of SOTA club
October 2014December 2015
Elected historian by classmates for the student occupational
therapy association at Salt Lake Community College
Magna cum Laude
December 2008
Graduating with GPA of 3.7 or higher
Deans Lists
Multiple semesters
GPA of 3.5 or higher for semester