Kirstie Evans
Manchester,MD
Summary
Occupational Therapist with experience across subacute, acute care, outpatient, telehealth, and school-based settings, offering a strong understanding of care delivery across the continuum. Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional teams, manage workflows, and adapt operations in both in-person and virtual environments.
Brings a structured, accountable approach to program execution, with experience managing timelines, aligning stakeholders, and building effective relationships with interdisciplinary teams and external partners. Well-suited to support digital health initiatives through strong organization, follow-through, and partnership management.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Acute Care Occupational Therapist
NovaCare Rehabilitation at Carroll Hospital
01.2024 - Current
- Acute care experience aiming to restore function, promote independence, and ensure safe transitions for patients out of the hospital. Extensive time spent conducting evaluations, creating treatment plans, providing treatment sessions, assisting with safe discharge planning, and fulfilling patient education. Experience with Cerner EMR.
Subacute Care Occupational Therapist
Autumn Lake Healthcare
01.2023 - Current
- Experience in subacute rehabilitation setting. Assist patients bridge the gap between hospital care and home by building the functional skills they need to regain independence. Expertise with NetHealth EMR.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
WAY TO GROW
06.2022 - 11.2022
- Experience evaluating, creating care plans, treating, supervising COTA’s, and conducting reevaluations for toddlers-high school aged children in an outpatient pediatric clinic using a developmental frame of reference to guide care. Targeted areas included fine motor skills, sensory processing skills, self-regulation skills, executive functioning skills, and ADL’s. Experience with ClinicSource EMR.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
08.2020 - 06.2022
- Occupational Therapist in the Carroll County Public School System. Experience providing face-to-face and virtual therapy services for special education students including students participating in 3 special programs (The Learning for Independence Program, The Autism Program, and The Early Childhood Special Needs Program). Responsibilities included: evaluations, session planning, functional use of assistive technology in learning environments, delivery of OT services, completion of IEP paperwork, participation in IEP team meetings, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Experience with MOIEP.
Education
Masters - Occupational Therapy
TOWSON UNIVERSITY
12.2019
Bachelors - Kinesiology
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
05.2016
Skills
- Family and patient education
- Clinical reasoning
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Direct & virtual patient care
- Track milestones & goals
- Tailor therapy programs to individual or group goals
- Maintain, organize telehealth therapy schedules
- Learn and implement digital therapy assessments for telehealth
Certification
- National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
- American Heart Association | American Stroke Association: Basic Life Support (CPR and AED program)
Timeline
Acute Care Occupational Therapist
NovaCare Rehabilitation at Carroll Hospital
01.2024 - Current
Subacute Care Occupational Therapist
Autumn Lake Healthcare
01.2023 - Current
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
WAY TO GROW
06.2022 - 11.2022
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
PEDIATRIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
08.2020 - 06.2022
Bachelors - Kinesiology
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Masters - Occupational Therapy
TOWSON UNIVERSITY