Jarrett Dottin Podcast Interview

Jarrett Dottin (JD), OTR/L, MOT, CLT, specializes in treating clients with lymphedema and providing wound care in the Greater Tampa Bay Area. He is a certified lymphedema therapist and wound care therapist (CLWT), certified for head and neck lymphedema management, and is a certified compression fitting specialist (CCS) that utilizes LIR and Dr. Vodder style methods. He is a certified dementia practitioner and uses the Skills2Care to improve the well-being and skills of caregivers, slows the decline in the daily functioning of persons with dementia, and reduces challenging behaviors that can trigger nursing home placement. He has developed and led dementia training/mapping and restraint reduction, in addition to wheelchair positioning and contracture management programs at skilled facilities in Maine, Massachusetts, and Florida. Additionally, he has consulted with homecare agencies and physicians for the management of pain, neuropathy, and musculoskeletal dysfunction with microcurrent point stimulation (MPS).
Jarrett is the owner of JD The OT Therapy Services, a mobile occupational, physical, and speech therapy practice that manages clients with a variety of conditions including lymphedema, orthopedic injuries, cognitive declines, neurologic conditions, pain, wounds/scar management, and home modifications. The practice allows for outpatient services within a client’s home to assess, adapt, or modify issues that may impact a client’s life. He believes that therapy services should be available to those that need them, with the understanding that leaving the home for treatment may not be realistic.
Licensure/Certification:
● Registered Occupational Therapist -FL #OT15204
● National Board-Certified Occupational Therapist (NBCOT)
● Certified Lymphedema and Wound Care Therapist
● Certified LSVT Practitioner
● Head and Neck Lymphedema Management
● Microcurrent Point Stimulation Practitioner
● Certified Dementia Practitioner
● Skills2Care Practitioner
Clinical Experience:
● Assesses, plans, and implements occupational therapy care for diverse patient populations including those in inpatient settings, outpatient settings, home health care, and outpatient private practice setting. Patient conditions include but are not limited to orthopedics, neurologic, lymphedema of the extremities/head neck/trunk, and acute and chronic wound care.
● Documentation of patient care activities such as evaluations, progress notes, re-evaluations, and discharge summaries in adherence with Medicare and institution standards.
● Prepares and submits letters of medical necessity regarding lymphedema treatments, power wheelchairs, compression garments, and compression pumps to ensure coverage by insurance companies, and participates in formal appeals on behalf of patients regarding DME supplies.
● Collaborates with doctors, nurses, case managers, social workers, PT/OT/ speech therapists, and administrators utilizing a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
● Clinical settings: acute care, hand therapy outpatient, private practice OT, home health, and lymphedema therapy.
● Ensures clinics meet standards for annual certifications as a Medicare-certified rehabilitation agency.
● Owner/operator of an occupational and lymphedema therapy clinic.
● Provides continuing education presentations to health care providers.
● Develops and assists with educational programs related to services offered by outpatient clinics for physicians, outside facilities, and the public.
● Lead OT at inpatient centers managing clinician’s patient schedules, therapy visit utilization, client case conferences, and development of facility client care programs.
● Orients new therapy staff including occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and occupational therapy students to their responsibilities.
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Teaching/Lecture Experience:
● Presenter for the education of occupational, physical and speech therapists regarding lymphedema management at the Next Level Geriatric Summit March 2023
● Co-presenter for the education of therapists regarding mobile lymphedema management at the Virtual Geriatric Summit, March 2022
● Educated Home Care Agencies and Physicians regarding the clinical benefits of microcurrent point stimulation and lymphedema management, 2016 - 2023
● American Occupational Therapy Association Co-presenter: Effect of Nintendo® Wii Fit™ Training on Balance and Community Mobility of Clients with Central Nervous System Dysfunction (CNS), 2011

 

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