Evangellen Ebel

Client-centred occupational therapist registered in Colorado since 2023, with clinical experience in geriatric and post-surgical rehabilitation in skilled nursing and long-term care settings. Registered with the New Zealand Occupational Therapy Board (OTBNZ) under the General Scope of Practice as part of a family relocation to New Zealand; practising certificate application in progress. Brings strong skills in standardised functional assessment, evidence-based treatment planning, and multidisciplinary care coordination, together with working fluency in Tagalog and Cebuano (Bisaya) and genuine cross-cultural clinical experience.

Following a period of international travel and a family property project, returned to full-time clinical practice in 2025.

Registered Occupational Therapist (OTR/L) at Lakewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation; Life Care Centers of America (2025-08 – Present)

• Caseload & Patient Population: Manage an intensive daily caseload of 8–12 short-term rehabilitation and long-term care geriatric patients with complex conditions, including post-stroke hemiplegia, major orthopedic joint replacements, dementia, and multi-morbidity profiles.
• Standardised Assessments & Evaluation: Administer and interpret comprehensive assessment batteries including MoCA, SLUMS, BIMS, FIM, Modified Barthel Index, and Allen Cognitive Levels to establish baseline functional performance and monitor recovery outcomes.
• Targeted Clinical Interventions: Design and deliver evidence-based treatment plans encompassing orthopedic post-surgical rehabilitation, neurological/stroke recovery, upper extremity splinting and therapy, evidence-based fall prevention programs, cognitive retraining, and adaptive equipment prescription.
• Interdisciplinary Care Coordination & Discharge: Lead daily interdisciplinary huddles and family conferences alongside physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, nursing staff, and medical officers to coordinate holistic care plans, manage safe complex discharge transitions, and facilitate whānau education.

Project Manager — Property Renovation at Vallespin Family Compound (2024-09 – 2025-06)

• Directed the end-to-end scope, budget, and material procurement for the conversion of three residential properties into rental units.
• Managed contractor bidding, daily on-site supervision, and quality assurance enforcement across construction and trade teams.

Offshore Sailing Crew — First Mate and Crew at S/V Taka'oa (2022-01 – 2023-09)

Certified Competent Crew, Royal Yachting Association (RYA)

• Executed crisis management, emergency response, and team communication during a transatlantic passage under complex maritime conditions.
• Oversee vessel operations, watchkeeping, weather monitoring, and passage logistics while managing distance learning education.

Library Technician (Acting Head Librarian) at Yokosuka Navy Library (2015-01 – 2016-11)

• Performed administrative tasks including timesheets, schedule development, and volunteer coordination; created children's programmes and managed patron services, materials, and cataloguing.

Librarian at USAKA Library (2012-01 – 2015-01)

• Created children's reading and arts-and-crafts programmes; provided patron services and managed library systems and resources.

Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy – Saint Catherine University (2023-05)

Bachelor of Arts in Human Development – Metropolitan State University of Denver (2019-05)