Join us in celebrating April’s Clinician Who Inspires — Diane Heiderman! As an aspiring Champion Level II Therapist, COTA and Director of Rehab at Collingswood Nursing and Rehab, Diane shared that she contributes much of her success to being proactive versus reactive. She explained that being proactive with communication regarding any changes noted to a resident can help the entire care team intervene early, which in turn is a win for the patient. She loves nothing better than celebrating those wins with her patients!
Diane spoke of the importance of working together as a care team. She said it is important to always be teachable and moldable because many times we wear many different hats in a day. Working together to make the whole patient story come together is what she feels maximizes the patient’s quality of life and leads to successful discharge.
For fun team building, Diane and her team celebrate wacky holidays! Recently they celebrated National Cereal Day. Each team member brought a different box of cereal, and they had many laughs throughout the day trying the different cereals.
Diane loves her profession and says that helping people is what drives her endless commitment. Thank you, Diane, for sharing your passion and inspiring other clinicians to continue the important work we do every day! Happy Occupational Therapy month!
