Sachin Chogle

Hi! I'm Sachin Chogle, Director and Seminar Speaker with Welcome2Seminars and Cross Country Education

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Sachin Chogle is an Occupational therapist by background. Currently, Sachin works as a Regional Director with Aveerat Staffing and is a seminar speaker with Cross country education and Welcome2Seminars.He love outdoors and is fascinated by the emergence of new technology and always looking for best practice ideas. One of Sachin's  favorite quote is - "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" - Leonardo Da Vinci So, if you are sophisticated enough please connect with Sachin Chogle

Occupational Therapist at Greystone Healthcare Management - Alhambra Health and Rehabilitation Center

September 2009 - June 2012

o Improve patient outcomes. o Specialized in treating Balance issues - competent using the Biodex Balance equipment. o Engaged and encouraged best practices within rehab as well as others departments. o Always look out for evidence based practice in different areas of rehab.

Regional Director of Rehab at Greystone Healthcare Management

February 2008 - August 2009

o Increased daily average rehab RUG rate from $315 to $475. o Increased part B utilization by at least 50%. o Helped improve CMI from an average of 0.85 to 1.23 o Increased therapists' retention rate to 95%. o Increased PRN therapy pool from almost none to average 3 PRN therapists per facility. o Improved and maintained documentation accuracy at 95% in 9 buildings. o Improved and maintained departmental productivity at 85%. o Successfully added therapy related equipment in all 9 buildings. o Facilitated ideas to decrease redundant paperwork and reduce meetings times by about 50% without losing effectiveness. o Introduced recognition strategies - star performer of the quarter. o Assisted Marketing to improve census. o Assisted in solving issues and improve interdepartmental team work by introducing therapy star program exclusively for departments besides therapy.

OTR at Peoplefirst Rehab

March 2005 - January 2008

o Acting coordinator for 6 other OT's at Muncie Health and Rehabilitation, Muncie. o Team player with strong skills in counseling, problem solving, decision-making, interacting and assisting the team members to achieve organizational goals. o Encouraged whole rehab team to develop and implement various best practices. o Assisted the rehab team to improve communication and coordination with the other disciplines to enhance better team work as a facility. o Pain champ mentor for the facility. o Effectively reduced and streamlined various meetings without losing effectiveness.

Clinical OT at Aegis Therapies

February 2000 - February 2005

o Team Leader at Williamsburg Village, Muncie. o Managed total of 5 therapists and coordinated with MDS to maximize utilization. o Developed marketing strategies in close coordination with the marketing personnel. o Implemented restraint reduction, contracture management, Allen Cognitive Model and restorative nursing programs.

Occupational Therapist at Indiana Fitness Works

2000 - 2005

Worked as a PRN OT at different skilled nursing facilities.

OTR at Hoosier Rehab

2000 - 2005

Worked as a Clinical OT and was responsible for starting the plan of care and management. Also, assisted the Facility rehab director with maximizing outcomes.

Course Director - Seminar Speaker at Welcome2Seminars

October 2012

ADL's and IADL's : Client centered evaluation and intervention This is a one day seminar for PT/PTA & OT/COTA with a focus on evidence based tests, adaptive strategies, functional documentation, assistive technology, strategies to reduce falls and federal tags

Course Director - Seminar Speaker at Cross Country Education

March 2012

ADL's and IADL's : Client centered evaluation and intervention This is a one day seminar for PT/PTA & OT/COTA with a focus on evidence based tests, adaptive strategies, functional documentation, assistive technology, strategies to reduce falls and federal tags

Regional Director at Aveerat Staffing

February 2012

Aveerat Staffing manages the careers of therapy professionals (PT, PTA, OT, OTA and SLP) to maximize their earnings! We assist in salary negotiations so that the therapists can focus on what they do best - ace the clinical interview & care for their patients!

Anderson University

2002 – 2004

MBA

Concentration: Business Administration

Activities: Entrepreneurship

Occupational therapy

1991 – 1995

BSc (OT)

Concentration: Occupational Therapy

Outdoor activities, Toastmasters, Volunteer for AARP for their HomeFit program