Carlton Owens
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Carlton Owens

Carlton C. Owens
825 W Wellington Avenue Chicago, IL 60657
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Work Experience

Journey Care (formerly Horizon Hospice and Palliative Care), Chicago, IL
Licensed Massage Therapist, 2005 to 2017
? Provided massage therapy for hospice and palliative care adult and pediatric patients.
? Collaborated with hospice and palliative care clinicians, chaplains and patients to create patient plans of care that included lymphatic massage in various settings including home health, nursing and rehabilitation homes and hospitals.
? Worked jointly with music therapists to create comfortable experiences for pediatric palliative care patients.
? Maintained awareness of current competencies in pain management, caregiver training and effective clinical treatment of specific conditions such as ALS and lymphedema.
Volunteer Coordinator, 2002 to 2005
? Utilized my communications and organizational skills to recruit and retain volunteers in order to match their skills to appropriate hospice and palliative care patients.
? Responsible for ensuring volunteer compliance to organizational policies and procedures, volunteer training, and other volunteer management duties.

Leydig, Voigt, and Mayer Chicago, IL
Patent Paralegal, 2001 to 2002
? Performed paralegal duties including filing patents, patent research and maintaining the docketing system.
? Collaborated with a group of attorneys and paralegals in order to accomplish periodically set team goals. My contributions included patent research and filing and deadline adherence.

Accomplishments
• Served as the primary Massage Therapist under Jan Durham, RN in the 2008 study, “Massage for Cancer Pain: A Study with University and Hospice Collaboration.”
• Authored 2013 article in Massage Magazine entitled “A Massage Therapist’s Experience Working with ALS Patients.”

Licenses and Certifications
? Licensed Massage Therapist, State of Illinois #227.006.111
? Nationally Certified Lymphatic Therapist
? Certified in Pediatric Massage Therapy (CPMT), Liddle Kidz Foundation

Education
• Cortiva Institute (formerly the Chicago School of Massage) - Chicago, IL – Licensed
• Massage Wilbur Wright College – City Colleges of Chicago – Chicago, IL – Associates in Science Degree