Motivated Physical Therapist committed to providing individualized, patient centered care in order to uphold the VA mission. I am seeking this opportunity to participate and collaborate with other professionals in order to ensure that the VA excels in the standard level of care provided to our nation's Veterans.
Leadership Strong clinical and ethical judgement Program development Collaboration among disciplines Patient centered approach | Use of evidence based practices Use of objective data for justification for services Motivation to take on tasks beyond daily work requirements Commitment to VA mission |
+Perform comprehensive evaluations of orthopedic, neurologic, amputee, and chronic pain diagnoses of various levels of complexity to identify deficits and to develop individualized treatment plans.
+Serve as Acting Chief for PMRS department in event of Service Line Chief absence.
+Participation in clinic management in assisting with scheduling and provider call offs to ensure the needs of patients are met.
+Department leader among therapists providing insight and assistance for patient management, handling high risk patients, and coordinating necessary care with other departments such as behavioral health or primary care.
+Representative of Butler VA at monthly VISN 4 rehab supervisor call in which there is opportunity for collaboration amongst facilities within the VISN.
+Assist with program design for interdisciplinary chronic pain management team as part of national mandate standards, which included education for Veterans, physical evaluation, and collaborative case management meetings. Assisted with establishing stakeholders, contributing to setup for clinics and billing.
+Participate in Western Market initiative of implementing cardiac rehabilitation program at Butler VA to increase access for Veterans to services within the VA. Assisting with process of procurement for telemetry monitoring equipment for cardiac rehab program.
+Graduate of LDI program in 2019 to further develop leadership skills and gain knowns of administrative processes such a system redesign and AIB training.
+LDI facility project of aligning pain management strategies with whole health programming at Butler VA to optimize interdisciplinary services within our facility.
+Serve as liaison and point of contact for CBOC staff and specialty care services such as Cardiology and Orthopedics in reference to rehab needs.
+Coordinating necessary training with vendors for PMRS staff members. Collaborating and assisting with facilitation of training for alpha stim for CBH staff as well.
+Serve as a clinical instruction for physical therapy students on clinic affiliations. Providing direct supervision in clinic and appropriate reviews of skill and documentation.
+Assist with rating SRU Doctor of Physical Therapy students' performance in their competencies/skills assessment for courses including Physical Modalities and Musculoskeletal as needed.
+Served as a guest lecturer for labs for SRU DPT Physical Modalities course as needed.
+Perform evaluations in the acute care setting to identify deficits to develop appropriate plans of care and to assist with discharge planning.
+Provide treatment to address functional deficits to patients at various levels of medical need: ICU, CCU, PCU, Med/Surg, Ortho, Oncology, ER, Adult and Geriatric Psych.
+Work as part of an interdisciplinary team including OT, Speech, and Social Workers to determine appropriate discharge recommendations.
+Serve as a clinical instructor for physical therapy students on clinic affiliations. Duties including review of skills through direct supervision as well as review of documentation.
Teaching assistant for Therapeutic Modalities courses in the DPT program.
Minor in Gerontology
+2019 LDI Graduate
+Alpha Stim SOP Best Practice: served as PT lead for collaborative development of SOP which included the formation of alpha stim review committee.
+2015 F.E.B. silver award winner: for development and implementation of custom knee brace measuring to be performed in house to avoid costs associated with having vendors perform measurements.
National Telemetry Associate Certification
AIB Certification
Alpha Stim Certification
Mediven Elverex Certification
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