ALEXANDER BAGWELL
Dayton VAMC
Franklin,OH
5
years of professional experience
Experienced Physical Therapist with a strong background in acute and inpatient rehabilitation, specializing in Veteran care and clinical leadership. Expertise in staff development, interdisciplinary collaboration, and operational improvement. Skilled in program coordination, patient-care prioritization, and performance monitoring, contributing to effective documentation systems and departmental education initiatives.
Work History
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
3 Years 11 Months- Provide comprehensive PT services across Acute Care and Inpatient Rehabilitation, applying clinical judgment to complex Veteran populations while supporting quality, safety, and functional outcomes.
- Demonstrate clinical leadership and assist supervisory functions including interviewing/selecting applicants, establishing patient-care priorities, delegating tasks, and addressing organizational problems across disciplines.
- Analyzed clinical performance data, including treatment minutes, to inform quality and operational decisions while maintaining 100% documentation compliance and achieving 104.4% productivity.
- Volunteered as CERNER Super User during VA documentation-system implementation; led PT staff education, trained new employees, and delivered formal presentations to approximately 30–50 employees across Dayton and Cleveland.
- Educated physicians and nursing staff on appropriate PT consult placement, enhancing understanding of Rehabilitation services and reducing incorrect consults and delays.
- Cover CLC patient-care assignments outside primary role during staffing leave, helping maintain continuity of Veteran care and departmental operations.
- Participate in interdisciplinary meetings addressing Veteran progress, discharge planning, and disposition needs; collaborated across nursing, medicine, case management, and therapy.
- Program coordinator of STRIDE on all acute medical floors. Helped develop a STRIDE assessment note to preserve the program for hospitalized older Veterans.
- Provide hands-on safe patient handling/early-mobility education to nursing staff as part of a Nurse Aide Orthopedic & General Early Mobility/Safety Training initiative.
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
1 Year 5 Months- Provided independent acute-care services across diverse medical/surgical diagnoses; conducted examinations, developed plans of care, executed interventions, and established goals and prognoses.
- Coordinated care with physicians, nursing, case management, therapy disciplines, and other providers to ensure effective discharge planning and optimize patient outcomes.
Education
Doctorate - Physical Therapy
B.S. - Exercise Science & Movement
Skills
Veteran-Centered Care
Clinical Leadership & Supervision
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Staff Development & Education
EHR implementation
Process Improvement
Patient safety
Operational Problem-Solving
Conflict Resolution
LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- CERNER Super User: system implementation, staff education, cross-facility training, onboarding, and 15+ workflow tip sheets.
- STRIDE: Program Coordinator, facility presenter and national-group collaborator supporting program implementation/documentation.
- Leadership Unleashed: leadership strategies, communication, and time-management development.
- Training: TMS ethics and High Reliability Organization courses; continuing education.
Timeline
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Dayton VAMC
12.2022 - CurrentRead More
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Miami Valley Hospital
07.2021 - 12.2022Read More
University of Cincinnati
B.S. from Exercise Science & Movement
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University of Dayton
Doctorate from Physical Therapy
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