Carrie E. Bradford
Marble
Summary
Compassionate individual with strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Possesses solid understanding of patient care coordination and demonstrates proficiency in communication and problem-solving. Committed to making positive impact on patient outcomes and enhancing efficiency of care delivery.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Physical Therapist
Sunrise Home Health Care
10.2011 - 01.2013
- Evaluation and treatment of adult and geriatric patients in the home care setting
- Assess and obtain equipment as needed to ensure safety and maximum functional potential
- Communicate with medical staff on a daily basis to ensure patient safety and current needs
- Adhere to Medicare and home care guidelines to meet accurate documentation
- Develop home programs to assist patient with meeting personal goals
- Supervise physical therapy assistant and delegate duties for appropriate patient needs
Physical Therapist
Interim Healthcare
11.2010 - 01.2013
- Supplemental physical therapist for Health One facilities in acute care setting
- Evaluation and treatment of adult and geriatric population
- Develop goals for patients to assist with attaining maximum functional capacity
- Recommend discharge placement based upon needs and current level of function
- Communicate on daily basis with team including nurse, physicians and case management
- Evaluation and treatment of palliative and hospice care patient to develop personal goals
- Educate patients and caregivers in safety and optimal care throughout variety of life and disease stages
- Communicate with nurse and case manager to meet patient concerns, goals, and equipment needs
Home Health Care Coordinator
Home Health Care Coordinator
09.2023 - Current
- Complete medical necessity reviews for home health visits including start of care, recertification, resumption of care
- Case manages members that have home health services under managed Medicare plans
- Enter information timely and accurately into care management applications
- Solid computer skills including Microsoft word/teams, One note, NH coordinate, Genesys cloud
- Review documentation of services performed to determine if they are covered by CMS chapter 7 criteria
- Communicates daily with team members, home health agencies and medical directors
- Collaborate with providers and members to establish and optimal and individualized plan of care and safe discharge position
- Adhere to up to date regulations on national recognized criteria utilization management and CMS home health regulations
- Promotes positive work environment with interactions with my coworkers and providers on a daily basis
- Used company software and databases to maintain records of services performed and patient conditions.
Physical Therapist/Lead Therapist
Homecare and Hospice of the Valley
02.2014 - Current
- Company Overview: Homecare and Hospice of the Valley provides home health and hospice services
- Evaluation and treatment of a wide variety of patients including neurological impairment, orthopedic, geriatric, medically complex and chronic pain population
- Focus on the rehabilitation patient with also experience in palliative/hospice population
- Case management of patients to ensure best patient care coordinating care with team members
- Perform medication reconciliation at each visit as well as patient education on medication management
- Provide skilled and timely documentation including OASIS per Centers for Medicare and Medicaid guidelines
- Assist with training of new employees including daily work flow, training on software systems and Medicare home care regulations
- Supervision of physical therapy assistant and physical therapy students according to Colorado State requirements
- Review clinical notes of fellow team members to ensure accurate and timely documentation standards per Medicare guidelines
- Collaborate with healthcare team including physicians/PA, nurses, therapist, home health aide, medical social workers, durable medical equipment suppliers, assisted living facilities to ensure patient safety, timely and holistic care
- Obtain proper and timely signatures for admissions and discharges including NOMNC notice of Medicare non coverage and Consent for Admission
- Educate patients and caregivers with written home exercise programs to meet their full potential and facilitate timely discharge
- Organized and conducted therapy meetings focusing on training and education of therapy team
- Proficient in Kinnser, NDOC and Homesolutions software systems
- Homecare and Hospice of the Valley provides home health and hospice services
- Developed strong relationships with patients, establishing trust and rapport to facilitate successful therapy outcomes.
Physical Therapist I, Inpatient Base Location
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
09.2007 - 09.2010
- Company Overview: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is a pediatric hospital providing comprehensive care
- Evaluation and treatment of wide variety of diagnoses within the acute care pediatric population
- Primary focus on spinal fusion surgeries, total joint replacements, lower extremity fractures, osteosarcoma, hematology disorders, leukemia, and stem cell transplants
- Communicate on a daily basis with medical team regarding patient needs and progress related to discharge planning
- Attend care conferences and participate in patient centered care
- Provide daily education to patients and caregivers to assist them to achieve safe and optimal discharge goals
- Present and educate staff on evidence based continuing education courses
- Skilled in lower extremity splinting including solid ankle foot orthotics, knee extension splints, and resting foot splints
- Proficient in standardized tests including Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency Second Edition, Peabody Developmental Motor Scale, and Berg Balance Scale
- Achieve yearly fiscal responsibility with meeting billing guidelines and productivity standards
- Participate in task force to develop evidence based activity guidelines for patients undergoing stem cell transplants
- Skilled in computerized documentation and billing including Chartlinks and EPIC
- Developed orthopedic protocol pertaining to osteosarcoma status post distal femur resection
- Performed evidence based review on mobility with patients diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis as well as reviewed current pediatric fall prevention programs
- Developed patient education material to assist with total hip precautions
- Participated in weekly patient and caregiver education regarding pre surgical spinal fusion guidelines and mobility
- Developed competency material for lower extremity splinting
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is a pediatric hospital providing comprehensive care
Rehabilitation Technician
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
06.2003 - 01.2007
- Assisted therapists during treatments and transfers, maintained clean and safe working environment, responsible for ordering and maintaining supplies, assisted with fiscal responsibilities
Content Producer
VTech Electronics
04.2001 - 01.2002
- Produce and manage digital content for interactive educational children’s electronic toys
- Collaborate with design team on product design and features to best suit target clients needs
- Project management of infant/toddler division from idea to bring concept alive to final product
- Product testing with target audience to obtain general feedback of product features
- Conduct quality testing of products
- Create instruction manuals
- Collaborate on design of packaging
- Participated in brainstorming sessions with cross-functional teams, contributing innovative ideas for new projects.
Product Development
Chadwick Group
06.1999 - 06.2000
- Design children’s shoe line
- Attended international conferences to collect design trends
- Collaborate with design team
- Provide support to executives
Education
MPT - Physical Therapy
Mount St. Joseph University
Cincinnati, Ohio09.2007
BS - Apparel Merchandising and Product Development
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio05.1999
Skills
- Case management
- Documentation
- Patient education
- Organizational skills
- Patient advocacy
- Documentation proficiency
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Healthcare operations
- Product management
- Utilization management
Certification
- Physical Therapist, 10975, Colorado, 09/01/10-CURRENT
- Physical Therapist, 011962, Ohio, 10/01/07-01/01/12
- M&R certified, CURRENT
- CPR Certified
Clinical Internships
- West Chester, Ohio, ABC Pediatrics, 05/01/07-07/01/07
- Columbus, Ohio, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Dodd Hall, 07/01/07-08/01/07
- Milford, Ohio, Comprehensive Physical Therapy, 07/01/06-08/01/06
- Columbus, Ohio, Grant Medical Center, 05/01/06-07/01/06
Licenses
PT, 10975, Colorado
Degrees
- Mount St. Joseph University, Cincinnati, Ohio, MPT, Physical Therapy, 09/01/07
- Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, BS, Apparel Merchandising and Product Development, 05/01/99
Timeline
Home Health Care Coordinator
Home Health Care Coordinator
09.2023 - Current
Physical Therapist/Lead Therapist
Homecare and Hospice of the Valley
02.2014 - Current
Physical Therapist
Sunrise Home Health Care
10.2011 - 01.2013
Physical Therapist
Interim Healthcare
11.2010 - 01.2013
Physical Therapist I, Inpatient Base Location
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
09.2007 - 09.2010
Rehabilitation Technician
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
06.2003 - 01.2007
Content Producer
VTech Electronics
04.2001 - 01.2002
Product Development
Chadwick Group
06.1999 - 06.2000
BS - Apparel Merchandising and Product Development
Bowling Green State University
- Physical Therapist, 10975, Colorado, 09/01/10-CURRENT
- Physical Therapist, 011962, Ohio, 10/01/07-01/01/12
- M&R certified, CURRENT
- CPR Certified
MPT - Physical Therapy
Mount St. Joseph University
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