Christen Q. Dodd
Frisco,USA
Summary
Dynamic Therapist III with a proven track record at Children’s Health, specializing in DME evaluations and patient advocacy. Spearheaded the expansion of the Mobility Clinic, enhancing clinic operations and patient care. Skilled in clinical education and adept at leading quality improvement initiatives, demonstrating exceptional growth in clinic efficiency and patient outcomes.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Therapist III : Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Children’s Health
Dallas, TX
06.2008 - Current
- Mobility and Equipment Specialist: run clinic across two sites, providing evaluations for all types of DME including manual wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, custom molded seating, gait trainers, standing frames, bath chairs, hospital beds, commode chairs, and lifts. 275-300 evaluations per year. Participate in follow ups including shape captures and final fittings of all equipment ordered.
- Implemented four-day weekly operation for the Mobility Clinic by growing from an initial single-day, single-site setup.
- Trained multiple therapists to cover mobility clinic evaluations and follow ups.
- Presented multiple in-services to staff including therapists and physicians to educate on equipment selection
- Ensure familiarity with the latest Medicaid policies.
- Perform evaluation and compile treatment plans and interventions of patients with a wide variety of orthopedic and neurologic diagnosis in outpatient and inpatient settings, with ages ranging from newborn through twenty-one
- Coordinate plan of care with physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians, neurologists, and orthopedic physicians
- Extensive experience in serial casting to improve ROM in gastroc soleus complex for muscles with increased tone/spasticity including advanced training with Billie Cusick course
- Regularly engage in care conferences with schools, families, physicians and departments focusing on patient safety, advice and necessary adjustments.
- Effectively treat a variety of diagnoses, including cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, genetic syndromes, myelomeningocele, orthopedic conditions, cancer sequelae, non-accidental trauma, post-stroke, and pain amplification.
- Serve as a clinical instructor to students and preceptor for new employees
- Provide educational in-services to both physicians, peers and continuing education conferences
- Instructor for standardized test preparation at local PT school.
- Participant in EPIC documentation committee, assisting in development of new documentation templates to improve efficiency and consistency
- Led Quality Improvement Committee, implementing department-wide quality enhancement projects.
Education
Doctor of Physical Therapy -
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC05.2008
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA05.2005
Skills
- Patient advocacy
- Clinical education
- Continued education of complex DME
- Letters of medical necessity
- Exceed clinical standards for evaluations
- Growth of clinic in billable hours/patients seen daily
References
Available upon request.
Relatedexperience
Ride Level 2 Certification with Hand Skills Lab, 2024, SMS- Seating and Mobility Specialist, 2019, Ride Certification, 2019, ATP- Assistive Technology Professional, 2018, CKTP- Certified Kinesiotape Practitioner, 2013, C/NDT- Neurodevelopmental Treatment, 2012, Custom DME and Texas Medicaid, 2024, Mobility and Equipment- 3 part series: Barriers to ordering/insurance guidelines/LMN writing, 2024, Mobility and Equipment- How to effectively order, 2023, TGMD-3 Test training, 2022, SMA and Mobility, 2022, Postural Control in Functional Seating and Mobility: The ‘Nuts and Bolts', 2022, Serial casting evaluation and decision making: when, how and why?, 2017, New Medicaid guidelines for bath equipment, car seats, hospital beds, and toilet chairs., 2016, Gait training using axillary crutches, anterior rolling walkers and application of EZ on vest., 2016, Spinal fusion precautions: safe transfers and transitions maintaining precautions., 2016, Kinesiotaping Principles and Application, 2015, What’s new in Pediatrics-evidenced based practices, 2015, BOT-2 Short form, 2014, Equipment options for lower level patients, 2014, An introduction to NDT principles, 2013, NDT techniques, 2013, Mobility & Equipment Evaluation Process, 2011, Serial Casting, 2011, Gait Trainers vs Standing Frames, 2010, Neurodevelopmental Treatment Association, 06/11, Present, Kinesiotaping Association, 06/13, Present
Certification
2024
Ride Level 2 Certification with Hand Skills Lab
2019
SMS- Seating and Mobility Specialist
Ride Certification
2018
ATP- Assistive technology Professional
2013
CKTP- Certified Kinesiotape Practitioner
2012
C/NDT-Neurodevleopmental Treatment
Timeline
Therapist III : Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Children’s Health
06.2008 - Current
Doctor of Physical Therapy -
Medical University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology
Louisiana State University
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