Ciecia Carter

Staff Physical Therapist at long term acute care facility responsible to evaluate, treat and reassess progress on critically ill and medically complex clients. I utilize Epic for documentation. I collaborate with Occupational Therapists, supervised Physical Therapist Assistants and worked closely with Speech Pathologists, Nurses, Nursing Assistants, and Case Managers to achieve optimal functional mobility for our patients. I participate in family and patient education, discharge planning and conferences. I assist with managerial duties of daily schedule set up and staffing. I serve as a clinical instructed to Physical Therapy students from Indiana State University and University of Evansville.

PRN Physical Therapist working in a team focused Rehabilitation Hospital to fill in where I was needed to evaluate and treat inpatient rehabilitation clients. I was able to utilize my neurological and orthopedic experience to progress a variety of orthopedic based patients as well as traumatic brain injury and stroke clients towards achieving their goals.

I worked 2-3 days per week and 1 weekend per month as a staff Physical Therapist. I was responsible to perform inpatient, home care and outpatient evaluations, re-assessments and treatments. My daily patient schedule would vary based on the department needs for that day. I supervised Physical Therapist Assistants and shared a caseload with them.

I worked primarily in their outpatient clinic. I was on a team with 2-3 Physical Therapist Assistants. I served as a Clinical Instructor to PT students. I treated all ages of clients with a variety of diagnoses. I performed evaluations, treatments, re-assessments and discharges. I established an aquatic therapy treatment program in conjunction with the YMCA and provided treatment interventions in this setting. I was the therapist responsible for their urinary incontinence program. I also would fill in, if needed, to perform home health evaluations. In this position I was responsible for weekend coverage to perform evaluations and treatments on the acute floors and skilled nursing unit. I resigned from this position to be a stay at home mother and move to Evansville to support my husband as he started his residency program.

I supervised all Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants on inpatient rotations. I scheduled all therapists, calculated daily productivity on all therapists and performed new employee orientations with 30% of my time. The other 70% of my time I treated primarily acute orthopedic patients, but as census demanded, I treated clients on the general acute floor and on the rehabilitation unit. I resigned from this position to move closer to my family in order to have assistance with my newborn daughter while my husband finished medical school.

I performed home health evaluations. I held this position outside of my full time job.

I evaluated and treated clients on the general acute, orthopedic, extended care and outpatient rotations. I served as a Clinical Instructor and also as the Coordinator for clinical education. I resigned from this position in order to get married and move to the Kansas City area where my husband was attending medical school.

Contract Physical Therapist performing evaluations, re-certifications, and supervision of one Physical Therapist Assistant in this skilled and long term care facility. I held this position outside of my full time job.