Proven leader in rehabilitation and patient care, adept at managing high-volume caseloads and enhancing operational efficiency at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston Medical Center and HealthSouth Corporation. Skilled in patient needs assessment and fostering strong relationships, demonstrating a caring and empathetic approach to patient advocacy. Achieved significant improvements in care delivery and training, leveraging expertise in clinical assessment and medical record review.
Proven ability to manage a high volume caseload in busy academic medical center processing referrals for homecare services. Including communication with Case Managers in the hospital as well as Clinical Teams in the field.
Participated in training for all new full time and per diem liaisons, including referral management in 4next, Epic training, and workflow. Mentor to all clinical liaisons across various liaison settings. Worked to enhance liaison best practice for pre-admission analysis.
Proven ability in managing the daily operations and efficiency of a 96 bed (Northboro) then to a 120 bed (Framingham) skilled nursing and rehabilitation community. Responsible for assuring effective and efficiency delivery of care for 6-8 therapists including PT, OT, SLP and rehab techs. Participated in daily Medicare meetings, At Risk Meeting, management of therapist scheduling and PPS
Responsible for providing high quality patient care in the area of evaluative and therapeutic services to foster independence for patients and families in the home environment.
Proven ability to manage the daily operations and efficiency of a fast paced, high volume 500 bed non-profit acute care hospital. Responsible for assuring effective and efficient delivery of care for eighteen therapists including, PT, OT, SLP and rehab aides. Participated in program development, electronic documentation development and implementation, communication with multi-disciplines to maintain productive work environment. Continued to provide daily evaluation and therapeutic services fr 2-4 patients.
Responsible for providing daily high quality evaluation and discharge planning services for 8-12 acute care patients. Clinical experience included: multi-trauma, Cardiopulmonary, Cardiothoracic, Oncology, Stroke, Orthopedic and ICU patients. Actively participate din Nursing Competency for Back Training.
Proven ability to manage the daily operations and efficiency of a 24 bed rehabilitation unit. Responsible for assuring effective and efficient delivery of care for nine therapists including PT, OT, SLP and rehab aides. Participated in program development, PPS, and teaching on the rehab unit.
Responsible for coordinating student clinical affiliations throughout the United States and International Students. Liaison between student, clinical instructor, and Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education to provide a positive learning experience towards entry level Physical Therapy.
Responsible for providing quality patient care in the area of evaluative and therapeutic services which assist the patient in achieving functional independence. Clinical experience includes: Brain Injury and Stroke, Cardiopulmonary, Orthopedic, Spinal Cord, Amputee, and Oncology with service focus on young adult, middle adult and geriatric populations.