Ernesto Samarinta

• Provide excellent skilled hands-on treatment to patients with neurological and musculoskeletal disorders requiring intensive therapy.
• Provide important patient status updates to nurses, OT's and speech therapists.
• Create individualized exercise programs for patients upon discharge.

Professional Awards/Nominations

• Nominated three times for PETAL award for months of March, June and July 2022. (See attached PDFs for details)
• Received PETAL award for June 2022 from Gottlieb Memorial Hospital. PETAL award is given to "extraordinary non-nursing colleague" every month. PETAL stands for Professional behavior, Excellent patient care, Team player, Advocates for patients and colleagues, Leads by example.

• Work in Transitional Care Unit setting and create individualized exercise programs for patients (HEP) during discharge.
• Communicate with physicians to provide updates on patient care during patient's care conferences.
• Assess treatment plans and make adjustments as needed
• Assist physical therapist to initiate different patient care plans.
• Treat 7-10 patients per day with 45 or 60 minute treatment session
• Identified patient needs based on objective data and followed through with appropriate documentation.

• Assessed treatment plans and made adjustments as needed
• Documented each patient case with updates in computer system (EPIC).
• Assisted five physical therapists to initiate different patient care plans
• Helped develop care plans for patients with complex needs and assisted patients with using rehabilitation equipment.
• Treat 12-14 patients per day with 30-minute treatment session