James Zachary Tollison
Roebuck,SC
Summary
I am a Doctor of Physical Therapy who has been working as a home health/hospice Physical Therapist since September of 2022. I provide a holistic approach to my therapeutic interventions and plans of care. This comes with an understanding that improving patient safety, improving patient knowledge of their comorbidities, establishing excellent patient rapport, and ensuring access to community resources will greatly supplement a patient's progress in restoring their mobility and overall function. I value interdisciplinary treatment and communication to maximize quality of care. I demonstrate professionalism, patient-centric ideals, and a desire to further improve the field of physical therapy.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
PRN Physical Therapist - Hospice
Family Hospice
03.2024 - Current
- Established plans of care for reducing pain, improving functional mobility, maximizing quality of life for patients in a hospice setting
- Conducted frequent evaluations/assessments as patients experienced functional declines, in order to address continuously changing needs
- Educated patients and caregivers on improving safety in functional transfers and ambulation
- Provided hospice patients with encouragement, understanding, and compassion as they transitioned to end of life
- Communicated with RNs, CNAs, and physicians regarding patient status and urgent needs
Physical Therapist - Home Health
Providence Care, LLC
11.2023 - Current
- Physical therapist case manager for home health patients in Pickens, Anderson, Laurens, Greenville, Spartanburg, and Cherokee counties
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans for optimal patient outcomes
- Created and implemented effective home safety, fall prevention, disease management, and pressure injury prevention strategies for patients in a home health setting
- Gained experience treating/creating plans of care for patients with a variety of neurological conditions: TBI, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, CVA
- Provided consistent communication with physicians regarding updates on patient status, need for further evaluation, necessary referrals, orders for necessary DME, and obtaining orders for initiation/continuation of home health services
Physical Therapist - Home Health
Spartanburg Regional
09.2022 - 11.2023
- Physical therapist case manager for the following territories: Spartanburg, Chesnee, Converse, Clifton, Drayton, Glendale
- Physical therapist case manager for the following assisted living facilities: Restoration at Westgate, Eden Terrace, Pacifica Senior Living, Summit Hills, White Oak Estates, Bevid Place/Woodbridge
- Created objective-based plans of care
- Completed evaluations, reassessments/discharges, and start of care/admission visits with timeliness and accuracy
- Completed treatment visits based on established plan of care, as well as timely PTA and HHA supervisory visits
- Completed thorough OASIS evaluations at both admission and discharge
- Gained crucial experience in understanding timeliness of OASIS documents and completion of insurance forms in the home health setting (i.e. NOMNC, HHCCN, ABN)
- Provided consistent communication with physicians regarding updates on patient status, need for further evaluation, necessary referrals, orders for necessary DME, and obtaining orders for initiation/continuation of home health services
- Provided consistent communication with home health PTAs, OT/OTAs, skilled nursing, speech therapists, medical social workers, home health aides, team leaders, and intake technicians regarding updates to patient status and care plans
- Provided physician-ordered wound care, suture removal, and staple removal with clean technique for patients post-operatively
- Provided/assessed therapeutic interventions such as: bilateral lower extremity strengthening, ROM interventions, tub/shower transfers, static/dynamic balance interventions, gait training within and outside of home, stair/ramp negotiation, car transfers
- Provided patients with home exercise programs to supplement interventions completed in therapy sessions
- Provided home safety assessments to minimize fall risk
- Monitored patient vital signs and reported abnormalities to appropriate physician
Physical Therapy Student - Home Health Clinical
Interim Healthcare
05.2022 - 08.2022
- 12 week clinical home health experience
- Gained experience in the home health setting, treating patients with a wide variety of conditions (COPD, chronic disease exacerbation, CVA, post-op TKA/THA, post-op spinal surgery, balance deficits, dementia, and more)
- Gained experience creating schedules/generating routes in the home health setting
- Gained experience filling out patient discharge insurance forms when appropriate, including NOMNC, HHCCN, ABN forms
- Gained experience conducting thorough OASIS assessments with supervision from a licensed DPT, including home safety evaluation and medication reconciliation
- Gained experience communicating with physicians, nursing, occupational therapists, and intake technicians regarding patient care in the home health setting
Physical Therapy Student - Neuro Clinical
Spartanburg Regional
01.2022 - 04.2022
- 12 week clinical rotation at Mary Black Outpatient Services
- Gained experience treating patients with neurologic diagnoses, including
CVA, Parkinson's, Cerebral Palsy, as well as vestibular disorders - Learned a wide variety of both static and dynamic balance interventions,
and applied these interventions to treatment plans - Gained experience prescribing and enacting outcome measure-based plans of care
- Gained experience communicating with physicians, OTs, and PTAs
regarding patient care
Physical Therapy Student - Acute Care Clinical
Spartanburg Regional
06.2021 - 08.2021
- 8 week clinical rotation at Spartanburg Medical Center
- Gained clinical experience in the acute care setting
- Gained experience treating patients acutely post-op, post-CVA, as well as patients with chronic disease exacerbation
- Gained experience in discharge planning
- Gained experience in interdisciplinary communication and treatment with nursing, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and case management to ensure patient goals are met prior to discharge
Physical Therapy Student - Orthopedic Clinical
Spartanburg Regional
05.2020 - 06.2020
- 6 week clinical rotation at Spartanburg Regional Sports Medicine Institute - Upward Star Center
- Gained clinical physical therapy experience in the outpatient orthopedic setting
- Gained experience in diagnostic examination of cervical, thoracolumbar, and sacral conditions
- Gained experience in diagnostic examination of upper and lower extremity conditions
- Implemented manual therapy interventions for pain reduction/improvement of upper/lower extremity joint ROM
- Gained experience treating patients with a wide variety of orthopedic diagnoses, including but not limited to: post-op TKA/THA, spinal surgery,
cervical dysfunction, low back pain
Education
Doctorate of Physical Therapy -
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
Clemson University
Clemson, SC05.2019
Skills
- Patient safety awareness
- Skilled problem solver
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Interdisciplinary care and communication
- Establishing patient rapport
- Extensive experience treating a geriatric population
- Medication side effect knowledge, medication reconciliation
- OASIS documentation experience
- Post-op wound care, suture removal, staple removal
- Timeliness of documentation
- Skilled therapeutic management of patients with deficits related to orthopedic diagnoses, chronic disease exacerbation, respiratory diseases, and neurological disorders
- Understanding of when to provide patients with additional support/resources via medical social workers
- EPIC, Homecare Homebase, and Kantime documentation experience
Timeline
PRN Physical Therapist - Hospice
Family Hospice
03.2024 - Current
Physical Therapist - Home Health
Providence Care, LLC
11.2023 - Current
Physical Therapist - Home Health
Spartanburg Regional
09.2022 - 11.2023
Physical Therapy Student - Home Health Clinical
Interim Healthcare
05.2022 - 08.2022
Physical Therapy Student - Neuro Clinical
Spartanburg Regional
01.2022 - 04.2022
Physical Therapy Student - Acute Care Clinical
Spartanburg Regional
06.2021 - 08.2021
Physical Therapy Student - Orthopedic Clinical
Spartanburg Regional
05.2020 - 06.2020
Doctorate of Physical Therapy -
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences
Clemson University
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