
Outcome-oriented health care professional with 24 years of experience in critical illness recovery, long-term care, home health, and pediatrics. Key strengths include a strong desire to help patients succeed, building trust with patients/families and peers, drive and creativity in overcoming challenges, positive team and culture building skills, dependability, and frequent recognition by patients on hospital satisfaction surveys and as “Employee of the Month.”
Promote recovery and restore functional health by providing physical therapy services under the supervision of a physical therapist. Assess ongoing patient health by interviewing patients, performing physical examinations, and obtaining updating, and studying therapy histories. Perform therapeutic interventions by instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as non-manual exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities. Train patients in the use of supportive devices that enable functional independence. Enhance physical therapy reputation by accepting ownership for ensuring positive patient outcomes.
Acute care experience with medical, surgical, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neurological intensive patients. Collaborate with medical team including surgeons/doctors, business development, case management, respiratory therapists, and nursing staff.
Long term and outpatient care experience with medical, surgical, cardiovascular, orthopedic, and neurological intensive patients. Collaborate with medical team including surgeons/doctors, case management, and nursing staff.
Long term care experience with medical, surgical, cardiovascular, orthopedic, and neurological intensive patients. Collaborate with medical team including surgeons/doctors, case management, and nursing staff.
2000 – Present
o Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant in the State of Texas
2011 – Present
o American Heart Association BLS Provider Certification (CPR & AED)