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Kylie Shields

Brookpark,OH

Summary

Physical Therapist Assistant student currently pursuing a degree, with 4 years of experience in healthcare and 2 years of experience in teaching. Knowledgeable in implementing physical therapy treatment plans, assessing patients, and utilizing therapeutic interventions under the direct supervision of a physical therapist.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Preschool Intervention Specialist

Woodridge Elementary School
Peninsula, Ohio
01.2021 - 07.2023
  • Planned daily activities to keep students engaged and on track with learning goals.
  • Designed individual education plans to encourage student growth according to different learning abilities and needs.
  • Promoted memory, cognition and language development with hands-on activities and individualized instruction.

STNA

Copeland Oaks: Retirement Community
Sebring, Ohio
06.2019 - 07.2023
  • Assisted patients with activities of daily living.
  • Appropriately measured patient vital signs.
  • Obtained a wide range of information from physicians, caregivers, and nurses about resident conditions, treatment plans, and suggested activities.

Education

Associates of Applied Science - Physical Therapist Assistant

Bryant & Stratton College
Parma, Ohio
08.2025

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Inclusive Education

The University of Akron
Akron, Ohio
12.2020

Skills

  • Patient care
  • Therapeutic exercise
  • Documentation
  • Communication
  • Detail-oriented

Clinical Experience

Clinical Internship  I A Inpatient, Skilled Nursing Facility- 50 hours at Amherst Manor, Amherst, OH | May- July 2024

  • Assisted in the transfer of patients.
  • Performed gait training under supervision of Physical Therapist Assistant.
  • Documented patient progress.

Clinical Internship I B Outpatient, NovaCare Rehabilitation- 69 hours, Broadview Heights, OH | September-December 2024

  • Performed manual therapy under supervision of PT.
  • Documented patient exercises and progress.

Clinical Internship II A Inpatient, Southwest General- 279 hours, Middleburg Heights, OH | May-June 2025

  • Performed and assisted in transfers of patients.
  • Collaborated with PT to modify plan of care.
  • Completed co-treatments with OT and PT to effectively perform therapy with complex patients.
  • Documented patient progress with the use of Cerner.

Clinical Internship II B Outpatient, NovaCare Rehabilitation- 270 hours, Brooklyn, OH | June- August 2025

  • Assisted patients with therapeutic exercises.
  • Provided and demonstrated HEP to patients.
  • Adapted treatment interventions based on patient progress and individual needs.

Total- 668 hours

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Licensure Certifications

American Heart Association, BLS, 10/01/23

Timeline

Preschool Intervention Specialist

Woodridge Elementary School
01.2021 - 07.2023

STNA

Copeland Oaks: Retirement Community
06.2019 - 07.2023

Associates of Applied Science - Physical Therapist Assistant

Bryant & Stratton College

Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Inclusive Education

The University of Akron