Pooja Parekh
Edison
Summary
Currently Licensed Physical therapist with 5 years of experience working as Physical therapist assistant.
Compassionate Physical Therapist experienced in treating diverse patient populations, including pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric clients. Achieved significant improvements in patient mobility through manual therapy, patient education, and tailored rehabilitative exercise programs. Focused on building strong patient rapport and fostering commitment to treatment plans, ensuring comfort and progress throughout recovery.
Collaborative and compassionate professional driven to help people improve movement and manage pain after injuries, illnesses or surgeries. Listens carefully to patients, observes movements and develops individualized treatment plans. Establishes clear goals and outcomes and encourages and challenges patients to attain expected progress.
Overview
3
3
Languages
4
4
years of post-secondary education
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Physical Therapist Assistant
Richmond physical therapy
Staten Island
11.2021 - Current
- Assessed patient conditions and developed personalized treatment plans.
- Implemented therapeutic exercises to improve patient mobility and strength.
- Treated conditions to aid developmental, neurological and orthopedic disorders.
- Utilized various modalities to enhance pain management and recovery processes.
- Educated patients on injury prevention and rehabilitation techniques.
- Documented patient treatments and maintained accurate medical records.
- Maintained professional relationships with coworkers, supervisors, colleagues, vendors and other members of the healthcare team.
- Ensured compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and standards related to physical therapy practice.
Physical Therapist Assistant
Dynamic Physical Therapy Services
02.2018 - 09.2018
- Assisted physical therapists in implementing treatment plans for diverse patients.
- Educated patients and family members about proper exercise techniques, safety measures, and injury prevention strategies.
- Educated patients on proper use of therapeutic devices and home exercises.
- Provided support during patient exercises and therapeutic activities.
- Recorded patient progress and communicated updates to supervising therapists.
Education
Bachelor of Physical Therapy -
K M Patel Institute of Physical Therapy
Karamsad , Gujarat 02.2011 - 12.2014
Skills
- Assessment techniques
- Treatment planning
- Therapeutic modalities
- Exercise prescription
- Patient education
- Patient care coordination
- Medical documentation
- BLS training
- Communication skills
- Team collaboration
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Bilingual in [language]
Languages
English
Professional
Hindi
Professional
Gujarati
Professional
Timeline
Physical Therapist Assistant
Richmond physical therapy
11.2021 - Current
Physical Therapist Assistant
Dynamic Physical Therapy Services
02.2018 - 09.2018
Bachelor of Physical Therapy -
K M Patel Institute of Physical Therapy
02.2011 - 12.2014