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Wendy Waskiewicz

17 Poplar Street, Chicopee,MA

Summary

To pursue a leadership position in improving quality and patient outcomes metrics.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Patient Care Manager

Caretenders Almost Family
08.2021 - Current
  • Ensure team of therapists and nurses meet compliance, quality (DPH) and licensure requirements
  • Ensure maximal use of resources, reducing financial losses
  • Facilitate weekly interdisciplinary meeting to determine discharge planning and reduce hospitalization rates in patients on service
  • Communicate with patients, physicians and interdisciplinary team to coordinate high quality care
  • Review statistics, perform tactical visits and routinely educate staff on STAR ratings, HHCAHPS and other quality measures
  • Proficient in OASIS admissions, discharges, recertifications and resumptions of care.

Senior Physical Therapist

Encompass Health
01.2015 - 07.2021
  • Coordinate full time and per diem staff training, scheduling and orientation
  • Provide disease specific stroke orientation to all new clinical staff
  • Manage inpatient physical therapy staffing on a daily basis
  • Perform weekly rounding on assigned patients as an initiative to improve patient satisfaction, as well as daily rounding on west wing of hospital to decrease readmission rates
  • Evaluate and treat complex patients including but not limited to stroke, multi-trauma, amputee, brain injury and pulmonary populations
  • Perform frequent family and patient education training sessions in preparation for home discharges
  • Participate in weekly multidisciplinary team meeting to determine discharge planning
  • Communicate regularly with outside disciplines including but not limited to prosthetists, neurologists and orthopedic doctors in order to optimize continuum of care
  • Implemented Integrative Clinical Experience program with American International College first and second year DPT students.

Physical Therapist

Holyoke Medical Center
08.2013 - 01.2015
  • Evaluate and treat patients in an acute care setting
  • Intermittent coverage of outpatient evaluations and treatments
  • Communicate with multidisciplinary team to provide optimal level of patient care
  • Determine discharge disposition for patients on program
  • Assisted in implementation of new EMR system through clinical use.

Education

Doctor of Physical Therapy -

American International College
01.2013

B.A. of Science in Movement Science, Sports Medicine -

Westfield State University
01.2010

Skills

  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Neurological Rehabilitation
  • Functional Mobility
  • Adaptive Equipment
  • Home Exercise Programs
  • Wheelchair Assessment
  • Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
  • Vestibular Rehabilitation
  • Balance training
  • Prosthetic Training
  • Geriatrics experience
  • Case management expert
  • Team Collaboration
  • Time management abilities
  • Team Training
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Compliance Monitoring
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Schedule oversight
  • Problem-solving aptitude
  • Excellent Communication

Certification

  • Physical Therapist, Board of Allied Health, MA license number 20700, Expires 3/31/25
  • CPR/AED certified

Activities

  • Adjunct professor at AIC for 2 semesters in modalities lab and 2 semesters in transfers/gait lab
  • Achieved clinical career ladder neuro specialist I
  • Attended Encompass Health clinical courses to become certified in Hemi-Move 1 and 2
  • Attended Encompass Health Spinal Cord II clinical course
  • APTA certified clinical instructor
  • Volunteered at the Boston Marathon April 2019, October 2021
  • Clinical Instructor of a first year student for an 8 week affiliation in acute care
  • Clinical Instructor of six second or third year students for respective 12 week affiliations in inpatient rehab
  • Participated in multiple community outreach programs to raise awareness and support of stroke and brain injury patients
  • Provided an educational session to community members on the importance of stretching in Holyoke Medical Center's monthly "Walk With A Doc" outreach program

Timeline

Patient Care Manager

Caretenders Almost Family
08.2021 - Current

Senior Physical Therapist

Encompass Health
01.2015 - 07.2021

Physical Therapist

Holyoke Medical Center
08.2013 - 01.2015

Doctor of Physical Therapy -

American International College

B.A. of Science in Movement Science, Sports Medicine -

Westfield State University

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