Carolyn Meisner, DPT
Physical Therapist at West Portland Physical Therapy Clinic- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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LSVT Big
LSVT Global, Inc.Jul, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS)
American Heart AssociationMay, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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West Portland Physical Therapy Clinic
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Medical Practices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Physical Therapist
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Mar 2021 - Present
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Student Physical Therapist
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Nov 2020 - Feb 2021
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Providence Health & Services
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Physical Therapist
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Aug 2020 - Nov 2020
•10-week Full Time Experience in Outpatient Orthopedic, Providence Camas Rehab & Sports Therapy•Evaluated and treated 90% of my clinical instructor’s caseload (8-10 patients/day), including patients with a variety of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions and orthopedic post-operative patients•Evaluated and treated patients with BPPV, assisted with evaluation and treatment of other vestibular diagnoses•Performed a multitude of fall risk assessments for patients attending physical therapy to reduce their fall risk, incorporating patient safety as our top priority•Familiarized with EPIC documentation system•Hosted food drive for PT Day of Service 2020, benefitting Crossroads Food Bank, Portland
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Littleton Regional Hospital
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student Physical Therapist
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Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
•10-week Full Time Experience in Adult Acute Inpatient•Evaluated and treated 90% of my clinical instructor’s caseload (6-10 patients/day), including patients with a variety of musculoskeletal, neurological, and cardiopulmonary conditions, post-operative orthopedic patients, and long-term patients under the status of SNF (due to COVID capacity limitations at other facilities)•Evaluated and treated patients in the emergency department, intesnive care unit, medsurge unit, and same day surgery unit•Assessed patients for discharge planning, including fitting with an assistive device, working with the patient and their caregivers, as well as with the discharge team including the assigned LCSW, surgeon, and nursing staff
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Granite VNA
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student Physical Therapist
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Dec 2019 - Feb 2020
•10-week Part Time (70 hours) Integrated Experience in Home Health Hospice and Vestibular Rehabilitation •Guided patients through prescribed exercise programs, performed numerous fall risk and balance outcome measures, and performed several subjective interviews•Completed several neurological evaluations, including diagnoses such as ALS and dementia
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Littleton Regional Hospital
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student Physical Therapist
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Sep 2019 - Nov 2019
•8-week Full Time Clinical Experience in Outpatient Orthopedic•Evaluated and treated 50% of my clinical instructor’s caseload assisting with documentation, scheduling and discharge of patients with a variety of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions•Surgical Observation of: THA, TKA, and revision of TKA; treated patients same-day•Hosted hospital-wide food drive for PT Day of Service 2019, benefitting Littleton’s Little Free Pantry
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Student Physical Therapist
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Mar 2019 - May 2019
•8-week Part Time (40 hours) Integrated Clinical Experience in Outpatient Orthopedic•Guided patients through prescribed exercise program, performed IASTM, cupping, ultrasound and e-stim, manual stretching and PROM, and documented daily notes under PT supervision
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Hayashida Physical Therapy
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United States
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Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists
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1 - 100 Employee
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Physical Therapy Aide
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Jul 2017 - Jul 2018
•Responsible for direct patient care in the gym and completing the prescribed exercise flow sheet; this includes adequate attention, coaching, and teaching through all therapeutic exercises.•Monitors and initiates modalities including heat, cold, traction and stim treatment.•Ensuring every new patient receives a home exercise program (HEP) in StriveHub; educating patients on StriveHub, updating patient accounts as new exercises are added to their program, and assisting patients with at home equipment inquries and/or purchases.•Putting away exercise equipment, table cleaning, laundry, refilling sanitzing sprays, and general faciltiy upkeep. •Administrative duties of pulling charts, filing and archiving charts, and shredding documents containing patient information
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Education
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Franklin Pierce University
Doctor of Physical Therapy, 3.97 GPA -
Santa Barbara City College
DPT Prerequisite Coursework, 3.9 GPA -
UC Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Environmental Studies, 3.3 GPA