Experience

Therapy Services Associates

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Physical Therapist Assistant

  • Nov 2014 - Present

  Outpatient clinic, home health and also acute setting at nearby hospital. Outpatient clinic, home health and also acute setting at nearby hospital.



Mexia State Supported Living Center

• Contract PTA

  • Mar 2014 - Oct 2014

  •Under the supervision of multiple physical therapists and following their plan of care, PTA provided skilled physical therapy to individuals with needs of improving strength, balance, gait training, endurance, range of motion, and decreasing pain. Communicated, strategized, and able to co-treat with occupational therapists and assistants while implementing such interventions into therapy to reach short term and long term goals, and applying individual’s functional improvements into their daily lives. •Issued replacement orthotics, braces, and assistive devices to individuals with current need. •Trained (1-20+) staff members who are new to the facility and provide individualized and annual re-training for skilled acquisition programs for specific individuals, transfers, wheelchair repositioning with 1 and 2 staff assist, mechanical lifts, and adaptive equipment for specific individuals with need. •Monitored individuals with high risks for falls, fractures, seizures, aspiration, GERD, and choking for their positioning, transfers, and lifts, as well as, ensuring they have access to and utilizing their adaptive equipment. Show less



Med Travelers

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Physical Therapist Assistant

  • Sep 2013 - Oct 2014

  (16 week) Contract Home Health Physical Therapist Assistant for Foreman Therapy Services PTA working under the supervision of multiple physical therapists, with multiple home health companies. PTA educated patients and family members, while implementing personal home exercise programs to improve strength, balance, and endurance to total body. PTA instructed patients on gait training to improve walking, endurance training while improving balance. PTA had the ability and opportunity to co-treat with occupational therapists to improve patient's overall function and improve transfer training, and communicate with skilled nurses on vitals and patient's health and well being. PTA communicates progress and treatment with supervising PT, and documenting notes according to Medicare and insurance guidelines. Show less



Century Rehabilitation Inc

• Contract PTA

  • Jan 2014 - Feb 2014

  Skilled Nursing Facilities •Under the supervision of multiple physical therapists and following their plan of care, PTA provided skilled physical therapy for patients requiring improvement with gait disturbances, balance and proprioception; increasing strength; geriatric deconditioning; increasing range of motion/maintaining currently mobility, and decreasing pain. Developed appropriate therapeutic exercise programs from individuals with varying diagnosis; provided patient education regarding exercises to encourage healthy sitting/standing postures, self-stretches and home exercises to encourage and implement energy efficient posture. •Maintained between 85-95% productivity rates while working with and treating patients, and providing timely documentation for Medicare/Medicaid patients. •Communicated progress with physical therapists, and able to provide co-treatment with occupational therapist assistants while performing therapy for both upper and lower extremities to improve activities of daily living, gait training, and balance. Show less



FS & V Physical Therapy

• United States
• Medical Practices

• Physical Therapist Assistant

  • Oct 2011 - Sep 2013

  Worked under the supervision of a physical therapist, as a Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant, in an outpatient facility. Followed plan of care for patients, instructed exercise programs for increasing strength/balance/mobility and utilized modalities for decreasing pain. Instructed patients on proper body mechanics, ergonomics & precautions prior to and following surgeries. PTA also worked with several home health agencies and performed therapy with home health patients on a regular basis throughout the community. PTA performed therapy with patients of varied diagnoses and different patient types/ages. Show less


Chili's
• United States
• Restaurants
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Server

  • Feb 2011 - Mar 2012


Oklahoma Department of Human Services

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Aide

  • Jun 2010 - May 2011

  •Assisted 3-5 staff members with Low Income Housing Energy Assistant Program for summer cooling assistance. •Filed cases on daily basis, along with helping out support stuff. •Operated phone system for main office when necessary. •Assisted County Director on different tasks and projects when needed. •Received referrals on child abuse and neglect situations in person, over the phone, and through emails. Entered in all of the information relevant to the case, collected additional data, and gave it to the Child Welfare Supervisor. Collected background information on other cases that were linked to the parties involved in specific case, and attached with current case. •Supervised visits with children and parents when supervision was deemed necessary, and transported children, of all ages, to and from out of office visits. Show less

• Server

  • Jul 2005 - Oct 2007