Physical Therapist

• Mar 2023 - Present

Physical Therapist

• Aug 2022 - Mar 2023

Physical Therapy Student- Outpatient Ortho

• Mar 2022 - Apr 2022

-Managed a physical therapist's full-time patient caseload, ages ranging from 8 to 97 years old, with various conditions such as low back pain, post-op TKA/TSA/ACL repair, ankle sprain, and patellar subluxation -Utilized various machines to gradually progress patients to weight-bearing activities, such as the AlterG and C-Mill -Presented an inservice on Myths of Aging and Exercise to seniors in the local senior center -Managed a physical therapist's full-time patient caseload, ages ranging from 8 to 97 years old, with various conditions such as low back pain, post-op TKA/TSA/ACL repair, ankle sprain, and patellar subluxation -Utilized various machines to gradually progress patients to weight-bearing activities, such as the AlterG and C-Mill -Presented an inservice on Myths of Aging and Exercise to seniors in the local senior center

Student Physical Therapist- Skilled Nursing Facility

• Jan 2022 - Feb 2022

-Evaluated, treated, and completed documentation for 7-9 patients from ages 66 to 104 per day, taking on 100% of the caseload. Worked with patients in the long term care unit, short term rehab unit, and the locked memory unit. -Worked with various conditions such as advanced Parkinson’s disease, hip fractures, dementia, post-operative nephrostomy surgery, and post-stroke. -Presented an inservice on Long Term Effects of COVID-19 on Older Adults to the other physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech language pathologists. Show less

Student Physical Therapist- Inpatient Acute Care

• Oct 2021 - Dec 2021

-Evaluated and treated 5-7 patients per day (taking on 9-15 units of productivity of the usual 20 per day), with a wide variety of diagnoses such as COVID-19, COPD, TBI, amputation, and Cerebral Palsy. -Collaborated with occupational therapists, nurses, physicians, case managers, social workers, and family members to create comprehensive care plans for patients. -Presented an inservice presentation on the Physical and Mental Health Considerations of Dementia to 50+ staff members throughout Upstate Hospital. -Observed various floors in the hospital including the orthopedic/trauma, acute rehab, neurology, and cancer floors, as well as the ICU and ER. -Observed a reverse shoulder replacement surgery and a shoulder arthroscopy. Show less

Biology Tutor

• Jan 2018 - Oct 2021

Tutored 10-15 students on biology lecture and lab material. Reviewed the students' class PowerPoints, created review questions/quizzes, and answered any questions students had regarding the class topics.

Health Psychology Tutor

• Jan 2021 - May 2021

Reviewed student's class PowerPoints, created review questions, and answered any questions students had regarding the class topics.

Student Physical Therapist- Outpatient Ortho

• Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

-Evaluated and treated 5-8 patients per day with various conditions such as vertigo, low back pain, joint replacements, Parkinson's, and post-operative protocol. Utilized methods such as therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, neuromuscular re-education, and aquatic therapy to achieve patients' set goals. -Completed documentation forms, such as initial evaluations and discharge notes, for 50-75% of the patients to guarantee their functional outcomes are being achieved. Also learned how to complete billing sheets and correctly assign units of service. -Created home exercise plans and handouts for the patients to ensure that they are continuing to work on improving their impairments outside of physical therapy. Reviewed the plan with each patient before they went home to make sure they understood the task at hand. -Presented an inservice presentation on Parkinson's Disease in the outpatient setting. Show less