Assistant Physical Therapist

**** ******* ***

Lutz, FL *****

Phone 813-***-****

E-mail: **********@*****.***

Shannon Young

Objective

Skills

To provide caring, compassionate, efficient and professional physical therapy treatment to patients. To insure that every patient feels special and cared about. To obtain challenging and progressive employment as a Physical Therapist Assistant.

Florida Licensed Physical Therapy Assistant #23659; AHA- BLS (CPR and AED) certified

Transfer/Ambulation while adhering to proper precautions with safe line mgt. in: Acute Care Hospital, Orthopedic, ICU and PCU environment

Stroke/Dementia/Alzheimer’s care, Neurological disorders, amputation/prosthesis care, Geriatric care, mental motivation, pericare, ADL’s, excellent patient-communication skills and proven strengths managing high-volume caseloads in: SNF environment

Muscle re-education, manual exercises, modalities including hot/cold packs, E-Stim, Iontophoresis, Ultrasound, TENS and cold laser, instruction in using supportive devices such as walkers, crutches, canes, and prostheses in: Outpatient environment

Certified Transfer Mobility Coach and Rehabilitation Coach from Diligent Consulting ensuring safe transfers with Lift equipment including Sara Stedy, SARA Plus, Maxi Move, Tenor, Maxi Sky, and Maxi Slides

Compliant with all appropriate laws and regulations including proper documentation in all discipline settings, promote teamwork, establish and update Plan of Care, proficient in Cerner, Centrix, Rehab Optima/ Optima Healthcare Solutions and Matrix Systems, Medical Mgr., MediMac, and Medisoft systems, medical terminology, front office operations, data entry, scheduling, Accounting/Bookkeeping, insurance /billing, HCPCS, and CPT/ICD9 Coding

Experience

Florida Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Feb 2014 – present Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel

ICU, PCU, Orthopedic floors

Jan 2013 - present BayCare Home Care (Brighton Gardens of Tampa, FL)

SNF, SubAcute Rehab

Oct 2012 – July 2014 Palm Health Partner- NuVista Living

Post-Acute Rehab

April 2013 – April 2014 Gateway Chiropractic

Outpatient

Rehab Tech/Administrative Assistant

April 2008 – Jan 2013 BayCare Home Care (John Knox Village and Brighton Gardens of Tampa, Fl)

SNF, SubAcute Rehab- Generate monthly Medicare service logs, support PT/PTA’s with patient therapy, entering billing and CPT/ICD9 codes, insurance verification, chart reviews, paperwork auditing, scheduling therapists and patients, transporting patients

Education

June 15 – Present University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

B.A. Psychology

June 11 – Sept 12 South University, Tampa, FL

A.S. Degree Physical Therapist Assistant

Aug 09 – July 11 Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL

A.A. Degree Allied Health

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