Assistant Physical Therapist

Neville Maxwell

**** **** **** ******, ********, NY, 11236, (347) 549 - 6521 Email:

**********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE: To gain employment as a Physical Therapist Assistant at one of

your facilities

SKILLS

. Strong clinical practice skills that focus on restoring, improving and

maintaining level of functional mobility/adaptation to functional

activities

. Experience in individual and group rehabilitation programs: gait

training, ambulation, ROM

. Demonstrated effective communication skills with clients and members

of interdisciplinary team

. Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision by

Physiotherapist

. Four (4) years working experience in a rehabilitation and complex

continuing care hospital setting

. Fundamental knowledge and experience working with geriatric population

. Strong organizational and time management skills

. Professional ability to interact effectively with people at different

levels and diversity

. Demonstrated safety skills in handling clients

. A member of the Patient Safety Coach Team

EDUCATION

Diploma Occupational Therapist Assistant & Physiotherapist Assistant

June 2008

Humber College Health Sciences Department

Deans Honour List 2006 & 2008

Diploma in Beneficiary Attendant

2002

Riverside Technology Institute

Relevant Courses

. First Aid & CPR Expires 2014

CLINICAL WORK EXPERIENCE

St. Michaels Hospital

Mar- Apr 2007

General Medical Unit: Occupational Therapy interventions

Sunnybrook Hospital

Apr -May 2007

Geriatric gym: Physiotherapy interventions

Mount Sinai Hospital

Nov - Dec 2007

Orthopaedic Unit, Outpatient & Hydrotherapy pool: Physiotherapy

interventions

Bridgepoint Health

Feb - Mar 2008

Orthopaedic Unit Rehabilitation and Hydrotherapy Pool: Physiotherapy

interventions

WORK EXPERIENCE

Bridgepoint Hospital

June - 2008 to Present

Orthopaedic Unit Rehabilitation & Hydrotherapy Pool

Orthopaedic Rehabilitation

. Supervise clients' bed, sitting, and standing exercises

. Instruct client on hip precautions

. Educate client on use of ambulatory devices

. Supervise clients in gait training with low wheel walker, cane and

crutches

. Instruct/supervise clients in stair climbing with cane/crutches

. Supervise group exercise in gym for clients with hip and knee surgery

. Adjustment of wheel chairs to improve seating position

Hydrotherapy pool

. Educate client on the benefits of hydrotherapy

. Instruct and supervise clients' individual and group hydrotherapy pool

exercise program

. Graded clients exercise program to increase resistance and weight

bearing

. Supervise clients gait training in the pool

. Supervise a variety of clients with musculoskeletal and neurological

dysfunction

. Performing knee flexion with clients in sitting position it increase

ROM

Neurological Unit & Dialysis Unit

. Working with Physiotherapist to stand and ambulation clients

. Supervising client gait training exercise

. Applying contrast bath as prescribed by Therapist

. Performing PROM and AAROM on upper and lower extremities of clients

. Applying hot packs, splints and prosthesis

. Maintaining and filing regular records of attendance and treatment

. Participating in team Falls reduction program

. Maintain stats on workload measurement

ALC Connect unit

. Assist clients in supervised dressing practice

. Supervise groups Upper extremity exercises

. Ambulate clients with gait aides on unit

. Supervise individual exercise programs

. Cleaning and maintaining equipment in gym

. Provide feedback to Physiotherapist and Occupational therapist on

clients progress

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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