Manager Physical Therapist
Resume:
Gregory R. Znajda
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
E-mail: **********@*****.***
Summary: Rehabilitation manager with strong background in outpatient multidisciplinary practice. Areas of expertise include communication, customer and employee satisfaction, problem solving and consistently strong bottom-line results.
Work History:
March 2010- October 2014
Injury Prevention Specialist
Groves WorkReady
Prevent OSHA recordable injuries in Industrial, Warehouse and Logistics industries
•. Reduced workers compensation risk exposure 50 % in three months resulting in
continuation of large contract.
March 2009-May 2010
Home Health Therapist
Therapy Network Resources
Provide Physical Therapy to Home Bound clients
November 2004- May 2010
Onsite Physical Therapist
Midwest Rehabilitation Services, Ltd
Private practice physical therapy provider
Provide clinical services onsite to industrial workplace clients, including physical therapy for injured workers as well as job analysis.
Provide Physical Therapy at employer maintained clinic for orthopedic adult patients.
• acquired additional contracts by going beyond expectation for a construction client.
September 1993-July 2004
Manager/Director of Outpatient Rehabilitation Services
Rush North Shore Medical Center, Skokie, Illinois
260 bed acute-care community Hospital with a large orthopedic outpatient customer base.
Responsibilities include: day-to-day operational management, long and short term planning, annual budget preparation and administration, employee management including recruitment and retention, departmental corporate compliance and representation on a number of hospital-wide committees and task forces.
Attained better than budget performance seven straight years.
Maintained one hundred percent employee retention seven straight years
Revamped entire Rehab charge master to optimize reimbursement and comply with Federal Correct Coding Initiative
2 seamless JCAHO surveys.
Established and staffed lymphedema program.
Developed additional cash-based non-medical massage business.
January 1989-August1993
Staff Physical Therapist
Professional Rehabilitation Associates, Arlington Heights, Illinois
Rehabilitation services contract agency
Responsibilities include: provide clinical expertise to understaffed hospitals and clinics.
Ability to change from one facility to another quickly and seamlessly
Maintained a three year contract in one facility
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August 1988-January 1989
Consultant
Assisted 2 separate business owners with restructuring and efficiencies by acting as interim manager at a large Martial Arts School and a family owned livestock food provider.
October1987-August1988
Regional Sales Manager
Neurotech, Inc., North Andover, Ma
Multinational Physical Therapy equipment manufacturer based in Shannon, Ireland
Sole sales representative in 5-state area for a manufacturer of electrical stimulation
devices. Responsibilities include: Negotiating sales from active and new accounts, servicing established accounts including training staff in use of equipment.
Setting up and staffing sales booth at clinical conferences and conventions.
July 1984-September1987
Staff Outpatient Therapist
Columbus Hospital
Community hospital with 2 offsite outpatient clinics
Provided clinical expertise at 3 different outpatient facilities.
Instrumental in start-up and staffing of new outpatient clinic developed as a joint venture between Columbus and Lehmann Courts Sports Club.
Night therapist at outpatient clinic located in Physicians office.
July 1982-June 1984
Physical Therapist
North Chicago Orthopedic, Ltd.
Solo Orthopedic surgeon’s office
Sole physical therapist providing clinical expertise in a Physicians office.
Responsible for all aspects of practice including scheduling, supplies acquisition, record keeping, and Physician support.
July 1981- June 1982
Field Therapist
Home Health Agency of Olympia Fields
Largest Home health Agency in Illinois
Provided in-home Therapy for clients. Territory from Roosevelt Road south to Joliet Illinois. Caseload of 6-8 clients per day.
Education:
September 1979- June 1981
Mayo School of Health Related Sciences / Program in Physical Therapy
Two year program with 50 weeks of full time clinical experience in 5 different arenas, as varied as Spinal cord rehab to Sports medicine at University of Minnesota.
August 1976- June 1981
Northern Illinois University
Received BS in Physical Therapy from Northern Illinois University in Conjunction with
Mayo School of Health Related Sciences / Program in Physical Therapy
Hold Illinois Physical Therapist license # 070-003596 since 1981
References available on request
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