Amadeo Garbanzos, PT, BSPT, MSPT, DPT
Houston TX 77036
E-mail ad20ja@r.postjobfree.com
Title:
License Physical Therapist
Objectives:
Professional advancement and Physical therapy to help patients reach their maximum rehab potential .
Education:
May 2015
TWU, Houston, Texas
Doctor in Physical Therapy
2006
TWU, Houston, Texas
Certificate in Pediatric Physical Therapy
2000- 2005
TWU, Houston, Texas
MSc. PT with concentration in Orthopedic Physical therapy
1990-
University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines
M.S in Physical Education
1986- 1988
Southwestern University, Cebu City, Philippines
BS Physical Therapy
1980- 1984
Mindanao State University, Iligan Institute of Technology, Iligan City, Philippines.
BS Zoology
Work Experience: Location
Kahuku Medical Center
September 2021 until now
Responsibilites: Staff Physical therapist seeing short term care patients interned in the hospital and also seeing outpatient orthopedic patients. Outpatient work involves PT evaluation and treatment of patients.
Jacobo Physical Therapy
June 2020 to August 2021
Responsibilities: Senior Physical Therapist working in an Orthopedic/Pediatric clinic in charge of supervising a PTA and seeing patients. Daily routine includes evaluation and treatment of patients referred by surrounding orthopedic, pediatricians and podiatric doctors.
Club Staffing
June 2019 to May 2020 Downey, Los Angeles
Responsibilities: Currently working as a traveling Physical therapist. I am currently assigned to work in Lakewood Healthcare Center. It is a SNF for emotionally and mentally challenged patients.
Sept 2016 to April 2019
Delano Regional Medical Center Delano, CA
Responsiblities: Director of Rehabilitation Services and in charge of the day to day administration of the department consisting of three disciplines (PT, OT,ST). I am also a Certified Clinical Instructor by the APTA and so I supervise the clinical internship of students sent out by different PT schools. I also do clinical work seeing and treating pediatric patients.
Sept 2016 to current (per diem)
Delano Skilled Nursing Facility Delano, CA
Responsibilites: worked as a per diem PT for DKSNF. Responsibility is basically to evaluate and treat patients to help them recover from their diseases. The facility uses Casamba for documentation.
October 2015 to August 2016
Royal Majesty Home Care Long Beach, California
Responsibilites: Field Physical therapist seeing patients in their home and then conducting PT evaluation and treatment based on my evaluation recommendation.
October 2015 to August 2016
Lakewood Healthcare Center Downey, Los Angeles
Responsibilities: worked as a per diem PT in a skilled nursing facility. Duties includes evaluation and treatment of patients. Facility uses Rehab Optima for documentation.
January 2015 to September 2015 Los Angeles, California
West Hollywood Healthcare and Wellness Facility
I was a contract PT with Jackson therapy. This assignment happens to be a Supervisory position for a skilled nursing facility. Part of the job was to assign the daily patients to 4 Occupational therapists, 3 Physical therapy assistants and registry therapist who came to the facility to work, auditing of the minutes worked by each therapist, attending meetings with the administrator and other supervisors of the different departments of the facility and reporting to the higher ups about the financial situation of the facility.
June 2013 to December 2014 El Paso, Texas
Foundation Surgical Hospital
Responsibilities: PT manager in charge of the day to day management of the clinic with a PT tech and a front desk person. Part of the responsibility was to market the clinic to several of doctors around the area, ensure JACO eligibility, competency evaluation of the staffs, auditing of the clinic’s income, attending meetings with the administrator and other supervisor of the different departments of the hospital, conducting inservice and classes for the newly hired staffs. Also, in charge of the clinical aspect of the clinic which includes evaluation and treatment of patients.
Salary: $110,000
February 2013 to May 2013
Aureus Staffing
I work as a traveling Physical therapist for the staffing agency. I was sent out to work in Turlock, California to work in an outpatient clinic as a staff. A traveler is a fill in position for a facility who is in need of an additional staff to keep up with the increase of the number of their patients in the clinic
October 2012 until February 2013
Delano Regional Medical Center Delano, California
Responsibilities: PT staff in charge of establishing the pediatric section (0 to 18 years old) of the Physical therapy department and seeing adult patients as well with varied orthopedic and neurologic cases and supervision of PT techs.
Salary:$100,000.00
June 2012 to September 2012 Porterville, California
Aureus Staffing
I worked as a traveling Physical therapist for a staffing agency based in Nebraska. I was sent out to work in Porterville, Calif to work in an outpatient clinic as a staff. A traveler is a fill in position for a facility who is in need of an additional staff to keep up with the increase of the number of their patients in the clinic
Dec 2009 to May 2012
Pediatric Services of America Houston, Texas
Responsibilities: PT coordinator in charge of supervising a PTA. Also, I incharge of admitting the patients to PT and then start them to the services at their home settings. PT treatment of pediatric patient with neuromuscular problem e.g., CP, Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida, Marfans Syndrome, Angelmans Syndrome, Autism and etc. Pediatric patients aged from 0 months to 18 years old
Salary: $75,000.00 plus paid mileage and cell phone allowance $60/month
Nov 2008 to Nov 2009
Brazos Orthopedics Houston, Texas
Responsibilities: Senior PT in charge of supervising a PT Assistant and PT techs. Daily job includes PT evaluation and treatment of patients with musculoskeletal problems including post op patients.
Salary: $110,000.00
Dec 2007 to October 2008
Easter Seals of Texas Austin, Texas
Resposibilities: An outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation Clinic. Being the only PT in the clinic, I was responsible of admitting pediatric patients to the clinic and then recommending other rehab professionals in the management of their neuromuscular problems along with their speech and fine motor skill issues. I was also seeing adolescent patients referred by different schools with orthopedic problems. Patients seen were aged from 0 months to 18 years old
Salary: $90,000.00
Sept 2004 to Nov 2007
MedCare Houston, Texas
Responsibilities: P.T Evaluation and treatment of Pediatric clients in their home, school or daycare settings. Patients were aged from 0 months to 18 years old
Salary: $55/patient
2003 to Sept 2004
Healthsouth Houston, Texas
Responsibilities: P.T evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal dysfunction and sports injury. Industrial rehab consisting of managing the Work Conditioning/ Work Hardening program and doing FCE’s.
Salary: $80,000.00 per year
1998 to 2003
Brazos Orthopedics/ Longpoint Medical Clinic Houston, Texas
Responsibilities: P.T evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal dysfunction . Patient population are mostly orthopedic cases (post op knee, shoulder, wrist, ankle and etc.) referred to the clinic by different orthopedic doctors. Supervision of the work hardening program, FCE and impairment rating evaluation, Industrial Ergonomics evaluation and pre and post job placement evaluation.
Salary: $65/hour
1996- 1997
Promed, Houston, TX
Responsibilities: Home Health Physical Therapy with varied cases from orthopedic to wound care management.
Salary: $55.00/patient
1993 and 1995- 1996
Physical Medicine and Rehab Associates, Houston, TX
Responsibilities: Supervision of the work hardening and work conditioning program. Physical therapy evaluation and hands on treatment. Supervision of three Technicians and a P.T Assistant. It is a clinic own by a Physiatrist.
Salary: $65,000.00 annual salary
1994 to 1995
Molokai General Hospital, Molokai, HI
Responsibilities: P.T Supervisor in charge of one Technician, P.T evaluation and treatment of patients. Treatment of variety of cases ranging pediatric to adult with orthopedic related conditions to neurological cases as well as chromosomal defects and syndromes.
Salary: $65,000.00 per year
1992- 1993
Therapist Unlimited, Houston, Texas
Responsibilities: I was assigned to work at different facilities from nursing home to hospitals and clinic within the state of Texas.
Salary: $55.00/hour as a contract PT
1991-1992
Vista Hills Medical Center El Paso, Texas
Responsibilities: Physical therapy evaluation and treatment of patients in an acute setting and being in charge of the wound care department.
Salary: $70,000 annual salary
1990- 1991
Healthtech Dallas, Texas
Responsibilities: I was a Physical therapist for three nursing homes doing physical therapy evaluation and treatment of geriatric population.
$65,000.00 per year
Continuing education attended:
Foot Biomechanics and Orthotics 04/23/95
PNF I 06/25/96
Muscle Energy 11/15/92
Spine Care Series I (Lumbopelvic) 10/07/96
Lumbar Functional Stabilization ex 05/08/96
Functional Capacity Evaluation 10/11/92
Medical Exercise Therapy 06/09/96
Electrotherapy and Electro update 08/04/96
Myofascial Release 10/24/93
Advances in knee and shoulder 04/18/93
Strain and Counterstrain 11/08/92
Fundamental Skills in Ortho and Sports Med 04/23/94
Maitland 09/24/95
Intro to NDT in Adult Hemiplegia 10/05/96
Upper extremity anatomy and Biomechnics 06/9,10/00; 07/7,8/00; 08/4,5/00
University of St. Augustine (Manual therapy)
S1 05/18/97
S2 02/08/98
S3 07/12/98
S4 06/09/97
MF1 03/13/98
E1 04/26/98
Ergonomic certification 12/12/2000
The Pediatric Primer 03/8 to 03/09/2001
Orthopedic Interventions for Pediatric Patients (APTA Home Study)
Pediatric Motor Development Eval 08/15/2002
Treatment of Musculoskeletal Dysfunction of the Pediatric 07/14/2003
Sensory Integration 06/2004
Pediatric NDT 09/2009
Kinesiotaping (KT1 and Advanced KT2) 07/14/2012 to 07/16//2012
Publications
Support and Protect – A case study using taping after a meniscectomy procedure of the knee, Advance for Physical therapy and Rehab Medicine, May 14, 2012
Development of Clinical Learning Objectives for the
Lumbar and Pelvis” 2005, TWU masters degree project
Relevance of Physical therapy in the Sport of Tennis. Independent Study paper, TWU May 5, 2013
Case Study of a Lingering Pain in the Right Forefoot. Doctoral project. TWU 2014.
Additional information:
i. Member APTA, TPTA and Orthopedic Section
ii. Language spoken : English, Spanish, Filipino .
iii. License to practice in Texas, Hawaii, California and Philippines
References:
1. Carlos Sagullo
Administrator
Promed
Texas
Tel 713-***-****
2. Beth Thorpe
Administrator
Brazos Orthopedics
Houston, Texas
Tel. 281-***-****
3. Leni Laputan, OTR
DDSNF Director
Delano Medical Center
Delano, CA
5. Creselda Santiago, OTR
DRMC Director
Delano Regional Medical Center
Delano, CA