Physical Therapist Colombia

** ****** *****, **** *****, FL *****

Phone 1-386-***-****

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

Yohanna Mills

Objective

Seeking a job as a Physical Therapist to contribute skill and enthusiasm to a team-oriented treatment approach.

Education

1996-2001 University of Rosario Bogotá, Colombia

University Degree as a Physical Therapist.

2001-2002 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, Nebraska

-English as a Second Language course certificate

2002-2003 Metropolitan Community College Omaha, Nebraska

- Research, Respiratory Therapy

Experience

09/2020- Present. Arrow Rehabilitation. Outpatient. Physical Therapist.

_ Diagnosing and Managing movement dysfunction and enhancing physical and functional capabilities.

_ Preventing the onset, symptoms, and progression of impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities that may result from diseases, disorders, conditions or injuries.

_ Plan and execute rehabilitation programs to help patients to return to higher level of physical function after an accident or surgery.

_ Evaluate mobility, strength and current level of patient function, while setting goals to improve in these areas that are scaled to patient abilities and realistically attainable.

08/2016- 05/2020. Opis/ Sigma Link Rehabilitation. Coquina Center SNF.

Physical Therapist.

-Assess costumers and determine the proper therapeutic treatment techniques.

- Determine costumer’ response to treatment and evaluate progress.

-Provide and monitoring and education to staff, family and caregivers to improve costumers participation in their rehabilitation.

-Maintain costumer documentation in accordance with facility policy and procedures.

-Maintain effective communication skills with interdisciplinary members to ensure highest quality of care.

06/2019- Current Family Home Health Services.

Physical Therapist (PRN)

- Perform the evaluation, establishment of customized treatment plans, and implementation of patient care programs.

-Perform Re-evaluations for continuation and or modification of Plan of Care according to the client needs, and perform supervisory visits with PTA and client to ensure highest quality of care to implement treatment protocol per patient’s comfort.

-Established Home exercise programs according to clients diagnosis, prognosis and needs.

-Perform discharges and OASIS assessments.

04/2012 – 06/2016 (Full Time). From 2017- Present Currently doing PRN. Genesis Rehabilitation. Grand Oaks Health and Rehabilitation.

Physical Therapist.

- Participated in multidisciplinary individual therapies for sub acute and long-term care clients with multi-system conditions and comorbilities.

-Use of assessment tools, clinical interventions and treatments with short-term rehabilitation and long-term inpatient populations.

-Teach skills that diminish or correct pathologies and restore, reinforce and enhance the performance of physical tasks.

-Provide range-of-motion, strengthening and functional training to patients following joint replacement surgery to help them achieve independence in ADL and leisure activities.

-Develop safe and effective exercise programs that improve function and reduce the risk of fractures in patients with osteoporosis.

-Educate patients diagnosed with a variety of illnesses to better understand and manage their conditions.

-Use discharge planning skills to promote independence, maximize function and return patients to their homes.

01/2012-06/2016 Brooks Rehabilitation Outpatient. Physical Therapist.

-Meets the patient's goals and needs and provides quality care by assessing and interpreting evaluations and test results; determining physical therapy treatment plans in consultation with physicians or by prescription.

-Helps patient accomplish treatment plan and accept therapeutic devices by administering manual exercises; instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in performing physical activities, such as exercises, ambulatory functional activities, and daily-living activities and in using assistive and supportive devices, such as crutches, canes, and prostheses.

-Administers physical therapy treatments by giving massages; initiating traction; applying physical agents; moist packs, E-stim and ultrasound machines, paraffin treatments; Iontophoresis, directing treatments given by aides, technicians, and assistants.

-Evaluates effects of physical therapy treatments and fit of prosthetic and orthotic devices by observing, noting, and evaluating patient's progress; recommending adjustments and modifications.

1/2001-6/2001 Kennedy’s Hospital Bogotá, Colombia

Intensive Care Respiratory and Physical Therapist

-Used mechanical ventilation in critical patients.

-Performed suction procedure and arterial gases with interpretation.

-Developed treatment interventions using results of clinical monitoring during treatment and assessment.

6/2000-12/2000 National Institute of Cancer Bogotá, Colombia.

Physical Therapist and Intern

-Treated breast cancer patients with pre- and post-mastectomy both individually and in group sessions.

Wrote thesis titled “Relation Between Corporal Image and Corporal Human Movement in a Breast Cancer Patient”

Skills

- Analytical - Quick Learner - Organizational - Team-Player

-Flexible - Conscientious - Efficient - Bilingual

Computer Skills

Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel, and browsers, Rehab Optima, Point Click Care.

Notes

Bilingual in Spanish and English, with emphasis in Medical Terminology.

Clinical Instructor for students from UCF level 4 student on 2014 for 8 weeks,and from University of St Augustine for 8 weeks in 2015 and 2017 level 1 student, 2018 for 7 weeks level 4 student from University of St. Augustine, 2019 Level 1 Student for 6 weeks.

References furnished upon request.

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