Physical Therapist
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SHEVA BASSETT, PT
Bayside, NY
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EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
July 2024 - Present PHYSICAL THERAPIST
St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children
• Full-time Home Care Physical Therapist providing pediatric certified Home Health Physical Therapy Services to children with medically complex conditions and/or developmental disabilities September 2023 - March 2024 PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Reddy Care Physical and Occupational Therapy - Great Neck, NY
• Full-time Physical Therapist working in a hybrid position, servicing the adult and geriatric populations, providing physical therapy in an outpatient clinic and in-home outpatient physical therapy. March 2013 – September 2023 SENIOR PHYSICAL THERAPIST RVNA Health - Ridgefield, CT
Full-time physical therapist providing physical therapy services - to the adult and geriatric populations
(Medicare A and B) in addition to occasional pediatric patients in their home environment and Assisted Living Facilities. Patient issues often include acute and chronic diagnoses - ortho, neuro, cardiac, pulmonary, cancer, acute post-op ortho, medical/surgical, dementia, co-morbidities, functional impairment - physical and/ or cognitive, short term and/or long term disease management issues
Presenter for community wellness programs, primarily Fall Prevention Education and Parkinson’s Disease
Provider of senior wellness/fitness programs in Assisted Living Facility and Memory Care
Preceptor/Mentor for new employees
June 2011 – August 2012 PHYSICAL THERAPIST
The Jewish Home for the Elderly – Fairfield, CT
Providing physical therapy services for sub-acute and long term care patients
Staff physical therapist treating the adult and geriatric populations with a variety of diagnoses and co- morbidities
September 2003 – May 2011 REHAB CLINICAL MANAGER
Visiting Nurse Service of New York, VNS CHOICE– New York, NY Unique multi-faceted position with responsibility for managing and overseeing the clinical aspects of Rehab Services for this interdisciplinary, managed long-term care program that services the medically complex and frail- elderly population of NYC. Position combines clinical, educational, directorial and consultative duties. Chief Responsibilities include:
Clinical oversight of Rehab services and Rehab Staff
Annual supervisory field visit with each Rehab staff member
Quality Record Review audits
Performance Improvement
Creating, updating and providing Rehab specific orientation for all new Rehab S
Maintaining small patient caseload as needed
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SHEVA BASSETT, PT
Bayside, NY
*******@***.***
June 1999 – August 2003 PHYSICAL THERAPIST, ‘REHAB CONSULTANT’ Visiting Nurse Service of New York, VNS CHOICE – New York, NY Scope of work:
Full-time home care Physical Therapist for long-term care population
Performed physical therapy evaluations, established plan of care and goals
Performed home safety assessments, assessing for DME (Durable Medical Equipment) and adaptive equipment needs and home / environmental modification recommendations
Provided consultation visits to acute and sub-acute facilities to help with complex discharge planning August 1996 – June 1999 HOME CARE PHYSICAL THERAPIST Visiting Nurse Service of New York, Acute Care Program – New York, NY
Full-time home care Physical Therapist for home-bound population
Performed physical therapy evaluations, established functional goals and plans of care, assessed for Durable Medical Equipment needs
Provided educational inservices to home attendants and home health aides March 1994 – July 1996 PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Eastside Sports Physical Therapy – New York, NY
Full-time Physical Therapist at this outpatient orthopedic/sports medicine center
Treated a multitude of diagnoses and post-operative cases such as: ACL reconstruction, rotator-cuff repairs, total hip and knee replacements, various arthroscopic surgeries, ORIF, and other acute and chronic musculoskeletal and biomechanics disorders
Experienced in the use of standard modalities, hydrotherapy, isokinetic equipment, free weights and weight training machines, therapeutic exercises and plyometrics
Actively participated in student and staff inservices as well as journal club
Clinical instructor to physical therapy students - supervising their total patient care management including: patient evaluations, establishing short and long term goals, treatment planning and implementation, documentation, patient/family education and discharge planning and billing Oct. 1990 – Feb. 1994 PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Lawrence Hospital (currently New York - Presbyterian Westchester) – Bronxville, NY
Full-time Physical Therapist for this 280-bed acute care community hospital
Three-month inpatient and outpatient rotations
Treated a full range of diagnostic cases, including: medical/surgical, orthopedic, neurologic, cardiac, pulmonary, wound care and amputees
Outpatient therapy additionally included a multidisciplinary cardiac rehab program
Clinical instructor to physical therapy students - supervising their total patient care management EDUCATION RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE – Troy, New York
Bachelor of Science, Physical Therapy: May 1990
ADDITIONAL CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS AND DESIGNATIONS: CDP - Certified Dementia Practitioner
VESTIBULAR REHAB CERTIFICATION - in progress
*Active Physical Therapy licensure in the states of New York & Connecticut
*References available upon request
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