Brenda Valdez
Cicero
Summary
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Physical Therapist Assistant
Select Rehabilitation
07.2022 - Current
- Assessed treatment plans and made adjustments for maximum benefits.
- Maintained care continuity through multidisciplinary teamwork and collaboration.
- Monitored patient progress and reported changes to physical therapist.
- Collaborated with physical therapist in creating patient treatment plans and specific home exercise programs.
- Provided compassionate care for geriatric patients in skilled nursing facilities, focusing on improving strength, balance, and overall quality of life.
- Assisted in reducing patient pain levels through targeted massage therapy, heat/cold treatments, and electrical stimulation.
- Developed and facilitated patient specific stretching and strengthening programs.
- Documented each patient case with updates in computer system.
- Contributed to interdisciplinary team meetings for better coordination of care among healthcare professionals involved in the patients'' recovery process.
- Monitored patient progress and adapted treatment plans to reflect changes.
- Assisted physical therapists with patient examinations using manual therapy techniques and therapeutic exercise instruction.
- Utilized gait belts, lifts, or slings to safely move and transfer patients.
- Scheduled patient appointments to meet treatment requirements and provide quality care.
- Communicated with physicians to provide updates on patient care.
- Followed all HIPAA rules and regulations regarding patient confidentiality.
Physical Therapist Assistant
Remedy Rehab
10.2021 - 07.2022
- Assessed treatment plans and made adjustments for maximum benefits.
- Maintained care continuity through multidisciplinary teamwork and collaboration.
- Provided compassionate care for geriatric patients in skilled nursing facilities, focusing on improving strength, balance, and overall quality of life.
- Scheduled patient appointments to meet treatment requirements and provide quality care.
- Provided mobility support during patient transfers and ambulation, limiting further damage.
- Utilized gait belts, lifts, or slings to safely move and transfer patients.
- Maintained cleanliness and sanitation of clinic or treatment environment.
- Implemented fall prevention strategies for elderly clients at increased risk of injury due to balance impairments.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
Physical Therapist Assistant
Select Rehabilitation
03.2020 - 10.2021
- Provided mobility support during patient transfers and ambulation, limiting further damage.
- Ensured accurate documentation of all patient interventions, progress notes, and billing information in electronic medical records.
- Demonstrated proper body mechanics and patient handling techniques for patient transfers and positioning.
- Assessed treatment plans and made adjustments for maximum benefits.
- Maintained care continuity through multidisciplinary teamwork and collaboration.
- Monitored patient progress and reported changes to physical therapist.
- Provided compassionate care for geriatric patients in skilled nursing facilities, focusing on improving strength, balance, and overall quality of life.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Physical Therapy
Morton College
Cicero, IL06.2019
Skills
- Massage Therapy
- Post-injury Rehabilitation
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Electrotherapy application
- Attention to Detail
- Therapeutic exercises
- Geriatric Physical Therapy
- Strengthening
- Computer Skills
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Multitasking
- Problem Resolution
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Physical Therapist Assistant
Select Rehabilitation
07.2022 - Current
Physical Therapist Assistant
Remedy Rehab
10.2021 - 07.2022
Physical Therapist Assistant
Select Rehabilitation
03.2020 - 10.2021
Associate of Applied Science - Physical Therapy
Morton College
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