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Kansas City, Ks

Doctor of Physical Therapy curriculum including extensive classroom and clinical education in preparation to launch a career as a well-rounded entry level physical therapist. Participated in 36 weeks of full time clinical internships across six practice settings to reinforce knowledge and skills learned in the classroom and laboratory.

Ku Medwest, Shawnee, Ks

Managed partial to full caseload at advanced intermediate to entry level including direct care of conservative and post-operative high school athletes, worker’s compensation patients, and a variety of sports related orthopedic conditions. Participated in care for upper cervical spine dysfunction, cervicogenic headache, post-concussion syndrome, and vestibular dysfunction. Utilized D1 Sports Training progressions and WebPT software.

Olathe, Ks

Managed partial to full caseload of orthopedic patients at advanced intermediate to entry level, including total joint replacements and other post-surgical orthopedic conditions. Managed partial caseload at advanced intermediate level for a wide variety of acute patients including cardiopulmonary, neurological, and other complex comorbidities. Observed multiple total hip and knee arthroplasties, cardiac pacemaker placement, cardiac stress test and phase II cardiac rehab. Became familiar with Cerner electronic medical record software.

Kansas City, Mo

Participated in partial caseload patient management at an intermediate level in this outpatient orthopedic setting, including evaluation and treatment of a diverse patient population, encompassing a variety of diagnoses including sports, spine, and many conservative and post-operative peripheral joint conditions. Observed outpatient wound clinic and participated in occupational hand therapy.

Kansas City, Ks

Responsible for primary dissection of donor bodies for instruction purposes within professional degree programs including physical therapy, occupational therapy, and nurse anesthesia. Demonstrated human anatomy expertise while participating in laboratory instruction, student dissection, test preparation and grading, and tutoring.

Overland Park, Ks

Participated in experiences including evaluation and treatment of orthopedic conditions such as ACL repair, hip and knee arthroplasty, rotator cuff repair, adhesive capsulitis, and other sports and age related musculoskeletal issues.

Kansas City, Ks

Participated in design and implementation of skilled physical therapy services provided to patients at this skilled nursing facility including medical record reviews, patient evaluations, plan of care, therapeutic exercises, therapeutic activities, patient education, and home assessments.

Olathe, Ks

Responsible for primary quality control duties including inspection of incoming raw materials, monitoring production line operation, and releasing finished products. Tested physical and chemical properties of raw materials and batches using various lab techniques and equipment including pH/titration, moisture analyzer, viscosity, gas chromatograph (GC), infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR). Responsible for providing certificate of conformance/analysis for various product lines and responding to quality related customer requests. Investigated customer complaints and analyzed any defective products. Maintained documentation and records for all materials, including EPA and FDA regulated products.

Centennial, Co

Designed and executed laboratory studies to characterize cells, tissues, and to support product development. Isolated, manipulated, and maintained human stem cell cultures for research use, and physically and electronically tracked donor tissue in database. Operated and maintain lab equipment for tissue processing, cell culturing, histology, and analytical tests. Prepared technical reports, summaries, protocols, and quantitative analyses using basic computer software. Assisted implementation of design transfers by developing SOPs and training manufacturing technicians. Maintained familiarity with current scientific literature and contributed to developing new methods and technologies for project advancement. Supported patentable inventions and conducted experiments to support intellectual property filings. Collaborated with engineering, operations, quality and marketing departments to meet company goals as needed.

Centennial, Co

Operated powered equipment and hand tools to shape, cleanse, culture and package human tissue grafts in adherence with FDA and AATB guidelines, current Good Manufacturing Practices, current Good Tissue Practices, and company specific Standard Operating Procedures. Understood and utilized the principles of aseptic technique to perform duties in a clean-room environment. Responsible for keeping detailed written and electronic records of daily activities. Responsible for proper use, cleaning and maintenance of specialized equipment. Worked as part of a team to efficiently plan and execute daily tasks under strict time constraints. Supervised and trained new employees as needed.

St. Vrain State Park

Doctor Of Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy

Bachelor'S Degree, Molecular And Cellular Biology