Kaitlin Casey Email and Phone Number

· Designed and instructed innovative fitness classes to a wide range of clientele and fitness levels, including high risk participants· Developed and maintained ongoing relationships with class participants.· Monitored class participants, provided one-on-one assistance to correct form and/or provide exercise modifications · ChallengeD class participants by keeping choreography and music fresh

• Implement customized therapies to infants, children and adults ranging from orthopedic injuries to cumulative trauma, neurological, and spinal cord injuries in medical and surgical units• Improve hand strength and coordination skills to patients with traumatic injuries or musculoskeletal disorders through functional activities, or fabricating splints and positioning schedules• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team for developing guidelines for the innovative, ventricular assistive device for patients with advanced heart failure

• Provide training in self-care activities (e.g., bathing, dressing) with adaptive or durable medical equipment and/or compensatory techniques if needed.• Use neuromuscular re-education, trunk stabilization, and balance activities to improve clients’ ability to move in and out of bed and maintain an upright posture necessary to perform self-care and home management activities.• Remediate upper-extremity weakness and/or abnormal muscle tone through exercise, relevant simulated activities, and preventive splinting to preserve muscle balance and range of motion.• Evaluate and use strategies to address cognitive and perceptual deficits.• Evaluate the need for splints and positioning devices to preserve joint integrity and protect skin from breakdown due to prolonged pressure.• Contribute to safe discharge planning, including recommendations for transitioning to the next level of care.• Work on a variety of medical units including: Critical Care, Medical-Surgical, Neurology, and Orthopedics

· Design and instruct innovative fitness classes to a wide range of clientele and fitness levels, including high risk participants· Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with class participants.· Monitor class participants, provide one-on-one assistance to correct form and/or provide exercise modifications · Challenge class participants by keeping choreography and music fresh

Full time with transition to per-diem