• Review and score clinical documentation based on regulatory requirements.• Communicate and educate the results of documentation review to both clinicians and clinical management. • Provide feedback to clinicians to ensure that clinical documentation meets payor and regulators expectations consistently.• Write appeals in an attempt to overturn claim denials.

• Responsible for providing skilled physical therapy services to patients in their homes and to those that reside in skilled nursing facilities.

• Works with sales team members to educate healthcare providers on the prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of SI Joint dysfunction at local educational events including didactic presentation, orthopedic, neurosurgical, and other healthcare-related meetings.• Instruction on SI joint provocative testing and clinical examination of the hip and lumbar spine.

• Provide physical therapy services to a diverse community based population within a busy private outpatient orthopedic setting.• Assist in enhancing the manual skills offered in the clinic by engaging in routine clinical instruction to younger staff members and students.

Received Customer Service and Clinical Excellence Award 2009, 2010, 2011• Provided comprehensive physical therapy care to a community based & sports based patient population.• Assisted and provided clinical education to fellow staff, physical therapy and medical students rotating through our department. • Acted as a clinical instructor for physical therapy students.

Received Customer Service and Clinical Excellence Award 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008• Coordinated the care and treatment of a community based patient population within a hospital outpatient based setting.• Provided informal staff education in the form of weekly in-services, skills labs and literature reviews.• Recognized monthly on Press Ganey surveys for providing outstanding customer services.• Acted as a clinical instructor for physical therapy students.

Received Customer Service and Clinical Excellence Award 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003• Spearheaded the rehabilitation department’s performance improvement process by identifying areas for clinical and process improvement, developing standards of care, analyzing, modifying and reporting results monthly.• Developed management action plans quarterly, based on Press Ganey departmental results, aimed at improving customer & employee satisfaction.• Organized & held Open Houses to market the… Show more Received Customer Service and Clinical Excellence Award 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003• Spearheaded the rehabilitation department’s performance improvement process by identifying areas for clinical and process improvement, developing standards of care, analyzing, modifying and reporting results monthly.• Developed management action plans quarterly, based on Press Ganey departmental results, aimed at improving customer & employee satisfaction.• Organized & held Open Houses to market the rehab department to local AR/SAR/SNF/VNA facilities with the goal of obtaining return referrals to our outpatient services.• Served on multidisciplinary hospital wide wound care committee.• Served as a clinical instructor for students rotating through the physical therapy department.• Assisted in coordinating the in house and professional continuing education program for the rehabilitation staff.• Evaluated and treated a case load of both inpatients & outpatients with various neurological & musculo-skeletal impairments. Show less

• Developed & instructed a comprehensive 50-hour course consisting of lecture & clinical practice designed to prepare students to assist rehab professionals in a variety of rehabilitative settings.