- I empower older adults to live and age confidently. What I Help Clients With:- Understand the ins and outs of Medicare in various healthcare settings.- Determine the best Medicare health insurance plan for you.- Know how to select the best care agencies post-illness or injury.- Create an emergency folder with documents such as Advanced Directive or POLST, Living Will, important logins and passwords, etc.- Know what home modifications and durable medical equipment might be needed as you age.- Have personalized strategies for maintaining physical activity, optimizing nutrition, improving sleep quality, and managing stress.

- Working with pickleball and volleyball players who want to prevent injuries, maintain their sport and improve performance. - A manual therapy, personalized exercise and education-based practice provided in the comfort of your own home in San Francisco’s East Bay.- Services include: Injury Screenings for Clubs and Coaches, Strength and Conditioning Programs, Stretching Sessions, Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment

- Conduct thorough assessments of patients within their homes, evaluating functional mobility, strength, balance, and safety within the home environment. - Formulate individualized and patient-centered treatment plans tailored to address specific rehabilitation goals and enhance activities of daily living. - Offer comprehensive education to patients and their families covering exercises, safety measures, strategies for managing daily activities, recommendations for durable medical equipment (DME) use, and suggestions for home modifications.- Diligently monitored and documented patient progress, making necessary adjustments to treatment plans. Maintained effective communication with physicians, case managers, and other healthcare professionals to ensure a coordinated and integrated care approach.

Travel Contracts and Locations:Healthy Living at Home - Mission Healthcare, Concord, CA | 11/2023 - 01/2024Wilshire Home Health and Community Services, San Luis Obispo. CA | 06/2023 - 09/2023Kaiser Permanente of Northern California, Martinez, CA | 10/2022 - 05/2023Description:- Conducted comprehensive assessments of patients in their homes, evaluating functional mobility, strength, balance, and safety within the home environment.- Developed individualized and patient-centered treatment plans to address specific rehabilitation goals and improve activities of daily living. Provided education to patients and their families on exercises, safety measures, strategies for managing daily activities, DME recommendations and use, and home modifications. - Collaborated with patients, caregivers, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure coordinated and holistic care.- Monitored and documented patient progress, adjusting treatment plans as needed, and communicated effectively with physicians, case managers and other healthcare professionals.- Supervised and mentored Physical Therapist Assistants in providing high-quality care, ensuring adherence to established treatment plans and protocols.

- Evaluated and treated patients on the oncology floor and on the telemetry unit.- At least once per week served as late shift physical therapist to perform same-day orthopedic post-op Physical Therapy Initial Evaluations for admission or discharge.- Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team, including physicians, occupational therapists, and speech therapists, to ensure comprehensive patient care.

- Evaluate and treat patients on the telemetry unit with diagnoses ranging from Congestive Heart Failure, Acute Respiratory Failure, Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, and Cerebrovascular Accidents or Transient Ischemic Attacks, as well as those with recent total joint replacements. - Regularly assess and interpret findings from therapy sessions, establish goals and progress patients when appropriate, and provide patient and caregiver training for safe discharge.- Participate in multidisciplinary rounds to advocate for patients and his or her needs, and coordinate a patient's treatment plan with other healthcare providers.

- Performed evaluations and treatments for patients with Acute Kidney Injury, Gastrointestinal Bleed, or post-op total knee or hip arthroplasty, as well as spinal surgery. - Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team regarding a patients’ plan of care and discharge location.- Progressed and modified treatment plan when appropriate, empowered patients and his or her caregivers through education and training.

- Provide academic support to middle school, high school and college-aged students in various academic subjects including reading/writing, math, science, history and standardized test prep.

- Efficiently evaluated and treated patients with varying diagnoses such as Cerebrovascular Accident, Myocardial Infarction, Traumatic Brain Injury, as well as patients that recently underwent transtibial or transfemoral amputations. - Consulted and collaborated with a multidisciplinary team regarding patient care and safe discharge location. - Delivered inservice lecture on Cardiac Rehabilitation for patients’ post-hospital stay.

- Assisted with first-year UCSF/SFSU DPT student acute care lab practice sessions, graded homework assignments, and served as exam proctor for acute care practicals in PT 700 Multisystems Pathokinesiology.

- Evaluated and treated up to 12 patients per day with diagnoses ranging from patellofemoral dysfunction, chronic lumbar and cervical pain, degenerative joint disease or osteoarthritis, shoulder strains and impingement, and post-operative patients. - Taught classes ranging from 3-12 participants regarding neck and back pain, and led core strengthening classes with 6-10 participants. - Presented an in-service lecture comparing ACL Internal Bracing Surgery to ACL Reconstruction.

- Performed evaluations and treatments for up to 10 patients per day with work-related orthopedic injuries ranging from post-surgical shoulder and knee injuries, shoulder impingement syndrome, ankle sprains, and various musculoskeletal spinal injuries. - Conducted in-service lecture on the use of PNF stretching techniques for acute musculoskeletal injuries in an outpatient orthopedic population.

- Assisted with therapeutic exercises and instruction under the supervision of the physical therapist. - Performed modality setups including heat/ice, ultrasound and electrical stimulation. - Provided office assistance such as front desk check-in, faxing patient notes to referring physicians, and scheduling patients.

- Assisted podiatrist during exams as a scribe for patient information and physicians’ notes. - Accurately assigned and inputted diagnostic codes for insurance billing, as well as assisting front desk staff with various clerical duties.

- Documented medical notes for Primary Care Physician during patient visits via remote communication. - Maintained patient confidentiality and adhered to HIPAA regulations.

- Created worksheets for students in Introduction to Kinesiology and Human Anatomy 1 courses.- Collaborated with Kinesiology professors to incorporate class content into weekly worksheets. - Led discussions on course material.

- Assisted Professor Gary Martin in conducting research on the Giant Keyhole Limpet, Megathura crenulata. - Developed a procedure to create and analyze the formation of nodules. - Collected blood samples, and mounted tissue and blood samples onto slides for observation under dissecting and electron microscopes.

- Provided fun and safe college dorm experience for first-year students through organized activities, social events and enforcement of campus safety policies. - Advised students on personal issues and academic course selection. - Assisted with orientation, hall opening and closing, room assignments, room changes, and room inventories.

-Assisted the Senior Project Manager at UCLA Health MITS department with data entry, proofreading, and document preparation. -Updated and maintained UCLA Health Nursing website.

- Provided office assistance for Surgical Waiting Room and Operating Room departments.- Devised project to analyze and improve communication with families in surgical waiting rooms.

-Collaborated with other counselors to offer children interesting and fun activities.-Helped maintain a safe and fun environment at the center, parks, field trip locations, and pools.