Scott Elms, MPT
Summary: Expansive clinical practice, dating 19+ years. Background includes extensive work with industrial athletes in various rehabilitation settings. This includes consultation, working directly with safety managers to decrease recordable incidents, direct employee treatment, designing and instructing functional stretching routines, advising on safety equipment, recognizing potential overuse injuries, all leading to increased employee morale. Broad exposure to inpatient hospital, industrial, school, sub-acute, and outpatient settings which has helped me develop into an extremely well-rounded clinician. I am an excellent communicator with the ability to build solid team connections, to increase productivity, decrease overall time loss incidents, while increasing employee morale.
Work Experience:
Rebound Physical Therapy Bend, Oregon
Work Injury/Staff Physical Therapist
September 2017 to 2021
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Ability Physical Therapy & Fitness McMinnville, Oregon
Clinic Director October 2013 to March 2017
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Work Right NW Salem, Oregon
Work Injury/Industrial Physical Therapist October 2016 to September 2017
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Kindred Nursing & Rehabilitation Salem, Oregon
Per Diem Physical Therapist August 2013 to January 2014
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CompHealth Various Locations, USA
Traveling Orthopedic Physical Therapist
February 2009 to June 2013
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CompHealth/Therapeutic Resources Various Locations, USA
Traveling Pediatric/School-Based
September 2009 to June 2013
Physical Therapist
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Johnson Memorial Hospital Enfield, Connecticut
Orthopedic Physical Therapist
April 2002 to February 2009
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Clinical Accomplishments and Highlights:
- Successfully ran a work injury program specializing in work conditioning, work hardening, pre- and post-employment testing, and conducting physical capacity evaluations.
- Worked with safety managers to decrease injuries both small and large and assessing safety protocols.
- One of only three healthcare professionals in central Oregon credentialed with SAIF/Majoris to run a work conditioning/hardening program.
- Provided a hands-on approach to physical therapy/work injury with an emphasis on education and injury prevention utilizing evidence-based practices based on individual patient needs.
- Taught proper lifting classes and functional exercise routines to managers and workers.
- Coordinated care with other practitioners, insurance adjusters, and case managers providing comprehensive support and transition plans from injury to return to work.
- Managed and provided skilled physical therapy to patients with a wide variety of diagnoses, considering individual and age-related needs.
- Practiced in a variety of settings throughout the United States as a traveling physical therapist, learning new techniques and differing treatment philosophies.
- Cultivated adaptation skills for varied management styles, documentation requirements, and job responsibilities for each contract location, as well as cultural sensitivity, and appreciation of regional differences.
Management accomplishments and highlights:
- Designed, implemented, and instructed functional industrial stretching program with design and equipment recommendation for a local steel mill.
- Conducted staff meetings and in house continuing education.
- Collaborated with business manager and owner to optimize scheduling and efficiency of PT staff as well as interviewed, and hired three additional therapists.
- Improved productivity by analyzing monthly coding statistics.
- Encouraged each staff member to maximize performance.
- Conducted successful conflict resolution between staff, patients, and vendors.
Mentorship:
- Managed and mentored full time, part time physical therapists, and office staff for a successful outpatient orthopedic clinic
- Managed and instructed DPT students, PTA’s, and ATC’s.
Certifications: Licensed Physical Therapist, State of Oregon 2007-Present
Education: American International College: Springfield, Massachusetts
Masters of Physical Therapy 2001
American International College: Springfield, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Science in Human Biology 1999
Specialized Education/Volunteer Experience:
- JTECH certified for Physical Capacity Evaluation, Pre-employment screening.
- Pediatric Sports Medicine
- Gary Gray Functional Training Certification
- Shoulder Rehabilitation for the Throwing Athlete
- Advanced Sports Rehabilitation
- Mulligan Upper Extremity course
- Volunteer PT for Justin Boots Sports Medicine Team
- Volunteer PT for various High School athletic events and equine therapy