ELENA GONZALEZ SANZ

• Provided treatment to adult patients suffering from sports-related injuries, post surgical cases or acute and chronic MSK disorders using best evidence practice and patient focused approach
• Researched and stayed abreast of current treatment modalities by attending professional development opportunities.
• Successfully completed a secondment as a Rehabilitation Manager at MEDICLINIC City Hospital; managing the Physiotherapy, Occupational therapy, SALT and Orthotics Inpatient and Outpatient team.
• Achieved department growth from 3 to 11 physiotherapists across the Dubai Mall Cluster maintaining high room utilization rates.
• Represented Physiotherapy providing expert opinion during the design phase of the new Intersystems electronic medical record software.
• Developed and established regular KPI monitoring and Allied Health medical records auditing.
• Active member of Rehabilitation Committee and Clinical Quality and Patient Safety Committees. Ensuring standards where consistently met and actively taking part in the Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) auditing process.

• Assisting Director of Physiotherapy with complaint management, overseeing hiring, rota planning and professional growth of employees
• Diagnosing and treating adult and pediatric trauma, orthopedic patients and neurological disorders such as Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Bell's palsies, CVAs and peripheral nerve injuries.

Successfully completed competences and excelling in providing specific skills in each rotational assignment:

• Acute Ward team (Sept 2011-Feb 2012)
• Outpatients Team (Feb 2011-Sept 2011)
• Acute Ward Team (Sept 2010-Feb 2011)
• Collaborative & Intermediate Care team (Oct 2009-Sept 2010)
• Community Team-home visits (Feb 2009-Sept 2010)

• Managed high-volume caseload and organized daily schedules of assistants and patients.
• Planned and administered range of treatments and therapeutic exercise programs using best evidence based practice.

• Carried out therapeutic interventions using evidence-based techniques to address patient needs and concerns.

• Planned and administered range of physiotherapy techniques and therapeutic exercise programs to adult and pediatric patients with a wide range of orthopedic and neurological conditions.
• Managed high-volume caseload, organized patients booking and promoted and marketed services.