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Kicking off our Employee Spotlight series, we’re proud to introduce you to Robbie Guess, a National Recruiter who joined our team over 3 years ago. Not only is Robbie well liked around Jackson, but Jackson Therapists have left over 30 five star reviews about him on the popular Allied Travel Careers website. In order to get to know Robbie a little better, we sat down and asked him some really important (and not so important) questions. Describe a passion you have for the type of work that you do: I really enjoy the fact that I get to help people out with their career goals and ambitions. Even if it’s just to visit a new place, the travelers seem to really enjoy our assistance and it’s gratifying to know that my work helps others with their lives.

When therapists decide to become travelers, many of them do so purely for the adventure of it. One particular Jackson Therapist took her love for adventure one step further and challenged herself to complete a 100-mile bike trek across Alaska. Heather is a traveling Physical Therapist on assignment in Alaska who decided just exploring Alaska wasn’t enough, she wanted to do more (while helping others). Read on to learn more about Heather and her amazing feat. Making time for training Heather has been a traveling therapist for the past three years. When she got placed in Alaska, she was ecstatic since it was one of her top destinations she wanted to explore.

Zach, a physical therapist’s assistant currently on assignment in San Angelo, Texas, loves helping patients. When Zach first became a physical therapist’s assistant in 2009, he began his career as a Traveling PTA. It gave him the opportunity to pursue his passion, while also offering more employment options with benefits and giving him the ability to see different parts of the country. He joined Jackson Therapy in 2016 after partnering with Katie his recruiter, and began assisting patients in Texas in a nursing facility. In this facility, Zach focused on geriatric patients, which presented some challenges – as their age made it more difficult for them to progress past an injury. Their slow progress can depress morale and cause patients to lose motivation. When they don’t believe in themselves, they heal at a slower rate. Building hope, one step at a time When Zach was first paired with a military veteran and ex-sniper

In honor of Black History Month, we’re celebrating the significant contributions Bessie Blount Griffin made to the fields of physical therapy, nursing and forensic science. Driven to succeed Born in 1914, Blount was born in Virginia, receiving only a sixth-grade education. Undeterred, she self-taught on a range of subjects, completing a GED and earning an acceptance into college for nursing, according to The Star-Ledger. After finishing her studies,

Do you have left over candy from Halloween and want to get rid of it? Keene’s Crossing Elementary Second Grade will be collecting for a great organization called Operation Shoebox. For those of you who haven’t heard of this wonderful organization please visit their website and check out the great things they do for our troops overseas. If you have any leftover Hallloween candy, including chocolate (soldiers say they will lick the melted chocolate if they have to), please drop it by Jackson’s office in Orlando by November 16th. They also need other times that soldiers have listed on the site: