Rebecca Williams, PT, DPT

Rebecca Williams is running for Nominating Committee Member in the 2021 Board Elections. 

Rebecca Williams, PT, DPT, Advanced Competency in Home Health, Certified Hand Therapist, MBA student with anticipated graduation 2022, is the North Regional Home Care Manager for Munson Healthcare. She has been with Munson for 8 years. Previously, she held per diem positions in home care and was an owner/partner in a certified outpatient rehabilitation center. She received her Advanced Competency in Home Health following CSM in San Antonio. She achieved her hand therapy certification from the American Society of Hand Therapists in 2007.

Rebecca believes all patients heal better in their homes and is eager to leverage new technologies adjust to CMS regulations in order to keep patients where they want to be. She strives to inspire each physical therapist and physical therapist assistant to practice at the highest end of his/her license. She believes the most skilled, well-rounded, creative, and flexible therapists work in the home health setting. They require support from their section in order to achieve the patient outcomes we all based our careers upon. Rebecca is determined to put the best physical therapists and physical therapist assistants in leadership positions to direct the section appropriately in the ever-changing home health environment.

Candidate Statement
Rebecca has been an APTA member for over 20 years and with home health the past 8 years.  She served on the Home Health Nominating Committee two years ago.  During that time, she learned how important the role is for home health, as an academy and for the profession.  The elections, leader recruitment, and awards are essential for academy members.  Rebecca looks forward to recruiting and retaining talent for home health.  In addition to the changing regulations, the pandemic has forever changed lives and how home health clinicians practice. A strong, dynamic leadership team that can adapt to these changes in addition to societal demands will be essential to move us into the future.  A compelling professional association is pivotal to sustain home health as the choice for post-acute care.