quick-learning, patient-focused licensed physician assistant eager to contribute medical support expertise within wide-ranging areas of medicine toward assisting an ethical and progressive organization.

profile

 

ø  provides responsible and compassionate direct patient care based on strict hospital standards of practices, including demonstrating needs analysis / assessment expertise and critical / emergency treatment support.

ø  able to effectively liaise between healthcare providers, patients, and families, along with staying focused and maintaining a calm demeanor throughout fast-paced, high-pressure medical emergency situations.

ø  skillful at performing independently or within a team-based environment to meet and / or exceed all healthcare-oriented goals and objectives while exhibiting an outstanding, patient-focused work ethic.

ø  maintains up-to-date knowledge of acr protocol, iv policies and procedures, anaphylaxis treatment, and medical equipment and supplies, and contributes exceptional organizational and administrative skills.

ø  handles emergencies in a proactive manner while ensuring patient physical and emotional needs are met.

 

~ education, certifications, and technical proficiencies ~

 

bachelor of science in physician assistant studies                                                  long island university

certificate of completion physician assistant program                                           long island university

 

certified by the national commission on certification of physician assistants (nccph)

bls certification • certified acls provider

 

microsoft office (word, excel, powerpoint, access, outlook) • onenote • internet explorer

professional experience

 

 

ø  utilize broad scope of industry knowledge toward performing patient risk assessments focusing on specific body region / systems relevant to procedures, handling sedation assessments (e.g. asa scoring, airway classification), and accurately ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic studies / imaging.

ø  obtain patient medical histories, review schedules for iv contrast, and record data where necessary.

ø  monitor patients under care of supervising physician during radiologic exams, and assist in emergencies.

ø  interface among patients, physicians, and healthcare staff to respond to inquiries and resolve key issues.

ø  manage in- / out-patient post-procedure care, including coordinating with primary service for subsequent procedures and repeat imaging, as well as providing appropriate expectations and instructions for follow-up.

ø  formulate plans with ir physician and teams regarding sedation management and ir recovery procedures.

ø  participate in interventional procedures via knowledge of catheters, guide-wires, syringes, and needles to assist in biopsies, fluid / organ drainage, angiograms, and vascular interventional procedures.

 

clinical rotations synopsis

 

 

ø  recorded patient histories and performed physical examinations, assisted in the formulation of differential diagnoses, provided comprehensive diagnostic procedures (i.e. taking cultures), and counseled patients.

ø  supported chronic skin condition management, including psoriasis, eczema, and acne, and assisted with medical procedures such as lesion biopsies, mohs surgery, suturing, excision shaving of seborrheic keratosis, verruca cryosurgery, acrochordon excision, steroid (kenolog) injections, and comedone extractions.

ø  conducted weekly visits to an hiv clinic to support the efforts of a top-performing dermatologist, including authoring an extensive paper to further medical research on immunodermatologic skin disorders.

 

clinical rotations synopsis

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ø  proficiently evaluated and treated patients with acute and chronic ailments to include paralysis, cerebrovascular disease, dementia, pressure ulcers, anemia, arthritis, and pneumonia.

ø  presented cases and topics on a weekly basis to attending medical personnel and residents, including noting data regarding dementia, diabetes, hypoglycemia, and unusual presentations of illness in the elderly.

 

ø  optimized ob / gyn operations by assisting labor and delivery units, as well as gynecologic surgery activities.

ø  contributed solid knowledge of medical practices by attending weekly lectures and conferences to achieve continual professional success and exceptional levels of patient care at all times.

 

ø  maximized surgical ward efficiency by performing patient pre-rounding activities, as well as presenting patients on ward rounds, performing history and physical examinations, and taking pre-operative and post-operative notes.

ø  performed 1^st and 2^nd or assistant efforts (e.g. general, vascular, ent, bariatric, neurology, and plastic / reconstructive surgeries), and provided incisions, cauterizing, retracting, suturing, and wound debridement.

ø  completed two successful weeks of training within an anesthesiology department, along with regularly attending weekly conferences and lectures on the principles of patient management and surgical disease.

 

ø  contributed excellent physician support abilities toward performing efficient morning rounds, presenting new patients, and updating information on in-patients, along with developing differential diagnoses, authoring soap notes, ordering / interpreting diagnostic testing, arranging consultations, and counseling patients as necessary.

ø  proactively assisted with diverse medical procedures to include chest tube placement / removal, central lines, nasogastric intubation placement, phlebotomy, and arterial blood gas draws.

 

ø  performed history and physical examinations, presented patients, made rounds, and ordered / interpreted diagnostic testing, along with developing focused differential diagnoses to support optimal medical care.

ø  facilitated performance of key procedures such as phlebotomy, arterial blood gas draws, foley catheter placement, suturing, and incision / drainage, as well as ekgs, iv placement, and nasogastric intubation.

ø  achieved medical knowledge via weekly lectures focusing on management and therapeutics of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, copd, and cerebral vascular disease.

 

volunteer experience

 

 

ø  performed clerical duties, hospital rounds, and patient presentations, along with actively supporting physicians and physician assistants with daily medical activities.