Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician Assistant Resume Example
Patient-centered care Cost effective care Safety and Quality Strong interpersonal skills Open-minded Effective communication Experienced clinical judgment Efficiency / Multi-tasking Accepting of change Customer service driven Lifelong learner Conscientious provider | Superb first-assist skills EMR Patience Team player Attention to detail Professionalism Leading teams Perseverance/Dedication Problem solver Compassionate Confidence Personally effective and accountable |
Quinnipiac University - City, State
Elective rotations in plastic surgery and surgical ICU
Performed over 75 hours of community service, related to healthcare?
Quinnipiac University - City, State
This 4-year 'pre-professional' component of the Entry-Level Master's Physician Assistant (ELMPA) program focuses on early healthcare experience
- Provide clinical and administrative support for Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in the Smilow Cluster
- Review applications, interview and assist in hiring of candidates
- Coordinate interviewing process/selection of new staff
- Orient new Mid-Level providers and assists with integration into the team
- Facilitate new employee training relative to daily responsibilities
- Assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures for the team
- Develop and audit standards of care and quality measures for the team
- Coordinate schedules for Mid-Level Providers and assure back-up coverage balancing departmental needs with Mid-level providers' PTO requests and CME requirements
- Prepare performance evaluation forms and assist with evaluations of individual Mid-Level providers
- Meet with the Chief Residents about relationships with the resident services
- Support department leadership
- Assist with creation/implementation of a career ladder
- Work with individuals on their professional development
- Assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures for the team
- Develop and audit standards of care and quality measures for the team.
- Assist supervising physician with chart review of mid-level provider
- Facilitate career ladder progression for eligible Mid-Level providers
- Lead/assist with deployment of new initiatives including Information Technology projects
- Assist with compliance with billing for all services/procedures performed
- Ongoing professional practice evaluation
- Admit, manage and advocate for pre and post-operative patients on the floor/SICU
- Order and interpret lab tests and diagnostic studies
- Collaborate with consulting services
- Assist in the OR with cosmetic and reconstructive cases on pediatric and adult patients
- Perform consultations on patients with a need for plastic surgery- make recommendations, order appropriate labs/studies and discuss operative planning with team/ on-call attending
- Attend daily transitional care rounds
- Discharge patients: complete discharge summaries and W10's, write prescriptions, arrange for appropriate supplies on discharge
- Respond to emergencies for inpatients on the plastic surgery service
- Assist with wound care, including the use of wound VACs, following chronic wounds
- Work closely with surgical residents, midlevel providers, patient care team and attending surgeons to optimize patient care
- Respond to calls/emails/urgent issues from pre/post operative patients/family members/VNA
- Clinic responsibilities: Perform pre-operative histories/physical exams/consents/photos and other appropriate preparation, provide post-op care (suture/drain/splint/wound VAC removal)
- Assisted with planning and transition to a new surgical unit
- Attend educational sessions as able: Surgical grand rounds/ Morbidity & Mortality conference/ Plastic surgery indications conference and grand rounds
- Provide teaching to patient care teams on changes to protocols
- Coordinate student rotations on the plastic surgery service; perform end of rotation evaluations
- First assist in the OR with a variety of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures
- Manage patients in the PACU and on inpatient floors, follow issues related to pain management, wound care, and monitoring for complications
- Clinic responsibilities: Perform pre-operative histories and physical exams and post-op care
- Manage patients in wound care center
- Order and review laboratory and diagnostic studies
- Complete post-operative/ post-procedure discharge and create a plan for follow-up care, including writing prescriptions
- Perform inpatient and emergency department consultations for the plastic surgery service (primarily: chronic wounds, maxillofacial trauma, craniofacial deformity, and hand trauma/infections)
- Attend continuing education activities offered by Baystate Health and other relevant institutions on a weekly basis
- Participate with members of the practice in pertinent research to advance the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery
- Surgical Rotations in: Plastic & Reconstructive, Bariatric, Colorectal, Genitourinary, OB-GYN, Vascular, Thoracic, General, Trauma, Orthopedic, Neurosurgery, Transplant, Critical care, Anesthesia
- One month elective rotations in plastic surgery and transplant surgery
- Ten day surgical experience in London, UK assisting in plastic surgery and pre/post operative office visits
- PA surgical residents complete admission history and physical exams, assess and manage patients daily under the supervision of attending surgeons, order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests, coordinate discharge planning, provide 24-hour coverage including night and weekend on-call hours, are part of the trauma response team, first assist in the OR and manage care in the ICU
- Cadaver lab, surgical procedure pig lab, deliver grand rounds presentations, attend daily surgical lecture series, conduct group research project
Clinical Ladder: PA level II
EPIC EMR Superuser
Clinical Education Committee Lead
HRO (High Reliability Organization) Champion and Safety Coach
Special Achievement Award- Department of Surgery, Section of Plastics
NCCPA Certification #1084169
State of Connecticut Licensure #002176, expires 4/30/2017
America Heart Association BLS/ACLS, renewal due 10/9/2017?
DEA# MZ2095289, expires 05/31/2018
CT Controlled Substance Registration #CSP.0049342, expires 02/28/17
NPI #1679728315
CT PMP Registered
Enrolled as a Medicare provider
Peri-op safety and quality committee
Surgical operations council (NP 15, 6-5 EP)
Student surgical clerkship workgroup
Wound center optimization committee
On-boarding committee
Clinical education committee
Clinical Ladder committee
American Academy of Physician Assistants ID#1013207
Connecticut Academy of Physician Assistants ID#87173
American Association of Surgical Physician Assistants ID#1084169
Association of Plastic Surgery Physician Assistants
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Resume Overview
School Attended
- Quinnipiac University
Job Titles Held:
- Lead Physician Assistant
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician Assistant
- Surgical Physician Assistant Resident
Degrees
- Master of Science : Health Science
Bachelors Degree : Health/Science
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