Physician Assistant -Certified, Licensed, 6 Years of Experience
- Job Target: Physician Assistant
- Employment Status: Unemployed - Actively Looking
- Experience Level: Mid Level
- Seeking: Full-Time
- Industry: Allied Health Resumes
- Salary: 64,000 minimum, negotiable.
- Degree: Master's Degree (MA/MS/MBA)
- Security Clearance: None
- Travel: Not Specified
- Relocate:: No
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Objective
To benefit a practice that can utilize an experienced, skilled Physician Assistant dedicated to the highest standards of patient care with clinical experience in surgical and medical environments.
Job Target
Physician Assistant
Professional Experience
| 2007 – 2009 |
UPMC Physician Assistant II- Surgery |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Physician Assistant in the world’s largest Transplant Center. Responsible for providing patient care services, primarily assessing and managing patients in an inpatient environment. Duties also included providing acute and chronic patient care including taking histories and physicals, monitoring therapies and giving injections and medications, evaluation and treatment of a wide variety of medical issues for pre and post-transplant patients, ordering laboratory tests/diagnostic studies/medications for the inpatient population, wound checks, dressing changes (ordering and performing), drain removals, and putting together treatment/care plans for inpatients as dictated by morning rounds. Also responsible for admissions/discharges with follow-up planning and subsequent discharge/transfer summaries and their dictations. Also responsible for student, resident, and fellowship training. |
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| 2004 – 2007 |
UPMC Physician Assistant II |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Physician Assistant in a high-volume in/outpatient Interventional Radiology service, personally performing over 2,000 ultrasound and CT guided procedures yearly. Responsible for essentially all aspects of patient care, including performance of procedures, pre-and post-procedural care, medication ordering, procedural note writing/dictation, consultations, patient education, limited history and physical taking, and the ordering/interpretation of appropriate laboratory tests and diagnostic studies. Also responsible for student, resident, and fellowship training. |
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Education
| 2003 | Chatham College (now University) Physician Assistant Studies – Master's Degree (MA/MS/MBA) |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Master's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) |
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| 2001 | Chatham College (now University) Biology – Bachelor's Degree (BA/BS) |
Pittsburgh, PA |
BS- Biology |
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Skills
- Surgery first-assist
- Oral dictation
- Physician rounds
- Autonomous rounds
- CT/xray/US interpretation
- Preparing admissions/discharges
- Interventional Radiologic procedures
- NCCPA certification
- PA State Licensure
- Advanced note writing
- Pre and post-op patient care
- Patient/Family Education
- Advanced H&P skill
- Joint injection
- IV placement
- Phlebotomy
- Drain insertion/removal
- Surgical procedure skill
Last updated on: 2010-02-05.





