Physician Assistant Quality Assurance

SUMMARY/PROFILE

Physician Assistant with years of experience, providing quality health

care in public health, community health and HMO outpatient

primary/urgent care environments. Experiences include working with

adults, pediatric and adolescences of diverse populations, socio-

economic backgrounds, genders, ages, and sexual orientations. Expertise

includes laboratory/microscopy skills, lecturing, mentoring, teaching

and counseling.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic, Health Right 360 Inc./ U.S. Job Corps,

November 2007 - July 2012

. Provided and managed chronic and acute primary health care to

underinsured and uninsured adults and adolescents in a non-profit

clinic.

. Referred patients to and collaborated with specialty clinics and

services at San Francisco General and University of California San

Francisco Hospitals and also community social services and

rehabilitation programs.

CLINICAL SERVICES COORDINATOR/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Magnet, University of San Francisco Medical Center, May 2003-June 2007

. Performed duties as lead clinician/assistant medical director and

manage daily clinical operations.

. Provided sexually transmitted infection screening, treatment and

preventative-healthy lifestyle practices to high-risk individuals in

nationally first of its kind storefront setting.

. Trained and mentored non-medical volunteers to develop assessment and

treatment skills by designing and implementing a lay volunteer

screeners program to handle an increase in demand of services from 80

patients per month to over 300 per month.

. Developed and maintained Excel tracking systems monitoring patients

screening results, treatment, specimen collection, and vaccinations.

. Performed laboratory procedures including quality assurance of

specimens.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES

SALESPERSON

Sports Basement

. Evaluated hundreds of customers gait resulting in selecting the proper

shoe size and fit for running marathons, jogging and walking.

. Provided advice and consultation to customers on healthy diet and

exercise regimes.

. Performed data entry of customer information for announcement of

lectures, special events and promotions.

. Developed strong customer relationships that resulted in repeat sales

and multiple customer referrals.

CLINICAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT/PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

San Francisco Dept. of Public Health, AIDS Office

. Performed quality assurance of Source Documents, Case Report, and

Adverse Events forms for the VaxGen HIV Vaccine Phase III Trial.

Ensuring over one hundred study files complied with the Good Clinical

Practice guidelines and ready for submission to the VaxGen, avoiding

missing the submission deadline.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES

HEALTH EDUCATOR (Temporary position)

San Mateo Teen Pregnancy Coalition

. Prepared and taught informational presentations and activities

pertaining to the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted

infections to classrooms 9th to 12th graders.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

San Francisco Dept. of Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections

Division

. Evaluated, screened, diagnosed and treated high-risk adolescents and

adults for sexually transmitted infections. (Including pre and post

HIV screening)

. Performed duties as a clinical research assistant for several Phase

III studies.

. Lecturer for the State of California, Department of Sexually

Transmitted Disease facilitating community health forums and workshops

to medical professionals, laypersons and adolescents.

. Performed and interpreted laboratory test (i.e. Gram stains, wet

mounts, urine analysis, dark and light microscopy and RPR's.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Northwest Kaiser Permanente, Health Center East, Pediatric Department,

Portland, Oregon

. Managed the health care of well and ill patients in a

pediatric/adolescent HMO including a neonatal nursery performing

discharge examinations and facilitating newborn care workshops.

MEDICAL LABORATORY RESEARCH TECHNICIAN

National Institutes of Health, Neurological Diseases and Strokes Division

EDUCATION

BS, Allied Health/Child Health Associate, University of Colorado Health

Science Center

BS, Zoology, Howard University

AAS, Biotechnology, Washington Technical Institutes of Technology

LICENSE

State of California, Department of Consumer Affairs, Physician Assistant

Committee

DEA License: current

CERTIFICATION

National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants

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