Morgan Royster PA-C
Seattle, WA 98199
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Objective
Compassionate and skilled Physician Assistant seeking independent or
collaborative practice position in a family practice, urgent care or
specialty setting.
Highlights of Qualifications
. Over 20 years of family practice and urgent care experience
. Highly capable leader and problem solver with excellent team
building and communication skills
. Empathetic practitioner who values relationships with people.
. Demonstrated ability to handle pressure and maintain focus on
providing competent care.
. Confident, independent decision-maker and excellent
diagnostician willing to utilize outside resources and
specialists to ensure the best plan of care.
. Demonstrated flexibility from many years of working in a variety
of locations and practices
Developed and taught the first courses in Sign Language and Deaf Education
at North Carolina State University
Professional Experience
Highline Medical Group - West Seattle Urgent Care, Des Moines Urgent Care
Seattle, WA/Des Moines, WA
September 2011 - present
I work in two urgent care centers providing care for
patients with urgent care
issues - upper respiratory infections, lacerations that
need suturing, injuries
requiring x-ray interpretation, rashes, etc. I am
proficient in x-ray interpre-
tation, suturing, and diagnosing and treating a variety
of medical problems.
Community Health Centers of Snohomish County - Lynnwood Medical Center
Lynnwood, WA
March 28, 2011 - September, 2011
This was a locums position. I provided the family
practice care
for a panel of 2,300 patients.
Harborview Medical Center Emergency Department
Seattle, WA
February 11, 2011- March 15, 2011
. I finished the one week orientation in November, and started work
February 11, 2011. I resigned because it was not a good fit for
me.
HealthPoint Community Health Center
Redmond,WA
November 2010 - February, 2011.
. High volume, multicultural family practice setting where I had my
own panel of patients for whom I was their primary care provider.
This was a locums position through CompHealth staffing company.
Fort McCoy Troop Medical Clinic
Sparta, WI
Sept. 6 - Sept. 30, 2010
. Locum tenens position providing general and urgent care to
troops returning from and deploying to overseas assignments.
This was through StaffCare staffing agency
Camp Atterbury Troop Medical Clinic
Edinburgh, IN
July26 - Aug.30, 2010
. Locum tenens position providing general medical and urgent care
for troops returning from and deploying to overseas assignments.
This was through StaffCare staffing agency.
CarePlus Medical Centers
Seattle, WA
March 2000 - Jan. 24, 2010
. Urgent care and family practice for patients of all ages.
. Treated patients with the variety of problems seen in this
setting.
. Performed minor surgical procedures including suturing, mole and
foreign body removal; x-ray, lab and EKG interpretation.
. Extensive experience in women's' health.
North Brunswick Urgent Care
Wilmington, North Carolina
March 1995-November 1999
. Urgent care setting with the usual gamut of urgent care demands.
New Hanover Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Wilmington, North Carolina
March 1995-November 1999
This job was held simultaneously with previously listed job.
. Responsible for medical care of children at the New Hanover
Regional Detention Center
. Treated children age 9-16 in residence at this facility.
. Cared for juveniles with difficult behavioral problems, as well
as those with diabetes, sickle cell anemia and trauma.
Education
North Carolina State University
B.A., Multidisciplinary Studies; Sociology/Independent Study in
Zoology/Parasitology.
Major Thesis: Social Aspects of Human Parasitical Disease.
Alderson- Broaddus College, summa cum laude.
BA, Medical Science ( Physician Associate)
This was a four-year P.A. program.
Licensure
National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants, current.
State of Washington Health Profession Quality Assurance Commission,
current.
DEA current
BCLS,ACLS,PALS current
Volunteer Experience
2008-2009: Medical volunteer for indigent populations, Guatemala
2009: Medical volunteer assisting in the opening of a new clinic,
Ethiopia
References
Charles Starbuck,MD
James Egerer, PA-C
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Dr. Nancy Hamlin DNP, ARNP
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Paul Boone, MD
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