Physician Assistant

EDUCATION

Clarkson University, Schenectady NY

MS Bioethics, policy concentration, anticipated graduation May 2018 GPA 3.77

SUNY Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, NY

BS Interdisciplinary Studies: Healthcare, Ethics and Communications, May 2015 GPA 3.82

Albany-Hudson Valley Physician Assistant Program, Albany, NY AAS Physician Assistant, 1995

Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY AAS Respiratory Therapy, 1992

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Physician Assistant, Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital, Schenectady, NY 9/2015-present

Provide care for patients in a 115-bed inpatient acute rehabilitation setting.

Selected by administration to mentor new peer employees and worked with administration to revise mid-level orientation. Clinical focus on orthopedic, neurological and neurosurgical rehabilitation.

Physician Assistant, Pulmonary and Critical Care Services, St Peter's Health Partners, Troy, NY 11/2013-9/2015

Provided outpatient care for patients with a wide spectrum of lung disease and sleep disorders as well as inpatient care for pulmonary patients at 2 community hospitals.

Physician Assistant, Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood, Albany, NY 5/2012-10/2013

Provided a range of sexual and reproductive health services for all genders in urban and rural settings.

Selected to provide monthly emergency preparedness drills and in-servicing to clinical staff at all 3 sites in recognition of experience and skill at leading small group training.

Nexplanon insertion/removal, Mirena and Paragard IUDs, abortion counseling and medication abortions, ultrasound for determining gestational age.

Physician Assistant, Pulmonary and Critical Care Services, Albany, NY 11/2007-5/2012

Provided outpatient care for patients with a wide spectrum of lung disease as well as in-patient care for patients at Albany Medical Center Hospital and St Peters Hospital.

Sub-investigator on phase 3 and 4 clinical trials of pulmonary medications responsible for baseline, follow-up and exit patient assessments.

Respiratory Therapist, Whittier Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, Ghent, NY, 7/2004-11/2007

Staff therapist in long term care facility providing services for patients dependent on ventilator support.

Volunteered to serve as respiratory therapy department co-head to help rebuild the long-term ventilator program following sanctions from New York State Dept. of Health.

oWorked closely with NYS DOH overhauling department’s policies and procedures including revision of staffing levels, development of a structured new staff orientation and skills competency assessment for all respiratory and nursing staff, provision of ongoing staff education and in-servicing monthly.

oDeveloped departmental quality improvement program to monitor accuracy in clinical documentation and adherence to policies, providing weekly feedback to staff to aid in identification of potential sources of error.

Responsible for scheduling and supervision of department with 7 FTE and additional per diem staff.

Physician Assistant, Certified Allergy and Asthma Consultants, Albany, NY, 11/1996-6/2004

Provided patient care for allergy and asthma patients from pediatrics to geriatrics.

Developed a series of protocols for managing in-office medical emergencies; provided ongoing staff in-servicing on asthma, asthma education and allergic diseases, and conducted emergency preparedness drills for staff.

Sub-investigator on phase 3 and 4 clinical trials of allergy and asthma medications responsible for baseline, follow-up, and exit physical assessments.

Selected by practice physicians to serve as acting director of the clinical research program for 3 months overseeing department of 4 nurses and clinical research assistants, maintaining communications with institutional review boards, pharmaceutical companies and research organizations and regulatory documents.

Selected by GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical representatives based on peer reputation and clinical experience to create and implement an asthma educator program in conjunction with MVP Health Plan. Traveled to primary care sites in the greater Capital Region to provide asthma educator training to nursing and clinical sites in small groups of 3-8 people.

Physician Assistant, Surgery, Albany Memorial Hospital, Albany, NY 9/1995-2/1997

Provided first and second surgical assist for orthopedic, general surgery, urology, gynecology, plastics and neurosurgical procedures.

Performed pre-op and admission history and physicals and provided in-house surgical coverage.

Respiratory Therapist, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany, NY 1992-1995

Staff therapist, working with adult, pediatric and neonatal patients in critical care and medical/surgical floor settings. Member of pediatric transport team.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Fall 2016: Designed an independent study examining resource allocation in an influenza pandemic and wrote a policy addressing ventilator allocation that was adopted by St Peter’s Health Partners 4 acute care hospitals.

Master’s Project (Fall 2017-Spring 2018) Examining the need for LGBTQ health and cultural competency training for health science students with an emphasis on education policy needs.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Youth HIV Testing, Pride Center of the Capital Region, January 2017-July 2017

Firefighter, Valatie Fire Department, 1993-1998

EMT, Valatie Volunteer Rescue Squad, 1989-1992

MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Bioethics and Humanities

GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality

American Academy of Physician Assistants, LBGT caucus member

CURRENT LICENSES

New York State 005282

Massachusetts PA6267

Current BLS and ACLS

Experience with Microsoft Office, WordPress, Dragon Dictation, and EHR (Nextgen, Sorian, Intergy, Meditech)

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