Physician Assistant Medical

PAULA J. RIKER

** ******* ***** ***. * Rochester NY, 14607

315-***-**** ***********@*****.***

EDUCATION

Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Graduated: May 2013

Bachelor of Science, Physician Assistant

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Medical Observation Unit Physician Assistant 9/2015 - present

Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY

●Accept new patient admissions from emergency department based on specific criteria and judgement of appropriateness for the observation unit

●Perform complete history and physical exams on each new patient

●Create working differential diagnosis and implement patient-specific plan

●order and Interpret appropriate laboratory and imaging data

●Work closely in a team-based environment with physicians, mid-level providers, and nurses to implement appropriate care and create patient satisfaction

●Familiar with appropriate work-up and management of a wide variety of disease processes including but not limited to coronary artery disease, TIA, congestive heart failure, COPD, asthma, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, inflammatory bowel disease, colitis/diverticulitis, AKI, pyelonephritis, and renal colic

●Assisted management with employee scheduling using a self-scheduling model

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician Assistant 9/2013-7/2015

Taylor Hospital, Ridley Park, PA

●Performed daily rounding in an acute rehabilitation setting. Created daily progress notes, created care plans and patient goals.

●Worked closely with physical therapists, occupational therapists, physiatrists, and speech pathologists in a team setting to create goals and appropriate discharge plans for individual patients. Coordinated with patient families regarding patient progress, medical status, disposition, and discharge plans.

● Responsible for management of a variety of both acute and chronic neurological and musculoskeletal diagnoses including sports injuries, cerebrovascular accident, traumas, spinal cord injury, joint replacements and amputations. Managed care of both acute and chronic medical concerns - including ordering appropriate lab work, imaging, medical modalities, and coordinating with appropriate physician specialists.

●Worked closely with a number of traumatic and nontraumatic brain injury patients. Became familiar with the variety of causes and effects of an array of brain injury diagnoses including concussion, intracranial hemorrhage, and cerebral infarcts.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

●Certified by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants July 2013 - Present

●Licensed Physician Assistant by the University of the State of NY Aug 2015-Present

●DEA license Sept. 2013 - Present

●Advanced cardiac life support/basic life support May 2012 – Present

AWARDS

●RGH Chair’s Roundtable Honors July 2016

References Available upon request.

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