Physician Assistant

CHRIS DINARDO, MPA, PA-C

**** ** *** **, ********, OR 97062 • **************@*****.*** • 503-***-****

EDUCATION and QUALIFICATIONS

Eastern Virginia Medical School – Norfolk, VA

Master of Physician Assistant May 2018

Portland State University – Portland, OR

Bachelor of Science in General Science June 2014

FIVE-WEEK CLINICAL ROTATIONS

Family Medicine Bon Secours Monarch Medical Associates – Norfolk, VA

Emergency Medicine Emergency Physicians of Tidewater – Norfolk, VA

Internal Medicine Bon Secours Internal Medicine – Portsmouth, VA

Gastroenterology Gastroenterology and Liver Specialists of Tidewater – Suffolk, VA

Pediatrics Branch Health Clinic Pediatrics-Oceana – Norfolk, VA

OBGYN Women’s Health Total Care for Women – Virginia Beach, VA

Psychiatry HVAMC-Geriatric Psychiatry – Norfolk, VA

Cardiology Sentara Cardiology Specialists – Norfolk, VA

Surgery Riverside Surgical Specialists – Gloucester, VA

CERTIFICATIONS

Oregon Medical Board License 2018 – 2019

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (PANCE certified) 2018 – 2020

Advanced Cardiac and Basic Life Support Certified Health Care Provider 2018 – 2020

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Academy of Physician Assistants • American Academy of Family Physicians

CLINICAL SKILLS

Procedures: I&D of abscess, paronychia drainage, Bartholin’s gland cyst word catheter insertion, splinting and casting, nasal packing, cerumen impaction removal, suture repair, digital blocks, rabies immune globulin w/ vaccine injection, pelvic exams, skin shave biopsies, slit lamp exam, and removal of drains

Diagnose and treat of common urgent care problems including URI's, pneumonia, sinusitis, pharyngitis, asthma, UTI's, otitis media, conjunctivitis, corneal abrasion, migraines, gastroenteritis, MCL sprains, fractures/dislocations

Management and education of chronic medical illness such as, but not limited to: diabetes mellitus, heart failure, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hernias, hemorrhoids, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, thyroid disease, cirrhosis, ganglion cyst, and trigger finger

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Certified Nurse Assistant/Caregiver – Oregon City, OR 2008 – 2015

Provided geriatric skilled nursing care with activities of daily living including helping with meals, transferring using assistive devices, and hygienic care.

Performed and educated rehabilitation and therapeutic exercises

Established patient relations and consistent delivery of empathetic care

Caregiver – Beaverton, OR 2002 – 2008

Provided dignified care to residents with mental and physical handicaps.

Collaborated effectively with an interdisciplinary team to carry out doctors’ orders and provide treatment plan, administering medications and helping patient complete prescribed therapy and exercise routines

Scheduled appointments and submitted resident progress notes

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Ronald McDonald House Charities – Norfolk, VA 2018

OHSU-Volunteer Nurse Aid and Trauma Research Associates Program 2013 – 2015

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