Nurse Practitioner Registered

Mary J. Knowles RN, PA-C

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Pepper Pike, OH 44124 Phone: 216-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Physician's assistant with inpatient and outpatient experience focusing on

the provision of quality health care for male and female patients.

Strengths include strong preventive, diagnostic and treatment experience in

multiple disciplines, empathetic care and patient advocacy, excellent

verbal and written communication skills. I have extensive experience in

interdisciplinary communication between service line chiefs, clinical staff

and support staff.

Seeking opportunity as Physician Assistant on East side of Cleveland, OH

EXPERIENCE

Brecksville VA, Brecksville OH

Physician's Assistant in Primary Care

2002 to 2014

. "Doc of the day" coverage for patients with acute issues such as chest

pain, minor traumas, infections, etc.

. Primary care of men and women veterans including rheumatology,

cardiovascular care, preventive health, diabetes, geriatrics, renal,

neurological, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, urology and all disciplines

. Personal patient caseload of 900+ patients

. Interdisciplinary communication with physicians, nurses, clerks,

pharmacy, etc.

. Team leader for Goal Sharing Project every year ('03 to '10)

. CWRU Nurse Practitioner Preceptor

Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland OH

Coordinator - Women's Health Services

Physician's Assistant

1994 to 2002

.

. Personal patient caseload of 254 unique veterans in FY2002

. Responsible for coordination of administrative, outreach and clinical

systems for Women's Health Services/Primary Care Clinics: Cleveland

VAMC

. Development, implementation and monitoring of clinical processes

including JCAHO requirements, medical and surgical policies and

procedures, compensation and pension processes and customer

satisfaction

. Development of database to track total volume of clinical patients,

number of repeat Paps to support new procedure, customer satisfaction,

and demographics. Number of unique women veterans seen at the

Cleveland VAMC increased from 436 to 2259 from 1995 to 2001 due to

aggressive outreach; see below. Number of repeat Paps decreased by

40% with implementation of Thin Prep Pap smear.

. Development of research projects regarding diabetes and osteoporosis

. Co-author of "Center for Excellence" application for FY 99 for Women's

Health

. Education of staff including lectures regarding vaginitis,

osteoporosis, STD's, and Review of charts for women's health for JCAHO

requirements

. Review of clinical processes with medical residents, nurses,

assistants and clerical staff and CVAMC new employee orientation

. Completion of national surveys to track pap smear and mammogram data,

satisfaction of patients, unique number of women.

. Implementation of national women's health software for tracking of

statistics and outcome management

. Outreach activities including health fairs, TV, radio and newspaper

publicity, healthcare information flyers and marketing brochures for

patients

. Organization and implementation of annual women's health conference

for VISN 10 clinical staff including clinical practice and quality

care

Mount Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland OH

Senior Cardiology Coordinator

1989. - 1994

. Developed plans of care for stepdown cardiology patients from

admission to discharge and home care to ensure continuous quality care

. Responsible for daily care of 10-15 patients with acute and chronic

cardiac conditions such as congestive heart failure, coronary artery

disease, arrhythmias, etc.

. Responsible for medical emergencies, preparation/education and follow

up for cardiac catheterizations and EP studies, medications and

laboratories

. Design and implementation of multi-disciplinary rounds to include

medical, social services, cardiac rehabilitation, dietary and nursing

staff on the stepdown unit to ensure communication and efficient

processes of care.

. Concomitant assessment and treatment of all medical conditions

. Supervision of team of Nurse Practitioners to coordinate care of

patients as provided by cardiologists, primary care physicians,

medical residents, nurses and auxiliary staff.

. Liaison to cardiologists, primary care physicians and administration

to provide seamless communication and quality care.

Mount Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland OH

House Staff Associate

. Responsible for admission, care and discharge of medical and geriatric

patients.

. Liaison to private physicians and attendings.

Planned Parenthood of Cleveland Planned Parenthood of

Connecticut

Cleveland OH Danbury, CT

Nurse Practitioner Nurse Practitioner

. Emphasis on preventive health care as related to contraception, breast

care, sexually transmitted diseases, pap smears, etc.

. Delegation of counseling, education and laboratory studies to

appropriate staff.

. History and physicals, diagnosis and treatment of patients.

University of Washington, Department of OB/GYN Seattle WA

Directors: Dr. King Holmes (CDC) and Dr. David Eschenbach

Nurse Practitioner

Bacterial Vaginosis and PID Research: clinical care, data collection and

interpretation

University of Iowa Hospitals Iowa City IA RN - surgery

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

MBA Healthcare, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

BS in Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Registered Nurse licensure / State of Ohio

Certification Family Health current: Nurse Practitioner

Certification Family Practice current: Physician's Assistant

Lecturer:

Resident education: STD's, osteoporosis and vaginitis

Nurse practitioner education: osteoporosis, HRT, STD's, vaginitis

Women Veterans: Preventive health including breast care and paps and

pelvics

Articles: To Your Health (patient newsletter) "New Model for Women's

Health", "Congestive Heart Failure", "Preventive Health", "Osteoporosis:

Dx. and Tx.

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