Medical Physician Assistant
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Jay J. Cology, BS, CNMT, PA-C, PARALEGAL & PAM-LC, Notary Public, CME FMCSA
North Las Vegas, Nevada 89032
Phone: Home Ph/FAX: 702-***-****
Cell Ph: 702-***-****
Email: acrt83@r.postjobfree.com
LICENSURE:
NEVADA: Nevada Board of Medical Examiners: PA-836
Nevada Osteopathic Board of Medicine: PA-0241
NPI#: 114*******
Nevada Board of Pharmacy: CS13124
DEA#/SCHEDULES: MC1145146/2/2N/3/3N
Notary Public
Certified Medical Examiner (CME), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA): 677-***-****
EDUCATION:
Certification of Completion, Cuyahoga Community College, Paralegal Studies, 2003.
Certification of Completion, Cuyahoga Community College, Legal Nurse Consulting, 2003.
Certification of Completion, Cuyahoga Community College, Physician Assistant Program 1990.
Associate of Applied Science, Cuyahoga Community College, Parma, Ohio, 1990
Certificate of Completion, Nuclear Medicine Institute, Mayfield, Ohio, 1977.
BS Degree in Biology with credit hours to qualify for minor in chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1976.
Over 800 hours of Continuing Medical Education credits. American Academy of Physician Assistants, Arlington, Va. 1990-present
Attendee at the 1997, 1989, 2000 State Conference on Geriatric care at Salt Fork State Lodge, Ohio and the 2005 Arizona Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, 1990 in both Primary Care and Surgery. NCCPA: 1201409
Fellow member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) 1989-1997. AAPA 035079
NATIONAL NOTARY ASSOCIATION: #15 3351988
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT HEALTHCARE PROVIDER
ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT PROVIDER
Certified Legal-Medical Consultant (PAM-LC).
Paralegal/Legal Nurse Consultant ABA Certified Program.
Notary Public State of Nevada
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Certified Medical Examiner (CME) Oct 2013.
Licensed Physician Assistant in good standing Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners, 2004 – present.
Licensed Physician Assistant in good standing Nevada State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, 2012 – present.
Certified Medical Examiner (CME), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), October 2013 – Present. Providing Medical Certificates (aka Commercial Driver License CDL) to operators of Certified Motor Vehicles (CMV) according to Federal law and regulations.
Listed as Functional Medicine Provider on The Institute for Functional Medicine website April 2015.
Formerly registered by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certifying Board (NMTCB) and American Association of Radiologic Technologists (AART).
Registered as a Physician Assistant in good standing with the State Medical Board of Ohio. (Inactive)
Fellow member of the Ohio Association of Physician Assistants (OAPA) 1989-1997.
Ohio Permanente Medical Group, Medical Records Committee, Moving to a totally paperless Medical Record. June 2000- Dec 2000.
Alternate Delegate to the AAPA National Convention 1991,1992,1993.
Northeast Ohio Regional Trustee OAPA 1994.
Committee member of the Task Force on First Visits. Kaiser 1993. Establish triage process to new members to Kaiser and route to appropriate care based on medical needs.
Assisted in establishing protocol for using Physician Assistants more effectively in the Kaiser Medical Offices.
Assisted in establishing protocols for using Physician Assistants as part of team rounding on hospital patients.
Working with Board Certified Rheumatologist and Physiatrist doing joint injections and physical rehabilitation since the mid 1990’s.
Assisted in establishing protocols for using Physician Assistants to monitor Exercise Tolerance Testing in the Cardiac Stress Lab.
Developed, implemented, and directed quality assurance programs at Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In serviced nursing personnel in proper procedures and protocols for utilizing radioactive material. Develop appropriate training programs and manuals. Develop clinical monitoring and reporting mechanism to maintain quality of work and safe handling of radioactive material in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations.
Develop computer programs for the complex acquisition and analysis of research data.
Development of local area computer network communication for the transmission and receiving of complex research data.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Experienced in multi-phase research projects, medical evaluations, quality control, and continuing health care with proven abilities in handling challenging assignments. Excellent communication skills and research experience seeks position providing direct patient health care with research/management responsibilities in outpatient clinic care organization while working in close relationship with supervising physician.
Self-motivated, goal-oriented professional able to communicate and maintain effective rapport at all levels. Proactive in providing preventive health care to a variety of patients. Adaptable to a wide range of environmental and stressful conditions. A value based, passionate, people person who believes the patient is the most important member of the health care team. Patient advocate with a conservative approach to medical treatment.
EXPERIENCE:
Jan 2002 – Present
Jay J. Cology Legal-Medical Consulting
Private health evaluations.
Medical-Legal Consulting.
Legal Medical Research.
Risk Assessment And Management.
Assist With Formulation Of Legal Opinions.
Attorney And Client Pre-Trial Preparation.
Organizing Pre-Trial Evidence.
Contacting And Interviewing Specialists As Witnesses.
Authoring original research letters on legal-medical risk assessment.
August 2006 – Present
Patient Health Care Insurance Advocate
Advocating for individuals, utilizing attorney services when warranted, to monitor processing of health care insurance claims to ensure clients obtain optimum health care coverage at the best cost to the client.
March 2014 – Present
Sparks Family Medicine
10155 W. Twain Ave., #110
Las Vegas, NV 89147
Private office with combination of family medicine, concierge, and Functional Medicine. Catering to the needs of a private select cohort of patients. Using my extensive repertoire I develop treatment plans for pain control, GI distress, and other metabolic based abnormalities. Patient education and counseling for improved short and long-term goal oriented outcomes.
March 2011 – March 2014
Victor Klausner PC
Center for Occupational Health and Wellness
801 S. Rancho, F1
Las Vegas, NV 89106
Occupational medicine and rehabilitation services for injured workers. Well employee physicals for government and private health certifications. Currently providing service to injured workers in evaluating injuries, establishing treatment plans, injured worker education, providing treatment procedures, therapeutic joint injections, directing referrals with pain management specialists, establishing physical therapy treatment programs, and evaluating when injured workers had reached maximal medical improvement.
February 2009 – March 2011
Take Care Health System (Retail Clinics)
Eight Tower Bridge
161 Washington Street – Suite 1400
Conshohocken, PA 19428
1-866-Take-Care (1-866-***-****)
February 2009 to April 2009
Staff Health Care Provider
Routine patient services within the Scope of Practice of Take Care under the supervision of a licensed physician.
Routine histories and physicals
Youth sports physicals
Minor injuries
Common skin problems
Uncomplicated minor medical ailments
Immunizations of children and adults (10 varieties)
CLIA Waived laboratory testing (7 varieties)
April 2009 – March 2011
Clinical Coordinator
All the responsibilities of the Staff Health Care Provider plus the administrative responsibilities of running a stand alone retail clinic.
Working closely with Market Manager with Clinic staffing needs to ensure maximum availability of high quality health care providers.
Training and in-service as Preceptor of New Hires during and post orientation
Generated computer program for routine monitoring and reporting of quality control of CLIA waived onsite testing including proper logging of patient test results, test expiration dates, and control solution expiration dates.
Monitoring expiration dates of onsite testing supplies, medical supplies, OSHA equipment, and office equipment to ensure delivery of quality care and QA.
Managing Clinic inventory and ordering replacement when needed.
Set up weekly meetings with Wallgreens Store Manager at Clinic location to evaluate improved ways to market services. Further, to review Walgreens obligations to resident Clinic and insure proper physical environment.
Interact with local community social and medical resources in order to network exposing them to the services at Take Care Clinics.
On site liaison for Take Care Clinics to the Regulatory Agencies to insure proper documentation is maintained in required manner for equipment and personnel and proper Certification is displayed in the mandatory manner.
Responsible for the daily financial reconciliation of services provided. Interacting with armored truck service to maintain proper accounting supplies and security.
October 2007 – October 2008
Heart Center of Nevada
700 Shadow Lane, #240
Las Vegas, Nevada
Board Certified Physician Assistant with the Adult Cardiology working autonomously with Board Certified physicians in Cardiology. Providing full range of medical care for a variety of cardiology patients in the medical office building, order diagnostic tests, diagnosis, formulate care plans; implement and monitor medical care for panel of patients with chronic medical problems. Augment and monitor post procedure program, adjust medication when needed. Perform complete histories and physical examinations. Provide preventive health care maintenance. Assist in admitting patients to hospital. Prescribe medications as permitted by law. Counsel patients to ensure compliance with medical treatment program and healthy life style. See patients on a Same-Day/Walk-in basis for acute medical problems, order appropriate diagnostic tests, formulate treatment program or admit to hospital.
May 2004 – October 2007
Southwest Medical Associates
6330 W. Flamingo
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Board Certified Physician Assistant with the Adult Medicine Department working autonomously with Board Certified physicians in Internal Medicine. Providing full range of medical care for a variety of internal medicine patients in the medical office building, order diagnostic tests, diagnosis, formulate care plans; implement and monitor medical care for panel of patients with chronic medical problems. Augment and monitor pain management program, adjust medication and perform in office joint injections when needed. Perform complete histories and physical examinations. Provide preventive health care maintenance. Assist in admitting patients to hospital. Prescribe medications as permitted by law. Counsel patients to ensure compliance with medical treatment program and healthy life style. See patients on a Same-Day/Walk-in basis for acute medical problems, order appropriate diagnostic tests, formulate treatment program or admit to hospital.
Additional Professional Accomplishments:
June 2005 – Present
Electronic Medical Records advisory committee. Assisted in the evaluation and rollout of updates of company wide integration of the electronic medical record as the practice migrated to a paperless organization.
April 2006- Present
Clinical Trainer Electronic Medical Records
As a result of my extensive computer knowledge and prior electronic medical record experience I was able to advance myself to a Clinical Trainer for the Professional Staff. My responsibility is to train my fellow professionals in the upgrades to the medical records. I am also responsible to assist newly hired medical providers in the clinical application of the electronic records.
July 2005 – Present
Professional Advisory Counsel
The purpose of the Professional Advisory Council is to provide an interface between the professional community within the organization, various community members, and the corporate administration. My responsibilities include public speaking, contacting, and educating community leaders and politicians about medical issues and promote the corporation as a whole.
February 2004 – April 2004
FREE MEDICAL CLINIC OF GREATER CLEVELAND
12201 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Provide volunteer medical care in a community medical clinic designed for low-income/indigent population. Provide medical care in their STD clinic and continuing care in an Early Intervention Program for newly diagnosed HIV patients. Provide stopgap healthcare for patients with chronic medical problems that have suffered economic adversity in their lives.
February 2000 – Apr 2004
Timesavers Enterprises, Inc.
569 Azalea Circle
Northfield Center, Ohio 44067
Blanche Forrester, CEO
Medical – Legal consulting on issues of patient care. Review of medical records and patient care procedures to assure maximum quality patient care and proactive litigation avoidance.
Jan 2001 – Feb 2002
University Mednet
18599 Lake Shore Blvd.
Euclid, Ohio 44119
Linda Rowsey
Director Medical Operations
Urgent Care Facilities at all three locations on a rotational basis PRN. Patient care responsible for acuity level I - IV Same Day schedule. Responsible for evaluating patients and developing treatment plan, with appropriate medications when needed, in a semi-independent urgent care setting. Generating prescriptions and overseeing implementation of treatment plan after authorization by attending physician. Contacting sub-specialists for consultations and arranging acute and semi-acute follow-up appointments. Monitoring lab/test results and responsible for formulating treatment plan and/or medication adjustments with management of implementation after physician review. Patient education with preventive life style and disease processes. Examination, counseling, and treatment of patients with STD’s. Suturing minor lacerations and splinting. Responsible for evaluating and managing initial workup for patients needing referrals to subspecialty treatment such as urology, neurology, cardiology, infectious disease, pulmonology and orthopedics.
March 1991-Dec. 2000
Ohio Permanente Medical Group
North Ohio Region
Bedford Medical Office Building
19999 Rockside Road
Bedford, Ohio 44146
Supervisors: Dr. Randy Schwartz, 440-***-****
Dr. Gabriel Obi, 440-***-****
With multiple job duties as listed below.
Electronic Medical Records Committee
Originate, implement, monitor, review, and redirect multiple phases of changing medical environment from paper to paperless medical records and patient correspondence.
1997 - Dec 2000
Kethley House of the Benjamin Rose Institute.
Semi-independent inpatient care in semi-acute rehab facility with patients with cardiovascular, respiratory, infectious disease, post-surgical rehab, diabetic rehab, and metabolic medical problems. Transcribed medical orders and medications as permitted by law for inpatient care. Initial history and physical with evaluation and admission orders for implementing care for arriving patients from the Emergency Room or as a direct admit/transfer from acute care/hospital setting. Close working relationship and bi-weekly rounds with physician(s) for evaluation and overseeing medical/treatment program. Working closely with the unit nursing care teams to maximize efficiency of treatment and expedite care for placement or discharge. Responsible for discharge orders and discharge summary. Working closely with sub-specialists for consultations and arranging acute and semi-acute follow-up appointments or inpatient visits. Monitoring lab/test results and responsible for formulating treatment plan and/or medication adjustments with management of implementation after physician review.
1997 - Dec 2000
Bedford Medical Office Building
19999 Rockside Rd
Bedford, Ohio 44146
Outpatient care responsible for acuity level I - III diversions from the Emergency Room on a Same Day schedule. Working in an HMO environment I was responsible for evaluating and managing initial workup for patients needing referrals to subspecialty treatment such as urology, neurology, cardiology, infectious disease, pulmonology and orthopedics. Responsible for evaluating patients and developing treatment plan, with appropriate medications when needed, in a semi-independent medical office setting. Generating prescriptions and overseeing implementation of treatment plan after authorization by attending physician. Contacting sub-specialists for consultations and arranging acute and semi-acute follow-up appointments. Monitoring lab/test results and responsible for formulating treatment plan and/or medication adjustments with management of implementation after physician review. Histories and physicals of well adults and chronically ill. Patient education with preventive life style and disease processes. Examination, counseling, and treatment of patients with STD’s.
Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine: Sports medicine evaluations. Primary osteopathic sports injuries. STD counseling and treatment.
1994-1995, 1995-1997
Cleveland Clinic Foundation/Kaiser Permanente Inpatient Service
Semi-independent inpatient care in a tertiary care hospital with patients with cardiovascular, respiratory, infectious disease, or metabolic medical problems. ACLS certified and ran several cardiac arrest codes. Assisted with the medical and administrative management of the non-teaching patient care medical team (Orange Team). Transcribed medical orders and medications as permitted by law for inpatient care. Initial history and physical with evaluation and admission orders for implementing care for arriving patients from the Emergency Room or as a direct admit. Bi-daily rounds with physician for evaluation and overseeing medical/treatment program. Working closely with the unit nursing care teams to maximize efficiency of treatment and expedite care for placement or discharge. Responsible for discharge orders and discharge summary. Working closely with sub-specialists for consultations and arranging acute and semi-acute follow-up appointments or inpatient visits. Monitoring lab/test results and responsible for formulating treatment plan and/or medication adjustments with management of implementation after physician review.
March 1991-1994
Kaiser Permanente
Parma Medical Center
Parma, Ohio
Physician Assistant with the Internal Medicine Department working with board certified physicians in Internal Medicine. Providing full range of medical care for a variety of internal medicine patients both as outpatients in the medical office building and as hospital patients in the Kaiser Parma Hospital. Perform complete histories and physical examinations. Provide preventive health care maintenance. Assist in admitting patients to hospital, order diagnostic tests, make preliminary assessments and help formulate care plans. Prescribe medications as permitted by law. Evaluate treatment strategy and adjust as necessary. Counsel patients to ensure compliance with medications and healthy life style. Working with Board Certified Rheumatologist and Physiatrist doing joint injections and physical rehabilitation since the mid 1990’s.
CARDIOLOGY:
Provide medical coverage during Exercise Tolerance Testing, both routine and with cardiac imaging. Monitor patients performance and EKG during exercise test, advise Nuclear Technologist when to administer radio nuclide, determine appropriate end point for exercise test, i.e. patient symptoms or EKG changes. Monitor patient during recovery for adverse conditions. Administer appropriate medications when necessary. Evaluate treatment plan and adapt as necessary based of patient condition and insure patient safety.
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT/EXPRESS CARE:
Provide medical care for ambulatory unscheduled patients both adult/OB-GYN and pediatric. Medical and minor surgical problems. Order diagnostic tests and procedures. Make preliminary assessments, formulate medical/surgical treatment plans. Contact specialists when necessary. Prescribe medication as permitted by law. Counsel patients.
1989-1994
FREE MEDICAL CLINIC OF GREATER CLEVELAND
12201 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Peter Kubberly, MD
Provide volunteer medical care in a community medical clinic designed for low-income/indigent population. Provide medical care in their STD clinic and continuing care in an Early Intervention Program for newly diagnosed HIV patients.
November 1978 – March 1991
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
9500 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
Fetnet Fouad-Tarazi, MD
CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH, DEPARTMENT OF HEART AND HYPERTENSION
Departmental Assistant in research responsible for organizing national multicenter research projects. During that time I assisted in the data collection, analysis, and organization of almost 100 published research articles. Evaluation of clinic patients and hospital patients for participation on multiple phase research protocols. Performing non-invasive cardiovascular testing. Responsible for the smooth operation of the Cardiovascular Hemodynamics Research Laboratory. Radiation Safety Officer for the Research Department. Assistant Fire Martial for the Research Building. Responsible for maintaining adequate supplies for research procedures. Responsible for the accurate analysis and recording of data for research protocols for publications.
INTERESTS:
I hold a private pilots license and I have a deep interest in history, commerce, economics, and marketing and how prior events effect our interactions and transactions on a daily basis, privately and publicly.
CONCLUSION:
As the above details have demonstrated I posses a unique set of talents not found anywhere else. I have experience in real hands-on pain management, physical rehabilitation, joint injections, the Management Retail Clinic setting, Medical Office Building, Sub-Acute Rehab Facility, and an International Teaching and Research Hospital as well as the legal and regulatory aspects. I know what it takes to blend all into a smooth running operation. I know how to obtain maximum efficiency with patient satisfaction and at low cost. I have the ability to be versatile and adaptable to changing situations and I feel that I am the best solution to your needs. If chosen to join your organization I will not only bring my knowledge and experience but my passion for achievement and compassion for people.
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