THOMAS WOODING, RPA-C

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Coram, NY 11727

Cell: 631-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

To assist the physician in the global management of patient care in all peri-operative settings utilizing biopsychosocial medicine. To provide diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical and preventative care under the supervision of a physician or surgeon.

CERTIFICATIONS/PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP:

National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) – fellow membership

Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Basic Life Support (BLS)

EMPLOYMENT:

Medical Physician Assistant (Full time overnight position)

State of New York Brooklyn Developmental Center at Fountain Avenue: Brooklyn, NY 8/1999-3/2004

Providing medical care to individuals with developmental disabilities with a continual emphasis on delivering the highest quality services and support. This job afforded me the opportunity to recognize the worth of a person and the treatment of individual rights and preferences with respect, honor and fairness.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform comprehensive and problem-focused histories and physical examinations

Diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries

Order and interpret laboratory and radiographic studies

Educate and counsel patients

Perform minor surgical procedures

Render Emergency care

Facilitated patient referral to the appropriate specialty, physician or agency

Prescribed medication, write orders, and progress notes

Perform all admission history and physicals

Surgical Physician Assistant

St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center: (New York, NY)

9/1999-4/20/2010

General Duties and Responsibilities:

1st assistant in surgery – Perform first assist duties, including ensuring all needed equipment and supplies are present

Assessment and management of surgical patients in a clinical setting

Intra-operative and peri-operative care of surgical patients within the hospital

History & Physical exams, writing orders, interpreting lab-work, discharge planning, conduct daily hospital rounds, evaluate and clarify clinical conditions,

Formulate and implement treatment and therapeutic plans for hospitalized patients

Handle discharge planning, dictate discharge summaries, write prescriptions, explains discharge instructions, confirms follow-up appointments

Write orders in the recovery room, talk with family, visit patients, perform post-op procedures

Order appropriate radiographic studies

Evaluate, screen and counsel patients on health maintenance and promote utilization of community resources

Excellent knowledge of universal precautions and infection control practices

Rotating Surgical subspecialties are as follows: General Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, SICU, and Trauma.

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General Surgery/Orthopedic Physician Assistant

Backus Hospital (Norwich, CT)

Appointment date 9/2011-3/2013:

General Duties and Responsibilities:

1st assistant in surgery – Perform first assist duties, including ensuring all needed equipment and supplies are present

Assessment and management of surgical patients in a clinical setting

Intra-operative and peri-operative care of surgical patients within the hospital

Perform detailed and problem-focused histories and physical examinations, writing orders, discharge planning, conduct daily hospital rounds, educate and counsel patients

Diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries

Order and interpret laboratory and radiographic studies (MRI and CT scans)

Emergency Dept. Physician Assistant (per diem position)

Woodhull Hospital (Brooklyn, NY)

Appointment date 11/2010-2013:

A highly personable, competent and team spirited ER PA recognized for excelling in fast track, high stress environments. Able to put patients at ease and establish subtle and often difficult to make diagnoses.

A patient advocate known for working closely with hospital staff. Outstanding bedside manner – strong interpersonal and relationship building skills. A team player – work in harmony with medical staff, administration, patient and family members to ensure high quality medical attention consistent with organizational standard operating procedures.

Perform detailed and problem-focused histories and physical examinations, clinically sound incorporating good decision making skills, writing orders, discharge planning, conduct daily hospital rounds, educate and counsel patients.

Diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries

Order and interpret laboratory and radiographic studies (MRI and CT scans)

Neurosurgical Physician Assistant (per diem position)

Lincoln Hospital (Bronx, NY)

Appointment date 12/22/2010-7/12/2013:

General Duties and Responsibilities:

Perform detailed and problem-focused histories and physical examinations, writing orders, discharge planning, conduct daily hospital rounds, educate and counsel patients

Diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries

Order and interpret laboratory and radiographic studies (MRI and CT scans)

Implement in and outpatient treatment

1st assistant in neurosurgical procedures, closing wounds

Intra-operative and peri-operative care of surgical patients within the hospital.

Winthrop University Hospital (Mineola, NY)

Hyperbaric Medicine and Regenerative Medicine/Wound Care Services

Chief Physician Assistant

Appointment date 11/2013- 4/2016

Summary: The Chief Hyperbaric PA duties and responsibilities for the Physician Assistants within the Hyperbaric Medical unit are as follows: Clinical integrity, Adherence to Clinical protocols, Compilation and Organization of all patient care data, Quality Assurance and PA staffing. Data was collected and inputted into a wound healing database (PictZar) and discussed with clinical leadership on a regular basis to track progression of wound healing. Data was collated and presented at CME - accredited weekly wound healing surgical outcomes conference, which the chief PA took charge of ensuring proper document submission to Winthrop CME, recruitment of potential speakers at the direction of the Division chief, and general operation of the weekly conference. In addition to QA data, my tasks included being responsible for the photography and the input of those into the wound measurement software PictZar as well as responsible for adherence to Joint Commission standards within the unit. As the Chief Hyperbaric and Regenerative Medicine PA - stayed in contact with all physicians participating in any hyperbaric patient's care, including primary care physicians in both the hospital and community, to ensure continuity and awareness across each patient's healthcare continuum.

Hyperbaric Clinical Staffing:

Creates monthly staffing schedule for PAs

Find coverage for PAs taking PTO

Manages PTO requests for hyperbaric PAs and Nurse Practitioners before submitting them to administration for final approval.

Responsible for clinical quality assurance in HBO Unit:

Ensures wound assessments, dressing changes, minor debridements and all procedures performed in the HBO Unit in conjunction with the hyperbaric dive are within the scope of practice for the unit and of the highest level of medical integrity

Contact with all physicians across patient's healthcare continuum:

Communicates with all physicians taking part in a patient's care plan including community and hospital-based primary care physicians, home care, consulting physicians and specialty physicians

Follows up all phone calls with an email for proper documentation

Coordinates patient's wound healing plan in conjunction with all physicians

Data Collection and Reporting:

Collects and collates patient data including wound type, size, location and progression

Inputs all data onto wound healing database via Microsoft Access and/or Excel

Prepares data to be reported at CME-Accredited weekly wound healing outcomes conference

Wound Photography and Pictzar:

Responsible for proper wound photography through the unit

inputs data into the Pictzar wound measurement software

Ensures authenticity of data for each patient as their picture record grows

Uses software to calculate wound measurements and ensures proper documentation within the software

Wound Healing CME Conference

At the direction of the Division Chief and Clinical Director of Hyperbarics, sends letters to prospective speakers and attends to faculty disclosures

Submits monthly announcements to Winthrop CME

Sends weekly announcements to conference attendees

Ensures wound database is ready for presentation

Joint Commission:

Ensures the Hyperbaric Unit is always up to par with JCAHO requirements and standards

Creates internal audit tools and checklists to engage staff

Creates competencies in conjunction with the Clinical Director of Hyperbarics to identify compliance with Joint Commission and Winthrop guidelines and bylaws.

GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL (Suffern, NY)

Appointment date 8/2016-11/2017

General Duties and Responsibilities:

• 1st assistant in surgery – Perform first assist duties, including ensuring all needed equipment and supplies are present

• Assessment and management of surgical patients in a clinical setting

• Intra-operative and peri-operative care of surgical patients within the hospital

• History & Physical exams, writing orders, interpreting lab-work, discharge planning, conduct daily hospital rounds, evaluate and clarify clinical conditions,

• Formulate and implement treatment and therapeutic plans for hospitalized patients

• Handle discharge planning, dictate discharge summaries, write prescriptions, explains discharge instructions, confirms follow-up appointments

• Write orders in the recovery room, talk with family, visit patients, perform post-op procedures

• Order appropriate radiographic studies

• Excellent knowledge of universal precautions and infection control practices

• Surgical subspecialties covered were as follows: General Surgery, Urology, Obstetrics/Gynecology, ENT surgery, Colorectal surgery, Thoracic surgery, Plastic surgery, Orthopedic surgery, and Vascular surgery.

ISLAND NURSING AND REHAB CENTER (Holtsville, NY)

Appointment date 11/8/2016-5/1/2019

General Objectives:

The Lead Physician Extender functions under the Supervising Physician and/or collaborative practice agreement for delegated medical aspects for the care and treatment of the residents of the facility. The Lead Physician Extender will oversee the Physician Extenders assignments and will be responsible for scheduling within the department. The Lead Physician Extender will participate with the evaluation process of the department in collaboration with the Chief Medical Officer. This function also includes oversight of the maintenance and compliance of all pre-employee/volunteer physical assessments, annual assessments. The Lead Physician Extender works in collaboration with Human Resources as it relates to leaves and associated documentation, oversees prepares, organizes and prepares agenda for QI/QA meetings and participate in facility committees and initiatives as required. The Lead Physician Extender is responsible for all aspects of maintenance of database for employee health records.

Specific Responsibilities:

1.Accepts assignments from the Medical Director to include medical care for the patients/residents in the facility.

2.Performs history and physical examinations on adults/resident/patients of the facility.

3.Performs evaluations, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, consultation and health education.

4.Performs required documentation in patient/resident medical records, ensuring accuracy and completion of current treatment/care orders as necessary.

5.Performs pre-employment and annual employee physical examinations. Development and maintenance of all health care charts and employee access database. Distributes notification to all employees and the Department Directors when employee or volunteer is due or delinquent with required annual assessments and provides necessary immunizations to employees and volunteers as required for maintaining compliance.

6.Collaborates closely with Director of Human Resources for appropriate and confidential record keeping, documentation, Policy and Procedures relevant to employee compliance for occupational and non-occupational related injury/incidents, OSHA record keeping, Medical Leaves and Disability claims as an employer’s party of interest.

7.Participates in discharge planning of patients/residents.

8.Participates in planning programs and in developing specific health policies and procedures.

9.Provides safety, environmental, and/or infection control methods.

10.Participates in Quality Improvement activities.

11.Attends and participates in the following Committees; Quality Improvement, Pharmacy Review, Infection Control, Safety, and Employee Incident.

12.Performs miscellaneous job related duties as assigned by the Medical Director.

Henry Hudson Health care in Riverhead (Family Medicine)

7/2019-Present

General Duties and Responsibilities:

Specific Responsibilities:

1.Accepts assignments from the Medical Director to include medical care for out-patients.

2.History & Physical exams, writing orders, interpreting lab-work, discharge planning, evaluate and clarify clinical conditions,

3.Performs evaluations, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, consultation and health education.

4.Performs required documentation in patient/resident medical records, ensuring accuracy and completion of current treatment/care orders as necessary.

EDUCATION:

The City College of New York

Sophie Davis School of Biomedical education

Harlem Hospital Physician Assistant Program

Bachelors in Science-Physician Assistant program studies 1999

Cum Laude Graduate

University of Rochester School of Medicine/Rochester, NY

Publication: Coderre J, Rubin P, Freedman A, Hansen J, Wooding TS Jr, Joel D, Gash D, Selective Ablation of rat brain tumors by boron neutron capture therapy. Int. J. Radiation Oncol. Biol. Physics 28 (5), March 1994

SUNY Albany/ Albany, N.Y. – Bachelors in Science - Biology 1987-1991

Cum Laude Graduate/Dean’s List

Certificate of Completion

The Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society

Introduction to Hyperbaric Medicine

(40 hours of face-to-face instruction course)

October 4-8, 2013

Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY

ACCOLADES:

Spellman Achievement Awards at the University at Albany State University of NY

Golden Key National Honor society

Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges in recognition of outstanding merit and accomplishment as a student at University at Albany State University of New York 1990-1991.

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