Melissa Thompson Griffin, MHS, PA-C

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Certified Physician Assistant with a diverse background in the healthcare field. Committed to providing quality patient care, utilizing professional knowledge and skills. Strong belief in continued education and continuing professional development of healthcare providers. Excellent interpersonal communication (written & verbal) and time management ability. Proven team player who is organized, detail oriented and works well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Lead Clinician Clinician Development Team

Pediatric Physician Assistant

Tri-County Pediatrics

9121 Roosevelt Blvd

Philadelphia, PA 19115 5/2022-present

Responsible for the oversight of clinical quality of services provided. Coordinates the development and implementation of education and training programs to enhance, promote, and maintain high standards of staff professional growth in providing quality patient care. Administers staff development programs through needs assessment and implements education and training programs for clinical staff. Functions in a leadership role as a clinical expert. Develops and implements training and maintains established standards of care through quality improvement activities. Provides general pediatric services in outpatient settings for infants, children and adolescents.

Verree Pediatrics

10123 Verree Road

Philadelphia, PA 19111

Pediatric Physician Assistant

Clinical Administrator 1/2015-4/2022

Position consists of practicing in an outpatient general pediatric clinic that entails caring for infants, children and adolescents. Duties include patient education. Well child history and physical exams, record history and physical exams, developmental assessment of patients. Initiate treatment regimens in urgent and non-urgent situations. Treat minor lacerations; Suture placement and removal. Incision and drainage; obtain viral and bacterial cultures. Immunization. Order and interpret testing. Refer patients to appropriate specialists and facilitate care in a timely fashion ensuring continuity of care and follow up. Responsible for clinical leadership and policy direction in outpatient clinics. Maintain standards of medical practice through the facility. Provide administrative and professional supervision of all staff.

Hatboro Medical Associates

345 North York Road

Hatboro, PA 19040

Family Medicine Physician Assistant

Adult Medicine, Pediatrics,

Women’s health 2/2014-2/2015

Practice in a family medicine outpatient clinic setting. Duties included order and interpret testing; formulate plans of treatment accordingly. Record history and physical exams, treat minor laceration, perform joint injections and aspirations, splinting, obtain bacterial and viral cultures, incision and drainage, skin biopsy, skin tag and wart removal, initiate treatment regimens in emergent and non-emergent clinical situation. Facilitate care in a timely and effective manner. Provide women’s healthcare and contraception as well as pediatric care. Wrote and implemented new patient education material for practice medical home objectives.

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Department of Medicine 11/2013-02/2014

333 Cottman Ave

Philadelphia, PA

Endocrinology

Advanced Department of Medicine

Practice Clinician/Physician Assistant

Responsibilities:

Worked with physician in the department of medicine, Head and Neck Cancer service, division of Endocrinology, specializing in patients with thyroid cancer, benign thyroid disease, pheochromocytoma, hypoparathyroidism, hyperparathyroidism and other disorders of the endocrine system sometimes related to treatment their cancer. Provide initial and follow-up evaluations for outpatients and inpatient designated by the supervising physician. Order and interpret clinical testing. Consult with other care providers on the medical team. Record patient data in the medical record and review results with the attending physician. Assess the patient's clinical condition, review with attending physician and patient care team members, and assist in formulating a care plan. Recommend and order treatment options and write medication. Notify attending physicians regarding progress of therapeutic regimens. Perform, assist and interpret thyroid ultrasound and ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration of the thyroid. Educate patients and their caregivers about their disease process and treatment recommendation. Served on the patient education committee. Participated in the recruitment of patients for clinical trials as well as research.

Department of Medicine

Gastroenterology

Advanced Practice Clinician/Physician Assistant

Responsibilities: 11/2007-1/2013

Work with physicians in the department of medicine, division of Gastroenterology, seeing patients with both benign and malignant disease. Order and interpret testing formulate plans of treatment accordingly. Consult with other care providers on medical team. Record patient data in medical record and review results with the attending physician. Assess patient’s clinical condition, review with attending physician and patient care team members, and assist in formulating a care plan. Recommend treatment options and write medication. Notify attending physician regarding progress and therapeutic regimens. Assess patients pre-anesthesia for clearance prior endoscopic procedures. Perform bedside percutaneous peg tube replacement. Educate patients and their caregivers about their disease process and treatment recommendation. Facile with multiple electronic medical record systems. Provided care in a timely and efficient manner.

Shriners Hospital for Children 3/2004-11/2007

3551 North Broad Street

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Physician Assistant

Responsibilities:

Provide initial and follow-up evaluations of outpatients designated by supervising physicians. Obtain medical histories and perform physical exams on new patients. Recorded patient data in medical record and reviewed results with the attending physician. Assess patient’s clinical condition, review with attending physician and patient care team members, and assist in formulating a care plan. Perform directed history and physical on follow up patients, pre-operative patients, record data in medical record, notify attending physician regarding progress and therapeutic regimens. Write orders for: Radiographs and other imaging studies EMG’s, PFT’s, and consultation requests.

Perform Clinical procedures as designated, including: Applying and removing casts and splints, dressing and wound care, suture removal, reviewing radiographs, venipuncture, obtaining bacterial/viral cultures, Initiate evaluation and management for emergency situations.

Train medical staff and residents on the Cerner computer system and provide medical staff with technical support.

Parkview Hospital,

Emergency Department, 3/2003-9/2003 Facility closed

Philadelphia, PA

16,800 volume E.R. Fast-track practice, while working there improved patient satisfaction/approval rates. Duties included extension of physician care, Gyn exams, history and physicals, assessments and plans, fracture care, laceration repair, patient education, facilitate outpatient care.

Education

12/2012

M.H.S. Master of Health Science

Drexel University, Philadelphia PA

College of Nursing and Health Professions

8/2002

B.S. Physician Assistant

Drexel University, Philadelphia PA

College of Nursing and Health Professions,

5/2000

A.S. Biomedical Science 2000

Drexel University, Philadelphia PA

Faculty Appointments

Drexel University

College of Nursing and Health Professions

Adjunct Faculty

Training:

Preceptorship

Emergency Medicine

Nazareth Hospital Emergency Department, Philadelphia, PA

Performed history, physicals, assessments and plans, sutured laceration, splinted fractures and helped facilitate out patient care.

Internal Medicine/Richard Skaroff M.D.

Nazareth Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Outpatient internal medicine. Performed history and physicals drew labs, wrote progress notes, and managed patient care on an ongoing basis in all facets of internal medicine.

Clinical Rotations:

OB/GYN: Marvin Krane MD, and Associates, Philadelphia, PA.

Cared for gynecological and Gyn/oncology patients inpatient and outpatient basis. Performed histories, physicals, pelvic examinations, pap smears, STD testing. Educated patients on sexual health, disease prevention and self-breast examination.

Medical/Nephrology: MCP Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia PA.

Cared for patients on the medical/nephrology services. Made daily rounds, wrote admissions, soap and discharge notes.

Emergency Medicine: Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Performed history and physical examinations, assessment and plans. Performed arterial blood gases, sutured lacerations, and splinted fractures. Worked in acute care and fast rack.

Technique Course Attended

ECNU Basic Neck Ultrasound Course October,2010

Multi-Axial-Correction for Limb Deformity August, 2007

Ponseti Method for Clubfoot Treatment August, 2006

Presentations/Publications

Griffin, M. A case of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease. Advance for Physician Assistant. Vol. 15. Issue number 5. Page 25. May 2007.

Post-Operative Management of Children with March, 2007

Cerebral Palsy

Shriners Hospital, Philadelphia

Physician Assistant Guest Lecturer May, 2004

Infant Nutrition,

Drexel University

Board Certifications

National Commission of Certification Physician Assistant

Committee

Patient Education Committee Pediatric Associates 2022-Present

Patient Education Committee of Fox Chase Cancer Center 2007-2013

Licensure

Pennsylvania

DEA

Professional society affiliations:

Society of Physician Assistants in Pediatrics

Awarded for outstanding community service

American Association of Physician Assistant

Pennsylvania Association of Physician Assistants

Alpha ETA National Honor Society for Allied Health

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