Reginald Joseph Tel 321-***-****
Physician Assistant
Detail-oriented and highly qualified multi-lingual Physician Assistant, leveraging knowledge of medical policies and procedures to provide exemplary patient care. Consistently demonstrates ability to react calmly and appropriately in emergency and stressful situations. Extensive experience working within an intensive care and emergency room setting. Able to provide patient focused care and treatment options. Keen ability to promptly recognized serious conditions and provide proper referrals to specialty and higher level care as needed. Articulate communicator, able to interact with patients, family members, physicians and fellow medical professional. Strong time management, interpersonal and organizational skills. Fluent in French and Creole.
Core Competencies
Skilled in performing Emergency and/or acute care treatments.
Perform history and physical exams on adults/pediatrics patients.
Order Laboratory and radiological studies and interpret results.
Develop appropriate differential diagnoses, treatment plans and dispositions.
Collaborate with multiple attending physicians to ensure most affective patient treatments.
Rotate through the main emergency department, Urgent care, triage and the Observation units.
Perform procedures including suturing, incision and drainage, splinting, intubations, ABG, central lines, nasal packing(epistaxis)
Precept Physician assistant students on their clinical clerkship
Follow up and interpret abnormal labs, culture results, radiology results, and call patients to follow up their progress after their UC/ER visit.
Received Parrish Medical Center Recognition of Excellence in Respiratory Care Practice & Respiratory Therapist of the Year in the ER Setting in 2009.
Awarded the Parrish Medical Center March Employee of the Month in 2008.
Professional Experience
Physician Assistant Health first Urgent care/MINI ER Feb 2016 to present.
Physician Assistant Space Coast ENT and Facial Jan 2014 to Present
Physician Assistant Suntree Internal Medicine/Urgent Care Jan 2013-Feb 2016
Physician Assistant INDEPENDENT LUNG ASSOCIATES JUNE 2012 to Jan 2013
Pulmonary, Acute and Critical Care medicine; privileges at HRMC, Wuesthoff Hospital, Kindred hospital and Sebastian Hospital.
Respiratory Therapist PARRISH MEDICAL CENTER, Titusville, FL May 2006 to October 2012
Provided Intensive Care and Emergency treatment/support.
Respiratory Therapist ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, Orlando, FL 2005 to 2007
Assisted patients within the Intensive Care and Emergency Room Units.
Licenses & Certifications
Physician Assistant Certification Expires 2020
Registered Respiratory Therapist #RT 9096NBRC Expires 2017
Advance Cardiac Life Support AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Pediatric Advance Life Support AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Basic Life Support Instructor AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Basic Life Support AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
Neonatal Resuscitation Provider
Education & Professional Development
MPAS, Health Sciences Physician Assistant UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, Grand Forks, ND 2012
BS, Health Sciences Respiratory Therapist UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, Orlando, FL 2008
CRT, Health Sciences General Education VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2005
Professional Development Emergency Medicine Boot Camp (EMBC), American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) and National Board of Respirator Care (NBRC). Red cross Member