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Physician Assistant
Exceptional communication skills shown with supervisors, colleagues, and patients. Identify issues, form hypothesis, design and conduct analysis, synthesize conclusions into recommendations, and implement change. Self- starter, disciplined, confident, and goal oriented. Adapt at given superior written and oral presentation to groups of experts. Motivate members of a team toward common goals. Fluent in Arabic and Serbian/Croatian languages
Education
Master in Physician Assistant Studies May 2010
Department of Family and Community Medicine
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Doctor of Medicine, General Medicine February 2002
School of Medicine
University of Banjaluka, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Licensure
Certified Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Certification
Basic Life Support Current
Department of Transportation Current
Current Employment
U.S. HealthWorks/Concentra
Urgent Care
7550 34th Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN 55450
Physician Assistant
8/20/2018 - Current
Supervisor: Dr. Scottt Cole
Responsibilities:
Evaluates and treats Center patients in accordance with Concentra’s care model, participates in quality management process, meets with employers to discuss health and safety needs and conduct cowork on site safety needs, calls client representatives following employee treatment for initial injury and/or significant change in status, calls patients to ensure their well being as needed after treatment.
Edina Urgent Care
7025 France Avenue S
Edina, MN 55435
Physician Assistant
06/20/2018-Current on call
Supervisor: Dr. Victoria Thompson
Responsibilities:
Evaluate and treat patients in accordance with best clinical practices for an urgent care, provide compassionate and respectful patient care, treat all patients and document care utilizing the documentation system.
Previous Employment
HealthEast Spine Center
1747 Beam Avenue Suite 100
Maplewood, MN 55109
Physician Assistant
04/11/2016- 08/10/2018
Supervisor: Jennifer Kendall, MD
Responsibilities:
Conducting patient assessments, performing medical examinations, performing procedures such as trigger point injection of the hip, knee and shoulder/occipital nerve block/ carpal tunnel injections, ordering laboratory and imaging ie: radiography, MRI and CT Scans. Responsible for developing and implementing diagnostic plans within the scope of practice under the care of a supervising physician.
Target Clinic
1515 Count B Rd W,
Roseville, MN 55113
Physician Assistant
10/04/2014-04/05/2016
Supervisor: Jill Jasperson, PA-C
Responsibilities:
Ensures patients are provided with excellent quality clinical care in accordance with evidence based medicine and quality assurance programs. Provides patients with preventive care, e.g., camp and sports exams, immunizations, disease management and healthcare risk screening programs. Documents clinical care efficiently and completely in the EMR. Supervises day to day operation and ensures that patients' needs are met. Coaches and develops all Clinic team members on knowledge of company tools, core roles and best practices.
performed physical examinations, interpreted laboratory and diagnostic tests, formulated a differential diagnosis and established a working diagnosis, developed a treatment plan for neurosurgical and pain conditions within the scope of practice and in
OrthoQUICK, Blaine MN
Summit Orthopedics
230 Baltimore Street
Blaine, MN 55449
Physician Assistant
07/09/2012-06/26/2014
Supervisor:
Jill McClintic
Responsibilities:
Conducted physical exams, medical history, image interpretation and patient evaluation/care.
Consulted with physician as needed and referrals to physicians for more complicated cases or cases which are not routine parts of my scope of practice.
Ordered diagnostic tests and scans and prescribed medications. Administered shoulder, hand, hip, knee, and foot injections. Participated in suture and dressing removals and managed simple fracture management/cast applications and removals. Monitored therapies and provides continuity of care.
Division of Gastroenterology
and Hepatology
Mayo Clinic
1025 Marsh Street
Mankato, MN 56001
Physician Assistant
10/10/2011-06/01/2012
Supervisor: Victoria Hanson
Responsibilities:
Collaborated with consultants, residents/fellows, and nursing staff to provide quality inpatient hospital care and outpatient care in the clinic setting. Duties include conduction of physical assessments, orders, interpretation of diagnostic tests, procedures and treatments as delegated by physicians, prescription of pharmacological agents and treatments, and patient/family education and counseling.
Division of General Thoracic Surgery
Mayo Clinic
200 1st Street Southwest
Rochester, MN 55905
Physician Assistant
01/2011-08/2011
Supervising Physician: Stephen D. Cassive, M.D.
Responsibilities:
Collaboration with consultants, residents/fellows, and nursing staff to provide quality inpatient and outpatient care as well as assist in the pre-operative and post-operative management of adult thoracic surgical patients. Duties included conduction of physical assessments, orders, interpretation of diagnostic tests, procedures and treatments as delegated by Dr. Cassive, prescription of pharmacological agents and treatments, and patient/family education and counseling.
References available upon request