Angelina Hodgkins

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Ph: 978-***-****; email: adf2eg@r.postjobfree.com

Motivated and hardworking individual with 7 years of Physician Assistant experience seeking a position in a patient centered environment that promotes teamwork and learning

WORK EXPERIENCE

Clean Slate Addiction Treatment Centers, Worcester, MA: 06/2013 – Present

Physician Assistant

Obtaining patient’s history and performing a complete physical exam

Managing withdrawal symptoms and prescribing comfort medications

Assessing and evaluating patients struggling with opioid, alcohol, benzodiazepine, and cocaine dependencies

Evaluating patients for different addiction treatment options such as Suboxone, Vivitrol, Antabuse, Zubsolv, Bunavail, Campral, and Naltrexone

Determining Suboxone dosages required by patients on case to case basis to prevent potential abuse of the medication

Administering Suboxone for in office induction after careful evaluation of COWS (Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale) scores

Possess XDEA license for Suboxone prescribing

Administering Vivitrol injections and evaluating for side effects

Monitoring and interpreting patient’s urine laboratory results and lab work

Working collaboratively with primary care providers and surgeons to draft a plan regarding upcoming procedures or drug interactions with other prescribed medications

Developing and creating treatment plans and relapse prevention plans

Administering Narcan in office and performing CPR

Discussing birth control options and monitoring pregnant patients while on Suboxone

Experience in working with patients of various psychiatric disorders and discussing different psychiatric medication options with patients, therapists, and psych providers

Discussing treatment options for diseases acquired through intravenous drug use such as hepatitis C and HIV. Experience in Hepatitis C treatment

Serenity at Summit, Haverhill, MA: 2018

Physician Assistant:

Treating patients in an inpatient detox setting with opiate, alcohol, and benzodiazepine dependencies

Managing and treating medical conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and other acute/chronic medical conditions

Reviewing laboratory work and interpreting results

Evaluating and providing psychiatric medication treatment options

OTHER CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Jan. – Dec. 2012

Physician Assistant Student

Completed 5 week Internships in the following clinical disciplines:

Internal Medicine Millbury Health Care, Millbury, MA

General Medicine I Essex Medical Associates, North Andover, MA

Emergency Medicine St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA

Pediatrics Quality Kids Kare, Worcester, MA

Surgery St. Joseph Hospital/EMMC, Bangor, ME

Neuro/Trauma ICU UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA

OB-GYN Belfast OB-GYN Associates, Belfast ME

Psychiatry Behavioral Health Care Services, Worcester, MA

General Medicine II Reliant Medical Group, Worcester, MA

Experience in educating patients on preventive medicine, thorough history and physical exam skills, aseptic and isolation techniques, CPR, closure of wounds via suture, stapling, dressing changes, foreign body removal from ears and eyes, gynecological exams, culture collection, vital signs, injections, NG tube placement, EKG readings, laboratory studies and x-ray film interpretation, drug knowledge, and ability to practice within a collaborative model

Experience in incision and drainage of abscesses, digital blocks, endoscopy, colonoscopy, endotracheal tube intubation, laparoscopic surgery, central line placement, arterial line placement, bronchoscopy, lumbar puncture, labor and delivery, IUD placements, colposcopy, and cryotherapy

EDUCATION

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Manchester, NH Dec 2012

Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Regis College, Weston, MA May 2009

B.A in Biochemistry

LICENSES/MEMBERSHIPS

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

DEA and XDEA

NCCPA

American Academy of Physician Assistants

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