Jessica Fakeh, PA-C
Garwood, NJ 07066
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Academics
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA
Doctorate of Science, Global Health Policy and Disaster Management, 2020-2022
Seton Hall University: School of Health and Medical Science
South Orange, NJ
Master of Science, Physician Assistant Studies, 2014-2017
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelors of Science, Biology, September 2010-May 2014
Minor in Psychology, September 2010-May 2014
Licensure and Certifications
NCCPA Certified Physician Assistant - May 2017
DEA/CDS and DEA-X
AAPA – Member
ACLS
BLS
NIH Certificate of Completion
Certificate of Completion for Student-Athlete Cardiac Assessment
Certificate of Completion for Medicare Compliance Training
NRCME certificate to perform DOT exams
Certified Collector for Urine Drug and Breath Alcohol testing
Hearing Conservationist CAOHC certified
Pulmonary Function Testing NIOSH certified
Clinical Experience
Urgent Care experience
●Extensive experience with taking patient histories and performing focused and comprehensive physical exams
●Evaluation of patients of all ages, 40% of population is pediatrics
●Ability to establish diagnoses and implement an appropriate assessment and plan
●Perform multiple procedures including but not limited to: ear lavage, fluorescein staining, suturing, injections, I&Ds, pap smears, unna boot placement, splinting, and wound care
●Ordering and interpreting lab results and X-rays.
●Occupational Medicine: Evaluating worker's compensation cases and discussing these cases with various case managers. Conducting pre-employment physicals for various companies. Knowledgeable with OSHA respiratory questionnaires and clearances.
●Understanding of ICD-10 coding and use of a variety of EMR systems
Work Experience
Supervising Physician Assistant, FastER Urgent Care, Morris Plains, NJ 2017-present
●Supervising Physician: Dr. William Gluckman
●Evaluate on average 40-50 patients a day
●Patient population includes all ages
●Evaluate patients with a variety of diagnosis that are in all fields of medicine, including Occupational Medicine
●Communicate and coordinate with case managers regarding worker's comp cases
●Supervise new PA's and NP's and help with their training
●Oversee clinical studies that are conducted at the Urgent Care
●Helped edit and organize the FastER Urgent Care Handbook
●Coming up with and implementing policies for the Urgent Care
●Scheduling for employees
Physician Assistant, COVID Testing Center, Jones Beach, Long Island, NY 2020-present
●Oversee clinical aspects of swabbing operations and clinical staff
●Train on proper PPE use as well as ensure staff competency with sample collection
●Work with Incident Command Team on clinical decision making on site
●Review volunteer health screening results to reduce exposures onsite
●Collaborate with planning and logistics team on effective site operation for clinical activities
●Help with training, oversight and quality control at COVID19 testing site. Will assist with morning trainings. Provide oversight to RNs.
●Train nurses, sampling, train on proper attire, sign off on fit test, medical consultant
Medical Scribe, Dr. Pattahil Internal Medicine, Elizabeth, NJ 2016-2017
●Took dictation from the Provider on every patient seen
●Documented in an EMR system
Academic Tutor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ – 2012-2014
Athletics Department
●Supervisor: Gilah Rosenberg
●Tutored in various Biology, Psychology, and Statistics courses
●Responsible for organizing and implementing lesson plans
Clinical Research Experience
Flu Study For Abbott/Alere- 1 year experience
●Worked with other Urgent Care staff to ensure all study guidelines were followed
●Conducted and oversaw the enrollment of patients into the study in compliance with protocol set by IRB and the clinical investigator
●Obtained consent as instructed by the PI
●Maintained records of the consents, data collection sheets, inventory logs, control logs, and storage logs
●Input all patient data and controls into an EDC system
●Interacted and communicated with the Clinical Affairs Specialist
Early Diabetes Detection Study for Urgent Care Association- 1 year experience
●Obtained consents as instructed by the PI
●Enrolled patients into the study based on certain qualifications outlined by the clinical investigator
●Maintained records of consents and data collection books
●Conducted controls of the A1c analyzer machine
Research and Publications
Concussions Awareness in the College-Aged Population
Seton Hall University, School of Health and Medical Science
●Personally designed, collected, executed, and analyzed research data
●Purpose: To determine the knowledge base of college-aged students regarding concussion knowledge and post-concussive symptoms, and to determine any knowledge gaps
●Presented at The Peterscheim Academic Exposition at Seton Hall University 2017
Establishment of a New Brunswick Neighbor to Neighbor Care Team Using a Time-Based Currency and a Proof of Work Scheme
Rutgers University, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
●Implemented a Neighbor-to-Neighbor program via a Time Banking system in New Brunswick
●Purpose: To establish a program that allows members to offer services such as providing transportation, picking up medications, and checking up on elderly members in exchange for time dollars
●Published at RUcore Library with coauthors Mahreen Sohail and Dr. J. Fagan
●Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tai6Rm75eU