Physician Assistant Medical

Lauren J. Cipriani, PA-C

** ****** ****** • Boston, MA 02118 • 781-***-**** • adfea4@r.postjobfree.com

Education

*/**** – 12/2012 M.P.A.S. – Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 1260 Elm Street, Manchester, NH

9/2005 – 5/2009 B.A. – Colby College, 4000 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville ME

Work Experience

8/2019 – Present Chief Advanced Care Practitioner – Orthopaedic Surgery – Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

- Supervises team of 15 advanced care practitioners including NP’s, PA’s and RN’s.

- Integral part of departmental operations changes and implementation

- Recruits, hires, and trains new clinical staff

- Coordinates clinical assignments and rotation schedule

- Engages with attending physicians within the department and hospital to ensure optimal professional development of the advanced care practitioner group.

- Developed telemedicine protocol for the department and enacted it during Covid-19 pandemic

4/2016 – Present Physician Assistant – Orthopaedic Surgery – Boston Medical Center, 725 Albany St, Boston, MA

-Launched new Total Joint Practice with supervising physician Eric L. Smith

-First assist in surgery including primary and revision total joint arthroplasty, as well as knee and

hip arthroscopy

-See joint and independent clinic

-Personally manage post-op care of all total joint patients

-Interpret medical tests including laboratory studies, radiographs, MRIs, and other advanced

imaging studies

-Perform procedures including joint/bursa injections, suture placement and removal,

dressing changes, wound care, application of braces

-Developed phone call triage plan for Orthopaedic call center to drive patient satisfaction in a high

volume setting

-Coordinate shadowing opportunities for medical, PA and undergraduate students -Manage onboarding of incoming PAs, fellows and residents on the Total Joint rotation

-Attend weekly Total Joint conference and monthly M&M rounds

-Assist in pursuit of Blue Distinction and Center of Excellence designation

-Support ongoing clinical research studies

-Contributing author on paper accepted for presentation at 2018 AAOS Conference: “What

Factors Influence Whether Patients Will Keep Their Scheduled Arthroplasty Appointments?”

4/2013 – 3/2016 Physician Assistant – Orthopaedic Surgery – Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington St, Boston, MA

-Joined practice with supervising physician Eric L. Smith, MD (Chief of Total Joint

Reconstruction)

-Team Leader for Total Joint Readmissions at TMC Quality Improvement Academy

Certifications

2/2013 Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

2/2020 Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers

Employment Summary

6/2009 – 12/2010 Clinical Research Coordinator – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston MA

5/2008 – 8/2008 Negotiation Specialist – Omniclaim, 300 Unicorn Park, Woburn MA

Volunteer Experience

4/2015 GEANCO Foundation “Rise and Walk” Medical Mission to Nigeria

Honors and Awards

The Alpha Eta Society inductee, 2012

Pi Alpha National Honor Society inductee, 2012

Member of MCPHS Challenge Bowl Team at AAPA’s 40th Annual Physician Assistant Conference, 2012

Graduated with Distinction in Major (Biology) from Colby College, 2009

Graduated Cum Laude from Colby College, 2009

Professional Memberships

APP Council Member – Boston Medical Center and Boston University Medical Group

Physician Assistants in Orthopedic Surgery (PAOS)

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

Computer Skills

Charting and data entry using EMR software, Epic, PACS, Sorian, eCW, Microsoft Office

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