DEIGHTON M. LEWIS, PA-C
********.*****@*****.***
NPI: 161*******
Ph:843-***-****
Wilmington, NC 28412
Education
University of New England MS in Physician Assistant Studies
Physician Assistant Program Class President Graduated: May 2020
University of North Carolina- Wilmington Attended: 2016 to 2017
Coastal Carolina University Health Promotion, B.S.
Graduated: May 2010
Work Experience
Emergency Medicine clinical rotation Saratoga Hospital- Saratoga Springs, NY
●Combined emergency department & urgent care setting
●Ordered necessary and appropriate diagnostic labs & imaging
●Skilled in complex/multilayer suturing
●Assisted in running of codes
●Worked as a team with physicians & nurses to efficiently diagnose patients accurately
●Reviewed labs, X-Rays other imaging
●Splinting experience
Trauma Surgery clinical rotation Hurley Medical Center- Flint, MI
●Assisted in primary & secondary survey of trauma activations
●First Assisted in over 20 cases
●Assisted on several emergency cases (gunshot wounds & stabbing)
●Inserted chest tubes and performed needle decompressions under duress
●Inserted arterial and central lines
●ICU rounding experience
●Performed consults
●Completed 3 twenty-four-hour shifts with little to no sleep
Certified Nursing Assistant New Hanover Regional Medical Center- Wilmington, NC
●Employed August 2016 to April 2018
●Worked in a float pool which staffed the Emergency Department and CCU/STICU/MICU
●General nursing support
●Performed vital checks, blood glucose testing, EKGs, fecal occult testing
Previous Work Experience in the following fields from 2010-2015
●South Carolina Cardiovascular Surgery- Office Assistant
●Carolinas Medical Alliance- Collections Officer
●Wilmington Treatment Center- Health Information Specialist
-Employee of the Year 2014
Achievements & Certifications
●NCCP Certified
●Pi Sigma Physician Assistant Honor Society - Leadership/GPA
●ACLS & BLS certified
●1900+ hours of clinical experience functioning as a physician assistant
●Eagle Scout
Personal Characteristics
●Lifelong learner- Examples -picked up piano and started painting both in my late 20’s
●Avid runner
●Aerial photography/drone operator
●Lover of contemporary literary fiction and collector of autographed books