Nicole Benjamin, MPH, MS, PA-C

Physician Assistant

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xperienced, hard-working and bilingual Physician Assistant known for attention to detail, commitment to patient education and excellent work ethic. Extensive involvement in career-specific committees and health systems and tele-medicine improvement projects. Development of EPIC-related tools for users and patient related materials. Development of health fairs and health promotion activities for a university with over 12,000 employees.

Key Skills

Advanced knowledge of EPIC

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Preventive and Congenital Cardiology experience

15 years of Cardiology experience

Commitment to patient education

Staff management

Lecture experience for graduate students

Master’s level trained in Physician Assistant Studies

Clinical Coordinator for PA/NP students

Master’s level trained in Public Health

Professional Experience

Senior Clinical Provider January 2016- AUGUST 2020

General Cardiology Physician Assistant/Co-Director HOP Dallas, Texas

University of Texas Southwestern Clinical Heart Center

Responsibilities include:

· Determining appropriate patient management in the clinic and hospital setting

· Program development for Hypertension Optimization Program (HOP) including development of education materials, establishing billing pattern, referral outreach

· Department and Division quality metric analysis

· Supervise exercise stress tests and stress echocardiograms, trained exercise physiologist, nurses and fellows to perform

· Education and training of EPIC as EPIC Liaison to Physicians and Support Staff

· Develop patient education materials

· Staff recruitment and management

· Physician Assistant to Internal Medicine Vice Chair of Clinical Operations & Faculty Development, Clinical Chief of Cardiology.

· Mentor Physician Assistant students and Medical Students during their Cardiology rotations

· Created Division preference list/order set of over 3,000 orders within Epic

· Development and implementation of tele-medicine tools

Senior Clinical Provider September 2012- January 2016

General/Adult Congenital Cardiology Physician Assistant Dallas, Texas

University of Texas Southwestern Clinical Heart Center

Responsibilities include:

· Determining appropriate patient management in the clinic and hospital setting

· Facilitating transition of adult congenital heart patients from pediatric congenital clinic

· Coordinating diagnostic testing and surgeries of congenital heart patients

· Supervise exercise stress tests and stress echocardiograms

· Education and training of EPIC as EPIC Liaison to Physicians and Support Staff

·Develop patient education materials

· Staff management

· Physician Assistant to Chief of Staff of University Hospital and Clinical Chief of Cardiology

· Mentor Physician Assistant students and Medical Students during their cardiology rotations

Non-invasive Cardiology Physician Assistant July 2011-June 2012

Wheaton Franciscan Medical Group Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Responsibilities include:

· Determining appropriate patient management in the clinic and hospital setting

· Develop patient education materials

· Hospital consultations

· Reviewing holter and event monitor reports

· Increase communication between referring physicians and cardiologists

· Serve as a community liaison regarding heart health

Non-invasive/Preventive Cardiology Physician Assistant December 2006- June 2011

University of Texas Southwestern Clinical Heart Center Dallas, Texas

Responsibilities included:

· Determining appropriate patient management in the clinic and hospital setting

· Supervise exercise stress tests and stress echocardiograms

· Education and training of EPIC as EPIC Liaison to Physicians and Support Staff

· Preliminarily read echocardiograms

·Develop patient education materials

· Staff management

· Physician Assistant to Chief of Staff of University Hospital and Clinical Chief of Cardiology

· Mentor Physician Assistant students and Medical Students during their cardiology rotations

Urgent Care/Family Medicine Physician Assistant (PRN) September 2007- December 2009

CareNow Coppell, Texas

Responsibilities included:

· Evaluation and treatment of common illnesses

· Evaluation and treatment of acute care conditions

· Staff management

· Triage acute urgent vs. emergent conditions

Physician Assistant Patient Evaluation Leader April 2008- August 2008

University of Texas Southwestern, Program in Physician Assistant Studies Dallas, Texas

Responsibilities included:

· Guiding and educating students in medically-appropriate documentation

· Educating on a variety of medical conditions, appropriate diagnostic testing and treatment

· Graded verbal and written documentation

Cardiology/Electrophysiology Physician Assistant July 2005-December 2006

Heart Center of North Texas Fort Worth, Texas

Responsibilities included:

· Hospital rounds on in-patients

· Education of patients and families regarding medical conditions and upcoming procedures.

· Hospital admissions and discharges

· Reviewing holter and event monitor reports

· Determining appropriate patient management in the clinic and hospital setting

· Staff management

Education

Masters of Science-Physician Assistant Program June, 2005

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Masters of Public Health-International Health December, 2002

Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine

Bachelor of arts in Spanish & international studies December, 2000

Hamline University

Certifications/Licensure

· National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Re-Certified, August 2017. Certification Number: 1067281

· State of Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing, Issued April 7, 2011. License Number: 2729-23.

· Texas State Medical Board Licensure. License Number: PA04542. Originally licensed in July, 2005. Current.

·Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Re-certified, November 2018.

·Basic Life Support. Re-certified, November 2018.

Affiliations

·Member, American Academy of Physician Assistants, 2005-Present

·Committee Member, Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiology, 2005-Present

·Committee Member, Texas Academy of Physician Assistants, 2006-2014

·Committee Member, American College of Cardiology, 2008-Present

-Adjunct Clinical Instructor, University of Texas Arlington Graduate Nursing Program, 2019-present

References Available Upon Request

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