Douglas V. Kautz, PA-C

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Professional Summary

Positive, patient-focused Physician Assistant with excellent technical skills, compassionate patient relations, a team approach and strong safety record with over 30 years of experience in evidence-based Orthopedic and Emergency medicine. My goal is to work for an employer who recognizes my patient-focused style and who will utilize my skills and passion for helping people by consistently meeting or exceeding Standard of Care and satisfaction ratings.

Olmsted Medical Center-

Acute/Urgent Care (most recent)

Orthopedic Surgery- Upper and lower extremity reconstruction and Sports medicine

Cardiology- Placement of pacemakers and defibrillators

Olmsted County COVID testing site for a month.

Mayo Clinic-

Shoulder and elbow service, Shawn O’Driscoll, MD, PhD, supervisor.

Continuous Passive Motion expertise

Collaborate to produce the annual Mayo Clinic Elbow Course https://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/o-driscoll-shawn-w-m-d-ph-d/bio-20053849?_ga=2.90657818.1074627413.1598284244-1764706913.1598284244

University of Maryland- Pediatric and Adult Orthopedics- Ilizarov Method surgical planning for limb lengthening and reconstruction of complex orthopedic deformity cases, international educator.

Dror Paley, MD, was my supervising surgeon and mentor. Dr. Paleys bio: https://paleyinstitute.org/blog/physicians/dror-paley/

Johns Hopkins Bayview Emergency Department-

Emergency Room and Urgent Care

Procedures including complex, multi-layered suturing, intubation, splinting of orthopedic injuries, IVs and limited Ultrasound

SKILLS:

Ability to make patients and families feel safe and comfortable in the medical environment and to clearly communicate medical information in a compassionate way

Excellent rapport with people of all ages

Support and encourage a team approach with respect, compassion and, sometimes, humor. I seek to educate the support staff and empower them to make observations and decisions that help the provider to be more efficient

Invasive procedures including joint aspiration and injections, catheters, local anesthesia utilizing regional blocks as well as local infiltration, catheters and IVs, including with ultrasound guidance

Ultrasound trained- (vascular) Able to perform guided joint injections and IV line placement as well as foreign body assessment and retrieval.

Rapid and accurate assessment of adult and pediatric patients in an acute/urgent care setting

Assessment and management of orthopedic walk-in injuries including splinting and referral as necessary

Problem solving skills-, innovation and thinking outside the box to problem solve. Analytical and elastic thinking, bringing new and inventive resources to patient care. (always looking for a better and more efficient way)

Electronic Medical Records- including EPIC, Cerner and MICS Lastword

Advanced Trauma Life Support*, Advanced Cardiac Life Support*, Basic Life Support/CPR*, Active Shooter scenario training.

(Due to COVID, BLS, ACLS and ATLS are expired, but “on hold” for recertification.)

GOAL: Doing the very best for each patient, every time.

Work History-detail:

Olmsted Medical Center

Physician Assistant Urgent Care/Orthopedic Surgery Rochester, MN February 2012 – August 2020

Acute Care Clinic (2014-2020):

•Up to 30 walk-in patients per day to assess chief complaints, diagnose, treat and make educational material available for the patients. (Continued)

•Orthopedic injuries, assessment, x-rays and interpretation, treatment including splinting and referral to appropriate providers, including direct referral via phone to Mayo Pediatric Orthopedics.

•Adult and pediatric medical, surgical and emotional issues common to acute care and urgent care settings. My focus includes ortho injuries and anxiety/panic or aggressive behavioral health patients with whom I make a strong initial connection, allowing de-escalation of emotional events in the clinic. Example- We had an aggressive, agitated patient in our clinic lobby scaring personnel and waiting patients and I was asked to come and help. I met the person with a handshake and “how can I help you today?” As we spoke and he told me of his agitation, I slowly guided him outside to a bench where I listened calmly, de-escalating the situation, keeping staff and patients safe until the police arrived. The situation was observed by a patient in our lobby and posted to social media.

•In every endeavor I strive to provide the patient with the best clinical experience available by taking time to listen and fully understand issues, ask pertinent questions regarding problems and address expectations/education for a positive outcome

•Educate families/ patients regarding conditions, symptoms/care plans

Orthopedic Department (2012-2014): Pre-operative education, planning and coordination of patient care. First assist in OR including patient set up and wound closure. Total joints- knee, hip and shoulder, arthroscopic knees and shoulders. Post-operative inpatient care including warfarin dosing, labs, follow up appointments and referrals. Robert Kurland, MD, Supervising physician. References available.

Cardiac Defibrillator and Pacemaker placement in the OR: Worked for four months as first assist with Cardiologist placing internal defibrillator and pacemaker devices until she left our center. Skills include using fluoroscopic evaluation of cardiac muscle and line placement. Dr. Niloufar Tabatabaei, M.D., Surgeon. Reference available.

Olmsted County COVID testing site: Swabber and “Charge” at the tent. As “Charge” responsibilities include keeping track of the swabs and the personnel, the accuracy of labeling and innovative ideas put into place for patient and staff safety, efficiency and accuracy. Ideas that were implemented: (next page)

1-Convex mirrors, 2-painted yellow lines on walk areas, creating a subliminal message to slow down, and, 3- making sure the swabbing orders correlated with the vehicle order in line utilizing dry-erase boards. Implemented ideas were based on KISS, Keep It Simple Sir.

Mayo Clinic

Physician Assistant Orthopedic Surgery Rochester, MN December 1997 - February 2012

I worked for 15 years beside Shawn O'Driscoll, MD, Ph.D. in clinic/ surgery as his personal PA on the Shoulder and elbow service. Responsibilities included assessment of complex shoulder and elbow injuries, education of residents on the service, clinical treatments, pre- and post-operative education of patients, 1st assist in the OR including positioning of patients, equipment set up, sterile preparation, wound closure. Inpatient care and set up of elbow CPMs. Wrote and acted in educational DVD for elbow CPM which is still in use.

Additional responsibilities include:

•Responsible for addressing issues with difficult patients, taking time to discuss, assess and come to an acceptable plan, increasing patient satisfaction and building strong and trusting relationships.

•Patient Education- I wrote and acted in, an educational DVD for the Mayo Clinic. “Use of the Elbow CPM” was originally made in 1999 and was updated in 2009. It is still in use.

•Active in arranging, planning and ordering of equipment for the Annual Mayo Clinic Elbow Course, a yearly “Teach the Teachers” event bringing gifted Orthopedic elbow surgeons from around the world to learn at the Mayo Clinic. This included set up, problem solving and care of cadaveric limbs, arthroscopic and video equipment, and 30-50 surgeons, diversity of languages and communication.

•International instructor – November 2008- I presented with Dr. O’Driscoll to the Rizzoli Institute of Orthopedic Surgery in Bologna, Italy to teach OR techniques and set up, first assist responsibilities and specialized post -operative care and post-operative CPM use for arthroscopic elbow contracture releases.

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Emergency Department

Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Baltimore, MD May 1993 - November 1997

Emergency Room/Urgent Care Clinic at JHBMC- evaluating and treating ambulatory and EMS-delivered patients with the ED physicians, APCs and nursing staff, paramedics/ EMTs. Ordering and interpretation of labs and x-rays was routine. Procedures included NG tube, ET intubation, infant IV placement, chest tube placement, lumbar punctures, catheters and suturing of complex multilayer wounds, including simple facial lacerations.

University of Maryland Medical Center

Physician Assistant Orthopedic Surgery Baltimore, MD January 1988 - September 1994

First assist and “right hand man” with Dror Paley, M.D., FRCSC, working and teaching the use of the Ilizarov Method and the use of the External Fixation device and, briefly, the Taylor Spatial frame.

Accomplishments:

•Utilizing teaching skills and mechanical skills, I was an instructor for the “Baltimore Course”- teaching basic as well as advanced techniques in the Ilizarov Method of external fixation as well as developing programming and lectures for advanced orthopedic evaluation and treatment of deformities.

•Collaborated with Dr. Paley in the original design and drawings of the Ilizarov Rotation-Translation device (invention contribution)

•Exceptional compassionate and personal care of pediatric patients and their families during post op treatment that lasted up to 2 years at a time. Pediatric rehab parties, summer outdoor games with the kids, working closely with CHILD LIFE and rehab experts in caring for patients with congenital and post traumatic orthopedic issues.

Education:

Alderson-Broaddus University, Philippi, West Virginia.

Bachelor of Science: Medical Science, Physician Assistant Program

Graduation: May, 1986 GPA- 2.9

Graduate of Biosound Vascular Ultrasound Course- Indianapolis, Indiana.1986.

Ongoing Continuing Medical Education/daily podcasts. Special interest in emergency and acute care medicine, pediatric orthopedics and avoidance of malpractice via patient-provider relationships.

Certifications:

DEA LICENSE CURRENT

ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING

BLS/CPR, ATLS and ACLS are up for recertification, delayed due to COVID

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