Medical Physician Assistant
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C H A S E N W. D A U G H E R T Y
Oxnard, CA 93035 adgwcr@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Drexel University, Philadelphia PA MHS December 2020 Major: Masters of Health Sciences- Physician Assistant GPA: 3.66 University of Colorado at Boulder, CO B.A. May 2015 Major: Integrative Physiology GPA: 3.74
Front Range Community College, Longmont CO A.S. Spring 2013 Major: Pre-Medicine GPA: 3.95
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) June 2015 Certification: EMT-B, Wilderness First Responder
Naval Nuclear Power School, Charleston SC 2005-2007 Nuclear Trained Machinist Mate
CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
• American Heart Association: ACLS, BLS
• NCCPA Certification pending 01/04/2021 testing
• Medical Physician Assistant State License, pending
• ASAM 24-hour waiver for opioid use disorder
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• Nationally Registered Advanced EMT (NRAEMT)
• Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants (PSPA)
• American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
• Utah Certified Advanced EMT
• Wilderness First Responder
CLINICAL ROTATIONS
General Surgery: LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City UT 09/23/19 – 10/24/19
• Performed ER consultations and presented cases to surgical team.
• Provided care for patients in both pre-op and post-op settings.
• Gained proficiency with various suture techniques in the OR, first assisting during surgeries, setting up sterile fields, and removing chest tubes.
Emergency Medicine: Lower Bucks Hospital, Bristol PA 10/28/10 - 11/29/19
• Performed history and physical examinations pertinent to emergency complaints.
• Experience coordinating with different specialties for management of patient conditions.
• Gained proficiency with incision and drainage, suturing, staple application, suture and stable removals, digital blocks, injections, aseptic technique, IV’s, obtaining and interpreting EKGs, interpreting radiographic imaging, fluorescein stain, pelvic exams, pap smears, collecting vaginal/cervical and wound cultures and placing urinary catheters. Behavioral Medicine: Veterans Affairs Hospital, Coatesville PA 01/06/2020 – 02/07/2020
• Performed detailed history and physical examinations on patients admitted to the inpatient facility.
• Managed medical care of patients admitted for inpatient psychiatric care. OB/GYN: Valley Forge, OB/GYN, Phoenixville PA 02/10/2020 – 03/13/2020
• Performed detailed history and physical examinations pertaining to women’s health.
• Gained proficiency performing pap smears and pelvic exams, IUD removals, general women’s health exams, and assisting with colposcopies, endometrial biopsies and LEEP procedures.
• Proficiency with interpretation of PAP, urine dipstick and vaginal culture results.
• Gained proficiency in the OR assisting with C-sections and further experience as first assist and closing surgical incision sites Pediatrics: Swarthmore Pediatrics, Swarthmore PA 06/01/2020 – 06/27/2020
• Performed detailed history and physical examinations pertaining to pediatrics.
• Proficiency with well child examinations, immunization maintenance along with injections. Internal Medicine: Garden Grove Primary Care, Garden Grove CA 06/29/2020 – 07/24/2020
• Performed history and physical examinations pertaining to outpatient IM patients, and gained proficiency performing telemedicine encounters.
• Proficiency with management of various medical conditions including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia.
• Gained further proficiency with blood draws.
Family Medicine: United Family Medical Center, Los Angeles CA 07/27/2020 – 09/18/2020
• Functioned mostly independently, managing care the of an underserved, Spanish-speaking only population in Los Angeles, to include routine pregnancy visits, well-child exams, women’s health exams, managing various chronic and acute medical conditions.
• Experience with performing medical encounters with Spanish speaking only patients, improving medical Spanish
• Proficiency with pap smears, fetal heart tones, fundal height measurements, health maintenance, gaining proficiency with PracticeFusion EMR and patient medication management. Urgent Care: Concentra, National City CA 09/28/2020 – 10/23/2020
• Provided care to a mostly Spanish peaking population with occupational medicine and urgent care, performing extensive histories and physical examinations on patients presenting with orthopedic and various other medical complaints.
• Further proficiency gained with suture skills, local anesthesia, injections, digital blocks, wound care, suture and staple removal, radiograph readings and medical Spanish.
Orthopedics: StetsonLee Orthopedics, Burbank, CA 10/26/2020 - 12/04/2020 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Grifols Plasma Donation Center Medical Specialist October 2017- September 2018
• Perform detailed histories and physical examinations on donors presenting for plasma donation to determine if the donor is suitable/healthy enough to donate plasma.
• Responded to medical emergencies on donors experiencing adverse reactions from plasmapheresis. Proficiency with venipuncture, plasmapheresis, finger glucose tests, urinalysis interpretation, and IV placements. University of Utah Medical Assistant March 2017- October 2017
• Duties included rooming patients, attaining an accurate history and review of systems, medication/immunization administration, assisting with and setting up for procedures including cystoscopies, prostate biopsies, Peyronie plaque injections, and priapism treatment.
Intermountain Healthcare Critical Care Technician (ER) August 2016 – March 2017
• Roles and responsibilities including preparing patients for evaluations and procedures, taking vital signs, placing IV’s, splinting, suture and staple removal, CPR, manual ventilation with BVM, setting up nebulizers.
• Assisted providers with various procedures including fracture reduction, joint reduction, chest tube placement, lumbar punctures, and conscious sedations.
American Medical Response Emergency Medical Technician August 2015 – June 2016
• Provide complete medical and psychological assessments in a stressful, fast paced environment, and perform medical treatments independently within the scope of Boulder EMS standing orders.
• Experience with medical management of various medical emergencies, intravenous access in austere environments, nebulizer treatments, splinting, CPR, EKG interpretations and lead placements, wound care, bleeding control and performing accurate vital signs.
Physiology of Aging Laboratory Undergraduate Research Assistant May 2014 – August 2015
• Investigate the integrative mechanisms underlying the physiological loss of function with aging.
• Proficiency generating reliable and reproducible data from both clinical and preclinical research by performing cognitive and motor skills functional analysis on mice and human subjects. Other responsibilities included data analysis and performing wet lab procedures, such as endothelial cell collections, and mononuclear cell isolations. United States Navy Nuclear Power Plant Mechanical Operator July 2005 – July 2011
• Operate, maintain, and repair reactor, and propulsion plant machinery with a team of 500+ people to ensure safe and effective operations of the two nuclear reactors aboard the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier. HONORS AND AWARDS
• Invited to present graduate project research poster at the Pennsylvania Society of Physician Assistants annual conference
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Grant for research in the Physiology of Aging lab
• Various military honors including representing my Reactor Department as sailor of the day in 2010
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