Cherish Smith PA-C, MPAS

Boise, Idaho

Cell: 208-***-**** Email: adh3u6@r.postjobfree.com

Work Experience

Valor Health (formerly Walter Knox Memorial Hospital and Emmett Medical Center), Emmett, Idaho (1/16 – current; 3/05 – 9/12)

Covered Emergency Department, Family Practice and Urgent Care

Examined, diagnosed, and treated full spectrum of ages and severity of illness including ordering and interpreting ECGs, lab tests, and radiological studies at Rural Health Clinic.

Performed minor surgical procedures, laceration repair, simple joint reductions (ED only), and applied splints.

Developed and implemented clinic workflow processes and procedures, particularly for COVID.

Screened, evaluated, and counseled COVID patients.

Developed orientation packet for new employees.

Oriented newly hired advanced practice providers (APPs).

Trained new employees on Cerner EMR.

Managed APP schedules including vacation, CME, etc.

Referred, stabilized, transferred, and coordinated medical care with neighboring emergency departments, hospitals, and specialists.

Allied Staff member

ED only:

Rural Emergency Department provider serving an average of 18 patients a day with call-in physician back up.

Dictated admit H&Ps, wrote admit orders.

St. Luke’s Health System, Internal Medicine Clinic, Boise, Idaho (9/12 - 10/15)

Managed shared patient panel performing history and physical exams including, acute and episodic care, ordering pertinent lab and diagnostic studies with interpretation and consultation. Performed 85% of the communication, medication refills and reconciliations for patient panel. Attended to other providers’ patients as needed.

Examined, diagnosed and managed adults to restore, maintain and improve health status.

Worked in collaboration with other members of the health care team in the best interest of the

patients.

Provided health education, counseling, and training to patients, family members, and caretakers on conditions and self-care.

Established and documented health care plan and prognosis, maintained records of each case in EPIC EMR sufficiently for any health care professional to evaluate, follow treatment plan and subsequent outcome(s).

Guided staff development by training 12 cross-department MDs during implementation of EMR EPIC system.

Precepted 8 Physician Assistant and Pharmacy Doctorate students.

Out ranked peers, including physicians, NPs and PAs in monthly calculated quality metrics by up to 6% across the board in Patient-Centered, Better Care, Lower Cost and Better Health.

Full time employment.

McMillan and Ustick Medical Centers, Boise, Idaho (8/09 - 8/12)

Examined, diagnosed, and treated full spectrum of ages and severity of illness in a family practice and urgent care setting.

Ordered and interpreted ECGs, lab tests, and radiological studies.

Performed physicals, minor surgical procedures, applied splints.

Off-site supervision available by phone.

Part-time/prn employment.

Selah Medical Center, Meridian, Idaho (1/09 - 12/09)

Family practice with an emphasis on cardiovascular protection, and management of lipids and diabetes.

Ordered and interpreted ECG, lab tests, and radiological studies.

Performed minor surgical procedures, applied splints and casts.

Part-time/prn employment covering maternity leave.

CompHealth, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah (2/05 - 3/05)

Performed urgent care, routine physicals, pre and post deployment physicals with utilization of military computer medical charting.

Locum-tenens, full-time position at Monterey, CA Presidio.

Weiser Memorial Hospital, Weiser, Idaho (6/02 - 5/04; 10/04 - 2/05)

Rural Emergency Department primary provider with call-in physician back up.

Performed exams and assessments on patients of varying severity and ages, including ordering and interpreting ECG, lab tests, and radiological studies.

Stabilized and transferred critical patients.

Performed minor surgical procedures, simple joint reductions, splint and cast application.

Full time employment, On-call coverage averaging 48 hours per week.

Yellowstone Family Medical Clinic, West Yellowstone, Montana (5/04 - 9/04)

Family practice and urgent care clinic in rural setting with off-site supervision.

Examined, diagnosed, and treated acute and chronic health issues, including ordering and interpreting EKGs, radiological studies and lab tests.

Started IVs, administer drugs as appropriate.

Referred, transferred, and coordinated medical care with hospitals, specialists, and local emergency medical services.

Full-time seasonal position with 1:2 call schedule.

Council Rural Health Clinic, Council, Idaho (1/02 - 4/04)

Examined, diagnosed, and treated emergent, acute, and chronic health issues with off-site supervision.

Ordered and interpreted ECGs, lab tests, and radiological studies.

Referred, transferred, and coordinated medical care with neighboring emergency departments, hospitals, and specialists.

Full-time position.

Education

1/00 - 12/01 Masters of Science-Physician Assistant Studies

Missouri State University (formerly Southwest Missouri State University), Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences.

8/94 - 12/99 Bachelor of Science in Biology

University of New Mexico, College of Arts and Sciences.

Certificates and Licenses

NCCPA Certified since 2002 ID #1053673

DEA controlled substance registered, Schedule II-V ME0778425

Idaho State Board of Medicine PA-385

Idaho State Board of Pharmacy, controlled substance registered CS9398

ACLS Provider

BLS Provider

Professional Affiliations

American Academy of Physician Assistants

Idaho Academy of Physician Assistants

Affiliate Professor Idaho State University Pharmacology Doctorate Program (2012 - 2015)

*References available upon request

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