Physician Assistant
Resume:
KRISSA ORLOWSKI
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
**** – 2012
**** – 2012
Doctor of Medical Science
University of Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA 24501
Projected Graduation October 2022
Physician Assistant Certification
MEDEX Northwest
University of Washington
Seattle WA 98105
Master of Clinical Health Science
University of Washington
Seattle WA 98105
2008-2010
Master of Science in Health Education
TUI University
Cypress CA 90630
2004-2006
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
University of Maryland: University College
Adelphi MD 20783
1999-2006
Associate of Arts and Sciences
Pierce College
Puyallup WA 98374
2003-2003
Health Care Specialist Training/EMT Certification
US Army
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio TX 78234
EXPERIENCE
March 2022
December 2012-Current
February 2016-March 2020/ January 2021-September 2021
May 2013- November 2015
September 2013-January 2015
December 2012-April 2013
March 2010- August 2012
March 2009-August 2011
Physician Assistant-Certified
MEDEX NW
4311 11th Ave NE, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98105
Working as a member of a faculty team, instructing physician assistant students in their didactic year. Position very recently started; all job duties are still evolving. Proctoring exams, proctoring and grading CRAs, grading assignments, classroom instruction, hands on instruction, cultivating future physician assistants through education.
Physician Assistant-Certified
Summit View Clinic
11019 Canyon RD E.
Puyallup, WA 98373
Working as a member of a healthcare team, responsible for examining and treating patients of all ages (including newborn exams). Duties include obtaining, compiling, and recording patients’ medical data; including health history, progress notes and results of physical examination in SOAP note format. Additionally, ordering and interpreting laboratory tests, a variety of imaging studies, overnight oximetry studies/Sleep studies, spirometry, and EKG’s. Also, diagnosing disease(s) and treating them; accordingly, including prescribing medication and/or therapy where appropriate. Splinting, casting, or suturing minor wounds. Performing numerous procedures; including, ingrown toenail removals, therapeutic steroid joint injections, bursa aspiration, applying liquid nitrogen to eradicate skin lesions, skin tag removals, along with neoplasm removal for pathology studies (shave and punch biopsies), performing excisional biopsies, and interpreting pathology reports (and referring to specialists when appropriate). Finally, educating and counseling patients on a variety of health topics; including weight loss, contraception and family planning, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, sleep apnea, and more. Performing L&I exams and developing care plans, performing follow up L&I visits and ordering appropriate L&I injury treatments. Managing chronic pain (and prescribing chronic pain medications and therapies), within the laws and regulations of Washington State. Teaching continuing education classes, the nursing staff (in a multitude of topics). Also, the sole DOT certified examiner for nine years. This includes performing Department of Transportation physicals. Also, performing hydroplane and military physicals.
Sei Bella LLC
13812 108th St. Ct. E
Puyallup, WA 98374
Owner and operator. Performed facial cosmetic Botox injections for a variety of clients. Also trained in hyperhidrosis injections.
Physician Assistant-Certified
Convenience Care by Woodcreek/Woodcreek Pediatrics
11102 Sunrise Blvd E Suite 103
Puyallup, WA 98374
Working as a member of a health care team, responsible for examining and treating patients of all ages, in a fast-paced and diverse acute care setting. Duties include obtaining, compiling, and recording patients’ medical data; including health history, progress notes and results of physical examination in SOAP note format. Additionally, ordering and interpreting laboratory tests, a variety of imaging studies, and EKG’s. Also, diagnosing disease(s) and treating them; accordingly, including prescribing medication and/or therapy where appropriate. Splinting, casting, or suturing minor wounds. Also performing Department of Transportation physicals.
Physician Assistant-Certified
MEDEX Physician Assistant School-Tacoma, WA
1900 Commerce Street Tacoma,
Washington 98402.
Working with the MEDEX Physician Assistant School, precepting students performing physical exams on nursing home and assisted living volunteer patients. Reviewing and grading student SOAP notes (for said visits) and providing evaluating and providing feedback on said exam skills. Tutoring Physician Assistant Students in a variety of subjects, which included developing lesson plans for tutoring sessions. Precepting students in live clinical settings (with actual patients), for durations of one week to four months. This included grading clinical SOAP notes, evaluating and grading live exams, teaching clinical skills (and procedures) in real time. Precepting and grading physical exams on volunteer patients GYN/GU exams. Precepting and grading student OSCE exams. Also, precepting MEDEX students in clinic, including precepting hands on clinical skills, providing clinical education, teaching procedures, and evaluating ability to work independently as well as SOAP notes. Precepting time frames ranging from one week to four months.
Physician Assistant-Certified
Sound Medical Imaging
12615 Meridian East
Puyallup, WA 98373
Working as a member of a health care team, responsible for examining and determining appropriate medical interventions for patient’s orthopedic diseases. Also, ordering appropriate imaging for development of therapeutic care plan, interpreting radiology results, and coordinating with Supervising physician, creating patient specific care plan (on which therapeutic joint injection would most benefit patients). Exams include a multitude of extensive orthopedic centered physical exams.
Full time student, MEDEX Physician Assistant Program. This includes didactic year and one year of clinical rotations, in a variety of health care situations.
Department Support Assistant II
Franciscan Wound Care Center
1802 Yakima Avenue South
Tacoma WA 98405
Responsible for checking patients in, general filing, and making copies. Scheduled and canceled appointments. Answered multi-line phones and balanced daily schedule. Discharged patients from computer database. Prepped charts for next day visits, inputting wound measurements into database and compiling information for monthly reports.
March 2009-February 2010
Medical Assistant
Sound Family Medicine
3908 10th St SE
Puyallup WA 98374
Obtained vital signs, opened chart notes, cleaned rooms, replaced supplies, gave immunizations and injections of medications, removed sutures. Wrapping wounds, set up sterile fields and instruments, assisted with PAP tests, and drew blood. Performed urine dips, EKG’s, pulmonary function tests, fetal non-stress tests, rapid flu tests, rapid strep tests, rapid mono tests, and ear lavages.
February 2007- February 2009
Medical Assistant
Franciscan Wound Care Center
1802 Yakima Avenue South
Tacoma WA 98405
Obtained vital signs. Obtained wound and burn measurements and descriptions and charted findings. In addition, numbed wounds topically, manually debrided burns, cleaned wounds, changed adult diapers, and transferred patients. Measured edema, set up sterile fields and equipment, for skin grafts, and dressed wounds and burns.
2006-2007
Instructor
US Army Reserves
340 Cromwell Ave
Dublin CA 94568
Taught classes on how to perform hands on techniques, along with didactic instruction. Taught Emergency Medical Technician, Combat Life Saver (CLS), Basic Life Support, Basic Trauma Life support, Basic Combat Medic, and Combat Medic Advanced Skills Courses.
2006-2006
X-ray Technician and Chiropractic Assistant
Necela Chiropractic
11803 101st Ave E, #100
Puyallup WA 98373
Took X-rays of patients, developed X-rays, and maintained x-ray equipment. Obtained vital signs, performed range of motion exams, created MVA reports, filed, make copies, scanned documents, and answered multi-line phones. Verified patient’s insurance benefits and explained benefits to them. Collected co-pays, balanced daily collections, and made nightly deposits.
2003-2006
Health Care Specialist/Combat Medic
US Army-Active Duty
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington DC 20307
Obtained vitals, input data into the computer, created and managed database for wounded soldiers, and assisted soldiers with taking their STD treatment medications. Interviewed all battle wounded soldiers in hospital. Made occupational health, mental health, and community health referrals. Taught Basic Life Support classes and assisted with running SRP classes. Created and taught AIDS prevention classes.
1998-2003
Chiropractic X-ray Technician and Front Office Assistant
Rody Chiropractic
10614 Canyon Road East
Puyallup, WA 98373
Took X-rays of patients, developed X-rays, and maintained x-ray equipment. Filed, made copies, scheduled, and canceled appointments, collected co-pays, answered multi-line phones, and called insurance companies to obtain benefit information. Balanced daily collections, input CPT and ICD-9 codes into the computer and completed SOAP note forms.
OTHER:
-NCCPA certified
-Licensed in Washington State
-Unrestricted DEA number
-Botox and Filler trained
PROFFESIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
2022- PAEA member
2010-current: Member of American Association of Physician Assistants
2010-2018: Member of the Washington Association of Physician Assistants.
2012-2012: Member on the executive committee, for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
2012-2018: Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants member
2013-2015 Friends and Family recruitment team member for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL REFERENCES
C. Kevin Bulley MD
Summit View Clinic, a part of the Everett Clinic
11019 Canyon Rd. E.
Puyallup, WA 98373
(253) 537–0293
Lex Barker PA-C
Summit View Clinic, a part of the Everett Clinic
11019 Canyon Rd. E.
Puyallup, WA 98373
(253) 537–0293
Renae Knowles
Personal reference
13204 McCutcheon RD E
Orting, WA
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