Margaret Robenalt

MSHS, PA-C

216-***-**** **** East 9th Street

adupt5@r.postjobfree.com Cleveland, OH 44114

Certifications & Credentials

Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Certificated to Practice by the Ohio State Medical Board, 2018, 2020, 2022

-Certification to Practice by the Texas State Medical Board, pending

NPI # 114*******

DEA License, Controlled Substances

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (11/21)

Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (11/21)

Skills

First assisting, suturing, surgical closing, wound debridement, wound dressing, incision and drainage procedures, digital blocks, joint aspiration and injections, splinting, casting, medical reconciliations, prescribing medications, including controlled substances

Performing comprehensive and problem focused physical exams and histories

Performing duties as orthopedic consult PA-C for both UH Geneva and UH Conneaut facilities

Writing all pre-op and post-op care orders, post-op reports, H&P documentation, admission orders and notes, progress notes, discharge orders and home care instructions for all patients

Order and interpret lab and radiographic studies

Write scripts for all surgical patients, both inpatient and outpatient

EMR experience with Allscripts and Allscripts Sunrise, Epic – Ambulatory & Inpatient, PACS

Languages: Romanian (intermediate), German (intermediate)

Professional Experience

PA-C, Surgery and Pre-Admission Testing Department, St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

October 2021-present

First assist in orthopedic, spine, general, vascular, gynecology, bariatric and trauma surgery cases

Conduct thorough medical histories, perform complete physical examinations, initiate appropriate lab, radiology tests or other special tests required for pre-admission testing exams

Provide day-of histories and physical for patients pre-op when needed

Prescribe and monitor medications as needed

Provide information and answer routine questions of patients regarding their disease and procedure

Split time equally between OR and PAT office duties

PA-C, Breast Center Surgery Department, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Ohio

January 2021-April 2021

Evaluated and managed outpatient breast disorders and consultations on new breast cancers.

Worked directly with a board certified breast surgeon.

Evaluated and managed patient surgical care including performing pre-op history and physicals, pre-op orders, labs, post-op and discharge orders and notes.

Coordinated care with multi-disciplinary teams and specialties.

Performed patient education duties including communicating with patients about their care in person and via phone encounters, MyChart and Epic messages.

Pre-charted for all office visits.

First assisted in the OR.

Collaborated with other doctors and APPs in multi-disciplinary teams including medical breast, radiation oncology, medical oncology, pathology, radiology, plastic surgery, and genetics.

PA-C, General Surgery, University Hospitals, Geneva and Conneaut, Ohio

January 2019-January 2021

First assist in orthopedic, general, ophthalmology, pain management, cardiac and gynecology

surgery cases, as well as for emergency cases on call.

Orthopedic surgery experience assisting with total joint arthroplasty (including total

shoulder, hip, and knee arthroplasty, primary and revisions) and other procedures (shoulder,

hip, knee and ankle arthroscopies, ACL reconstructions, chondroplasties, carpal and cubital

releases, open and closed fracture repairs through both internal and external fixation

procedures, ligament and tendon rupture repairs, incision and drainages, foot and ankle

surgeries, joint aspirations, joint injections, osteotomies, rotator cuff repairs, arthrotomies,

autologous cultured chondrocyte implantations, etc.)

General surgery experience assisting with laparoscopic and open procedures

(cholecystectomies, appendectomies, abscess drainage, necrotizing fasciitis debridement,

inguinal and femoral hernia repairs, hemorrhoidectomies, colectomy, laparoscopy,

mastectomy, lumpectomy, laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, biopsies, bowel resection,

wound debridement, D&Cs, etc.)

Ophthalmology surgery experience (cataract, laser eye, canaloplasty, presbyopia reversal,

pterygium excisions, vitrectomy, laser photocoagulation, macular translocation,

blepharoplasty, and trepan trabeculectomy).

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) scan operator for cataract and macular degeneration

patients.

Gynecology surgery experience assisting with outpatient procedures (hysterectomies,

hysteroscopy, colposcopies, endometrial ablations and biopsies, cervical conizations, pap

smears and pelvic exams, myomectomies, dilation and curettages, LEEP procedures, and tubal

ligations.)

Cardiac surgery experience assisting with pace-maker procedures.

Placed pre-op and post-op orders, pre/intra/ and post op documentations, rounded on

inpatients, pulled surgical drains, wrote progress notes and handled patient discharge

medications and orders.

Performed Pre-Admission Testing and documentation for surgical patients

Diagnosed and treated patients in “UH Fitter ME” weight management program

COVID-19 Cross training experience:

4 weeks cross-training as Urgent Care PA-C in Ashtabula Urgent Care as APP provider. Conducted

exams and diagnosed patients, ordered special tests and images, wrote prescriptions and

documentation for visits.

7 weeks cross-training as Internal Medicine PA-C to care for inpatients at UH Conneaut Med/Surg

floor, both COVID-19 positive and negative. Ordered admission orders, conducted full history and

physicals, performed medication reconciliations, ordered lab and radiography tests, performed daily

rounds on all patients, performed discharge profile and discharge orders and worked in tandem with

rotating physicians of internal medicine. Developed and implemented treatment plans for assigned

patients. Provided patient education in all interactions.

Volunteered in UH Conneaut ED when needed. Performed history and physical, ordered tests, and medications, and developed treatment plans and placed discharge or admission orders for patients.

PA-C, Volunteer, Internal Medicine, Lake West Medical Center, Willoughby, Ohio

August 2018-November 2018

Performed comprehensive histories and physicals on inpatients and emergency room patients.

Provided on-going patient education and follow-up care for primary and secondary care.

Interpreted labs, radiology and screenings, diagnostic and other test results.

Assisted in treatment plans and documentation.

Education

Cuyahoga Community College, 2017

Certificate Physician Assistant Program

Cleveland State University, 2016

Master of Science Health Sciences

Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, 2007

Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy and Theatre (Double Major), Women’s Studies (Minor)

Dean Scholarship (merit based)

Clinical Rotations

Pediatrics, Paula Farner, MD, Westlake, Ohio

Pediatrics/Addiction Medicine, James Liang, MD, Parma Family Practice, Parma, Ohio

Psychiatric ER, Leslie Koblentz MD, St Vincent Charity Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Psychiatric ER, Albana Dreshaj MD, St Vincent Charity Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Behavioral Medicine, Rakesh Ranjan MD, Charak Center for Health & Wellness, Elyria, Ohio

General Surgery, Vladimir Dubchuk MD, Southwest General, Middleburg Hts., Ohio

Emergency Medicine, Andrea Boyd PA-C, Southwest General, Middleburg Hts., Ohio

Geriatrics, Patria Gerardo, MD, Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Endocrinology, Delores Brown, MD, Brown Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Internal Medicine, Dennis Frinzl, PA-C, OccuCenters East Side, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio

Family Medicine, John Kavlich MD, Patient First, Berea, Ohio

Peace Corp Volunteer, Language and Theatre Teacher (Grades 9-12)

Romania, 2008-2010

Designed, planned and implemented curriculum, syllabus and daily lesson plans for over 300

students ranging from beginner to advanced English levels. Courses designed and taught

included English speaking, American History and Culture, and American Literature.

Pioneered 10-month after school theatre program for over 20 high school students. Produced

a three day Drama Festival for 30 students from 3 high schools including a trip to the capital,

Bucharest, to see live theatre performances.

Created an all-school fundraiser event for environmental projects. Wrote a proposal for event funding and enlisted participation of two schools in community bake-off, art sale competition, and talent show.

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