PA-C

Laurie Smith, PA-C

**************@*****.*** cell: 828-***-****

Qualifications

**** ***** ********** ****** ** Medicine graduate, PA program, practicing 20

+ years in primary care in Western North Carolina to a diverse patient population in Family Practice, (pediatrics through geriatrics), hospital inpatient, LTACH and Urgent Care, ER and Correctional institutions, adult and adolescent psychiatric units. Home -based chart review determination of care and benefits. Some positions held while providing temporary care may overlap or not be listed due to short, intermittent and recurring temporary positions. Professional Experience

Blue Ridge Community Health Services

EmergencyMD Veteran Services 09/2022-10/2022 Contracted examinations of Veterans for the VAS

Humana: 5/202*-**-**** Home assessments of Medicare recipients (All positions were outsourced and ended 10/31/2021)

HCA: Mission 10/2015- 07/2016 (temp), staff privileges maintained and 08/2018-06/2021 (permanent PRN) Acute and chronic primary care of adult population in the Psychiatric setting

Eliada Homes: 10/2016 - 03/2020 Implemented Government reimbursement for medical services. Designed and Implemented on-campus full- service medical clinic providing 24 hour primary care to the adolescent residents Mission Medical Associates: 07/2018-01/2019

Acute and chronic primary care of adult population in the Psychiatric setting, later absorbed and run through HCA (as above)

INTERNAL MEDICINE SERVICES

2017-2019

Remote Clinical Consultant review private insurance, worker’s compensation, and disability claims, prior authorization and grievances. Review of hospital, PCP records for clinical review to determine medical necessity. LOCUM TENENS AND PRN POSITIONS 2004-2018 as follows: North Carolina Dept of Public Safety: Mountain View Correctional Facility 6/2017-9/2017 TEMP

Provide acute and chronic primary care to the male Prison population Mission St Joseph Copestone: Psychiatric Evaluation and Admission TEMP, Medical care of Psychiatric inpatient population CommWell Health: TEMP, 7/2015-8/2015, 8/2015-1/2016 Primary and Occupational Medicine

Federal Bureau of Prisons: TEMP, 1/2015 to 5/2015

Rivers Correctional Facility: Providing acute and chronic care to inmates Blue Ridge Urgent Care: TEMP Morganton, NC 8/2014-2/2015 MAHEC Family Health Center: Barnardsville, NC Temp 5/2012-10/2012 Established an Outpatient clinic providing primary care for the underserved, indigent population in the Barnardsville Community Blue Ridge Pain Management : TEMP

Mission Medical Associates TEMP: 3/2011-9/2011

Provide acute and chronic outpatient care in a Family Practice setting Family Care Black Mountain TEMP: 7/ 2010- 2/2011

Provide acute and chronic outpatient care

Rutherford Hospital TEMP: 2009 Emergency Care

Sisters of Mercy Urgent Care: Asheville, NC PRN: 4/2004-5/2005 and 1/ 2008-7/2009 Acute outpatient care

Occupational Medicine Utilization Review: 7/2007-2015 Consulting services: Peer to Peer and Utilization Review Hospital Inpatient, Worker’s compensation, Disability, Medical record review, evaluation, compensation

Carolinas Medical Centers: Charlotte, NC 5/2005-7/2007 Providing inpatient care with a team of Hospitalists

Daily inpatient care, Palliative care, LTAC (Long Term Acute Care Unit) Assisted living arrangements and orders, Family relations and Care Planning Smoky Mountain Family Care Center: Waynesville, NC 4/1995-4/2004 Family Practice and Urgent Care

Established and managed all aspects of medical practice: staff, insurance contracts, fee schedules, electronic medical records County and state Inmate primary care of acute and chronic medical conditions MAHEC Family Practice Residency Program: Asheville, NC 2/ 1991-4/1996 Family Health Center: Acute outpatient care

Haywood County Health Dept: 12/1987-2/1991

Rural primary care: pediatrics and adult medicine

Hazelwood Family Physicians: Hazelwood, NC 9/1986-12/1987 Outpatient and Inpatient care, pediatrics to geriatrics, Home care visits, Skilled Nursing Facilities care

Education

Emory University School of Medicine, BMSc: PA program 1986, Atlanta, GA Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC 1984 Licensure and Professional Affiliations

National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants- 1986- present CURRENT

North Carolina Medical Board-ACTIVE

State of Tennessee Department of Health –INACTIVE

State of Florida Department of Allied Health-INACTIVE American Academy of Physician Assistants-FELLOW: inactive NC Academy of Physician Assistants-FELLOW: inactive References available

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