Physician Assistant Urgent Care
Resume:
JAMES WRIGHT
Foley, AL *****
******@*****.***
Professional Summary
I bring 43 years experience as a Physician Assistant. I am certain I can impact your practice with quality and efficient care to patients. I have a current Alabama and Florida license, board certification by NCCPA, a
DEA #, NPI #, and DOT examiner certification. I have current BLS and ACLS/2023. Work Experience
Physician Assistant-Certified
Loyal Source-Eugene, OR
March 2024 to May 2024
Physician assistant doing disability certification exams for Veteran’s Administration. Primary Duties: Complete SOAP, Suturing, I & D
Perdido Urgent Care
August 2022 to October 2022
DOT physicals, pre-employment physicals, single provider on duty. Urgent Care Provider for Escambia County Sheriff’s Department & Dependents Telemedicine for Concentra/Amazon project
October 2020 to July 2021
Pensacola, FL
(December 2012 –October 2020). Provider of acute care for all illnesses and injuries. Preforms pre- employment and physicals for fire fighters and sheriff's department. Also provides wellness physicals and health fairs and health care screenings at various locations in the county. GS Employee
Soldier Health Services-Fort Campbell, KY
March 2012 to December 2012
Primary duties: Aviation Clinic primary provider for 4th brigade, full SOAP-care. Provider for PHA, pre and post deployment, special forces and ranger physicals, ETS and chapter physicals. Work SRP clinic as needed, UCC at Blanchfield Hospital as needed. Platinum Business
March 2012 to March 2012
Aviation Clinic primary provider for
4th brigade, full SOAP-care. Provider for PHA, pre and post deployment, special forces and ranger physicals, ETS and chapter physicals. Work SRP clinic as needed, UCC at Blanchfield Hospital as needed.
Contract Employee for the U.S. Central Command Clinic (CENTCOM) Luke and Associates
December 2009 to March 2012
(October 28th, 2010 – March 5, 2012). U.S. Central Command Clinic (CENTCOM), which is in the Mac Dill MTF. Senior PA duties consist of Primary Care to Enlisted and Officer Staff, including the General’s Staff. Multiple types of physicals from “fitness for duty”, to Pre- and Post-deployment evaluations. Retirement, separation and overseas clearance evaluations and Military Evaluation Board (MEB) and PHA.
Former
Flight Medicine Clinic at Mac Dill AFB
December 2009 to May 2011
2010). Provider for pilots and their families. Performed overseas clearance, separation, retirement, and PHA physicals. Assistant provider for weight loss program and tobacco cessation. Full Time Position
St. Mary’s Family Medical Center-Decatur, IL
July 2009 to November 2009
Monthly P.A. visits exceed 400. Primary family provider for acute illness and injuries that include: Pneumonia, flu, sprain, strains, diabetes, hypertension, COPD, lacerations, lesion removal. Under direct and indirect supervision. Hospital staff privileges for St. Mary’s and Decatur Memorial hospitals.
Staff Physician Assistant
Rock Springs Family Medical Center-Decatur, IL
October 1999 to June 2009
Monthly P.A. visits exceed 400. Primary family provider for family practice health issues, age infant-adult. Primary family provider for, hypertension, COPD, lacerations, skin lesion removal, hospital rounds, and health physicals.
Staff Physician Assistant
Decatur Memorial Hospital Express Care
December 2005 to May 2009
(Hospital owned, primary/urgent care center) Monthly PA visits exceed 600. Primary provider for injuries and illness that include lacerations/suturing, simple fractures, sprains/strains, diabetes, hypertension, arthritis, COPD – 31,000 patient visits yearly, two-provider operation. Staff Physician Assistant
Decatur Memorial Hospital Emergency Room
November 2003 to November 2004
Primary fast track care to non-urgent medical problems of all ages. Repair lacerations remove foreign bodies. GYN exams; assisted in trauma and cardiac emergencies. Staff Physician Assistant
Decatur Memorial Hospital Doctor’s Family Practice January 1988 to October 1999
Primary-urgent care provider for: sprains, strains, lacerations, dermatology problems, URI and respiratory illness and other acute illness.
(Private Occupational Health Clinic) MOHA
Midwest Occupational (MOHA)-Decatur, IL
June 1993 to January 1998
served as company physician for over 200 clients, i.e., UPS, Mueller, Firestone, Illinois Dept. of Transportation, etc. – Primary provider for all acute injuries of musculoskeletal system, primary provider for all: DOT physical, respirator certification physicals, hazmat physicals, pre-employment, fitness for duty, DOT-post accident physicals. Assistant supervisor for MOHA van services, primary provider for van services (’96
& ’97). Member of Executive Committee. Monthly PA visits – 700. Direct land indirect supervision. Hospital privileges St. Mary’s of Decatur and Decatur Memorial Hospitals. Over 200,000 clinical encounters in 40 years of practice. Staff Physician Assistant
I took time off from January 2021 to have Prostate Cancer surgery which kept me out of clinical medicine due to Urinary Tract side effects, which required surgery again in April 2023. I am now fully recovered and prepared to return to clinical medicine.
Education
Bachelor of Health Science
Wichita State University-Wichita, KS
February 1979 to December 1981
Degree: Associate Science
Richland Community College-Decatur, IL
January 1977 to December 1979
Certifications and Licenses
Physician Assistant License
IV Certification
ACLS Certification
PA-C
BC/BE
CPR Certification
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