Assistant Quality Assurance

***** ** ***** **** **** • DAMASCUS, OR *****

PHONE 503-***-**** 503-***-****

DONALD H. EDWALL, PA-C

OBJECTIVE

To provide high quality patient care in a team oriented, professional setting. Seeking part-time employment.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Thirty-five years as a Physician’s Assistant

Skilled in working collaboratively with professional treatment teams

Experience in developing policies, procedures and quality assurance activities

Specialize in providing primary care to complex and difficult patients

Experience with individual and group counseling

Experience with dual diagnosed patients

Fifteen years serving chemically dependent patients

Three years Urgent Care experience

DEA Licensed

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2010-2010 VIBRA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL Portland, OR

Hospitalist

• Primary care to hospitalized patients

1993-2009 VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL Portland, OR

Primary Care Physician’s Assistant, General Medicine Clinic

• Primary Care Physician’s Assistant, Ambulatory Care Clinic.

• Provide primary care to agency population

• Experience providing care to patients with behavioral problems, chemical dependency, dual diagnosed and patients with complicated medical conditions.

• Current panel size approximately 960 patients

1991 - 1994 BESS KAISER HOSPITAL Portland, OR

Primary Care Physician’s Assistant, Urgent Care Clinic

• Primary health care provider

• Ambulatory health care services in urgent care setting to adults and adolescents

1986 - 1993 CODA-Comprehensive Options to Drug Abuse Portland, OR

Primary Care Physician’s Assistant/Program Manager of Assessment Unit

• Provided primary care and counseling to agency population.

• Supervised activities of the assessment unit.

• Developed policies and procedures for the unit.

• Supervised information and referral services to the agency.

• Functioned as agency liaison to outside community agencies.

• Responsible for fiscal plan of department.

• Had a caseload of difficult patients.

1986 - 1990 CONTRACTED SERVICES Portland, OR

Physician’s Assistant

• Admission history/physical exams and ward round duty for Psychiatric Unit at Woodland Park Hospital, Sellwood and NE Portland locations.

• Admission history and physical exams for clinical medication trials.

1985 - 1986 WESTERN HEALTH SERVICES Portland, OR

Primary Care Physician’s Assistant/Program Coordinator

• Provided primary care and counseling to agency population.

• Supervised and coordinated daily functions of counselors and treatment services of agency.

1984 - 1985 BURNSIDE HEALTH CLINIC Portland, OR

Primary Care Physician’s Assistant

• Primary health care provider to medically indigent clients of Multnomah County clinics.

1976 - 1984 CODA-Comprehensive Options to Drug Abuse Portland, OR

Primary Care Physician’s Assistant

• Provided primary care and counseling to agency population.

• Had a panel of difficult patients.

• Participated in clinical trials of LAAM.

1975 - 1976 OREGON RURAL OPPORTUNITIES Woodburn, OR

Primary Care Physician’s Assistant

• Primary care to a multicultural family practice setting.

1975 - 1975 LAKEWOOD PACIFIC MEDIC-1 Lakewood, WA

Paramedic

1968 - 1971 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Military Medical Corpsman

EDUCATION

Yearly Continuing Medical Education

50+ Hours

1977 - 1979 Portland State University Portland, OR

4 years Undergraduate studies - Psychology/Public Health

1975 - 1975 Dartmouth Medical School Dartmouth, NH

Primary Care Physician’s Assistant Program

• Graduated

1971 - 1974 Eastern Washington State University Cheney, WA

Undergraduate studies - Psychology

1969 - 1969 United States Air Force Sheppard Air Force Base, TX

Medical Technician

1968 Federal Way High School Federal Way, WA

• Graduated with honors

ACCREDITATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS

Licensed – State of Oregon Board of Medical Examiners, Primary Care Physician’s Assistant

Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Primary Care Physician’s Assistants. ( Fall 2009)

Oregon Society of Physician Assistants (Current)

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