Physician Assistant
Resume:
Sheila R. Bernstein, MMS, PA-C
Royal Oak, Michigan 48073
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Objective: Health promotion and disease prevention through medical and surgical holistic care, with respect, dignity, and understanding.
Experience
McLaren Regional Medical Center
Flint, Michigan
June 2010 – August 2010
Surgical Physician Assistant
Duties include:
• Performing in-depth History and Physicals
• First Assisting in surgical procedures
• Suturing
• Performing consults
• Discharges
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and exams
• Critical thinking and decision making
• Completing the postoperative procedure note
• Surgical patient care and management
• Prescription writing
• Collaborative practice with physician staff and allied health care personnel
Scope of Practice: competence in Neurosurgical and General Surgery inpatient surgical care
A-Line Staffing Agency
Warren, Michigan
August, 2009 – present
Physician Assistant, Occupational Medicine
Duties include:
• Performing workplace specific History and Physicals
• Assessments for workplace and job performance and compliance
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and exams
• Patient education, counseling, and instruction
• Privileged through the Occupational Medicine Department, Henry Ford Hospital (on-site at workplace)
• Collaborative practice with physician and allied health staff
Scope of Practice: competence in compliance assessments of Occupational Medicine protocols.
Doctors Hospital of Michigan
Pontiac, Michigan
January, 2010 – present
Surgical Physician Assistant
Duties include:
• First assisting in surgery
• Suturing
• In-depth History and Physicals
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and exams
• Admissions
• Consults
• Discharges
• Pre/Postoperative surgical inpatient care and management
• PICC line placements (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter)
• Completing the postoperative procedure note
• Prescription writing
• Critical thinking and decision-making
• Collaborative practice with physician and allied health staff
Scope of Practice: Proficiency as surgical first assistant in multiple disciplines, and inpatient surgical practice
Detroit Receiving Hospital
Detroit, Michigan
September, 2009 – November, 2009
Orthopedic Physician Assistant
Duties include:
• Performing History and Physicals
• First and second assisting
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic labs and tests
• Joint injections
• General orthopedic clinic patient care and management
• Prescriptions writing
• Dictations
• Critical thinking and decision-making
• Collaborative practice with both allied health and physician staff
Scope of Practice: Competence in general orthopedics, surgical and clinical accompaniment.
William Beaumont Hospital-Troy
Troy, Michigan
July, 1997 – June, 2009
Surgical Physician Assistant
Duties included:
• First and second assisting in multiple surgical disciplines
• Performing focused and in-depth History and Physicals
• Consults
• Admissions
• Suturing
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and exams
• All aspects of surgical inpatient care and management
• Discharges and discharge summaries
• Dictations
• Advanced wound care
• Prescription writing
• Placement of Dobhoff feeding tubes with Cortrak device
• Casting and splinting
• Joint injections
• Advanced urologic procedures
• Critical thinking and decision making
• collaborative practice with both allied health and physician staff
Scope of practice: Proficiency in a wide range of surgical specialties; orthopedics, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, vascular surgery, thoracic surgery, otolaryngology, urology, and plastic and reconstructive surgery, and inpatient surgical practice.
Grace Hospital
Detroit, Michigan
September, 1995 – July, 1997
Surgical Physician Assistant
Duties included:
• Performing focused and in-depth History and Physicals
• Consults
• Admissions
• First and second assisting
• Suturing
• Advanced wound care
• All aspects of surgical patient care and management
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and exams
• Prescription writing
• Dictations
• Discharges and discharge summaries
• Advanced urologic procedures
• Central line and dialysis catheter placements
• Critical thinking and decision-making
• Collaborative practice with allied health and physician staff
Scope of practice: Proficiency in surgical specialties; general surgery, urology, vascular surgery; inpatient surgical practice.
Henry Ford Hospital
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Physician Assistant, Urgent Care/Emergency Medicine
October, 1995 – June, 1997
Duties included:
• Performing focused History and Physicals, all age groups
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and exams
• Dictations
• Discharges and discharge summaries
• Writing appropriate prescriptions
• Critical thinking and decision making
• Collaborative practice with allied health and physician staff
• Patient counseling and education
Scope of Practice: Competence in urgent care patient management
Education
Alderson Broaddus College
Philippi, West Virginia
Master in Medical Science
Surgery Track, Physician Assistant program
September, 2002 – May, 2004
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
Certificate/Diploma, Physician Assistant Program
August, 1989 – August, 1992
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bachelor of Arts, Biology
September, 1974 – August, 1976
September, 1981 – August, 1985
Minneapolis Community College
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Associate Degree, Nursing
September, 1987 – June, 1989
Anoka Vocational-Technical Institute
Anoka, Minnesota
Certificate/Diploma, Surgical Technologist
September, 1976 – June, 1977
Accreditations
NCCPA, certification, current; gold seal honors, PANCE and Surgical Exams
Physician Assistant Practice Licensure, State of Michigan, current
BLS and ACLS certified, current
Fellow/Member, American Academy of Physician Assistants, current
DEA Licensure, current
List of references available upon request
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