Full time Hospitalist APP at Mercy Health-West

Internal medicine physician assistant with a team of multiple APPs and Physicians in a 300-bed acute care hospital. Responsibilities include developing treatment plans with the attending physician, writing admitting and discharge orders as well as rounding on 15-20 patients daily in med surg and progressive levels of care. Reviewing, interpreting, and ordering diagnostic imaging and labs. Coordinating care with other specialty services and case management.

Completed core rotations in ER, IM, FM, Women’s health, general surgery, inpatient psychiatry. Completed additional elective rotations in ER, FM and critical care

Worked with management to bring up the urine toxicology drug confirmation lab using HPLC triple quad mass spectrometry.Performed routine testing on collected patient urine, blood and serum samples as well as resulting and reporting of CBC, CMP, serum chemistry and urine toxicology results into patients EMR.Assisted physicians and advanced practice providers in interpretation of toxicology results

Clinical Reference Lab specializing in Urine Toxicology using LCMS, Blood and serum chemistry testing and PCR. Perform routine testing on patient urine, blood, and serum samples to include CBCs, CMPs, urinalysis, urine toxicology and serum chemistriesOverview other scientists in data review. Work as a team to send out accurate results in an timely manner.

Complete raw materials testing on various pharmaceutical ingredients to meet current United States and European Pharmacopeia standards. Complete, review and analyze data into notebooks and various computer programs.Maintain 5s and a clean and organized work environment.