Physician Assistant on the Virtual Medical Team

- Works independently in a retail customer service environment to diagnose and treat patients with urgent care illnesses.- Prescribes medications and meets with patients dealing with adverse events.- Communicates regularly with physicians and refers to outside specialists for evaluations, imaging, and emergency department when needed.- Orders appropriate labs, interprets on-site X-Rays and EKGs, repairs lacerations, and performs incision and drainage of abscesses.- Provides telemedical consultations, patient education, and occupational health injury diagnosis.

- First assisted physicians in a variety of general surgeries including laparoscopic, colorectal, thoracic, breast, and thyroid. - Consulted with patients over the phone and in-person about pre-operative and post-operative care and medications.- Treated patients in the assessment and debridement of chronic wounds.

- Diagnosed and treated patients in a variety of urological disorders in an office setting.- Assisted physicians in urosurgical procedures.- Ordered and interpreted appropriate diagnostic studies.

- First assisted physicians in a variety of general, vascular, orthopedic, ortho-spine, ENT, and plastic surgeries.- Consulted with patients over the phone and in-person about pre-operative and post-operative care and medications.

- First assisted physicians and provided patient care for neurosurgery patients.- Conducted emergent and inpatient consults with patients over the phone and in-person.- Assisted in bedside emergent and urgent procedures.