Physician Assistant Sample Resume

Allyson Frohn
1234 Desert Drive
Tuscon, Arizona
Home: 727-555-5555
Cell: 727-555-5556
Email: Allyson_Frohn@netlong.com

Objective
To obtain a Physician Assistant position in a reputable medical facility with opportunity to continue developing and enhancing my skills and knowledge in the medical field.

Qualifications Summary

• Licensed Physician Assistant with 7 years of medical practice experience with a strong clinical background.
• Ability to observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions, and progress, to perform medical examinations using standard medical procedures.
• Able to supervise and train employees, including organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments.
• Extremely skilled at making administrative and procedural decisions.
• Extensive knowledge of CPR, emergency medical procedures and of primary care principles and practices.
• Trained ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations and to maintain quality, safety, and infection control standards.
• Strong knowledge of drugs and their indications, dosing, side effects, and proper administration as well as of OR, pre-op and/or post-op procedures.
• Able to communicate medical information to professional practitioners and/or the general public and to educate patients and/or families as to the nature of disease, providing instruction on proper care and treatment.  

Education
Institute College of Advanced Technology, Brooklyn, NY

• Physician Assistant Degree - 2001
• NCCPA Certification: Patient Care Technician

Licenced as a Physician's Assistant in the State of Arizona - 2004  

Work Experience
Physician Assistant: Dec. 2004 - Present, Phoenix Family Health Hospital, Phoenix, AZ

• Responsibilities include: Completing individual daily rounds on all inpatients and documentation of medical plan, participating in rounding with Attending Physician several times per week, providing routine medical management of inpatient care including ordering of diagnostic tests, labs, x-rays, medications (within the scope of the PA license) and nutrition, and managing adjunctive care.
• Prepare patients for surgery, including education, positioning, skin preparation and administration of local anesthetic.
• Function as first or second assistant in the operating room including performing surgical exposure, surgical dissections, layer closure of wounds, and application of immobilization devices.
• Active in attending outpatient clinic and participating in initial evaluation and longitudinal care.
• Obtain medical history and perform physical examinations.
• Develop and implement plan of care with attending supervision.
• Complete appropriate documentation of all evaluations, care, and services rendered in the medical record.

Medical Assistant: Jan. 1999 - Nov. 2004, Phoenix Family Health Hospital, Phoenix, AZ

• Performed routine work in a student health center assisting physicians, physician's assistants, and nurse practitioners in patient care.
• Worked under general supervision within well defined procedures.
• Duties included: Operating blood pressure cuffs and stethoscopes, assisting medical professionals with patient examinations or procedures, performing routine tests as ordered by medical professionals, cleaning and restocking examination rooms and sterilizing instruments.
• Recorded patient and testing information.
• Scheduled appointments for patients as ordered by medical professionals.
• Drew blood under supervision of a physician or PA.

*References available upon request.