Catherine Heider
Dallas
Summary
Enthusiastic, personable, and highly motivated Certified Physician Assistant capable of seeing large patient volumes. Possessing health care experience in both emergency and primary care settings with broad scope of practice and training. Commended by superiors as quick learning with positive attitude and strong bedside manner.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant
Team Health
Dallas, TX
06.2022 - Current
- Perform thorough history and physical exams on adult and pediatric patients. Develop differential diagnoses, treatment plans, and appropriate disposition. Collaborate with attending physicians to ensure quality patient care when indicated.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Mentored PA residents & students on best practices in emergency medicine protocols and procedures.
- Led initiatives to streamline workflow efficiency.
- Operation Excellence Award
- Great Save Award
Internal Medicine Physician Assistant
Lakewood Medical
Dallas
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Provide comprehensive medical care to individuals of all ages. Collect relevant medical history to maintain medical records. Perform physical examinations then order and interpret diagnostic tests to diagnose acute and chronic medical problems. Prescribe medications, therapies, vaccinations, and refer to specialists when indicated. Perform procedures including laceration repair, incision and drainage, cyst removal, joint injections, foreign body removal, nail removal, local anesthesia, and nerve blocks. Educate patients on medical conditions, preventative medicine, and ways to promote good health.
Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant
TeamHealth
Dallas, TX
10.2018 - 09.2021
- Same position as current position. Please see above.
ER Technician
Baylor, Scott & White
Grapevine, TX
07.2015 - 12.2015
- Assisted nursing staff with providing patient care. Obtained EKGs, blood cultures, and vital signs. Provided wound care and splint application. Preformed point of care testing and CPR.
ER Scribe
Scribeology
Southlake
01.2014 - 07.2015
- Assisted ER providers in documentation of medical charts. Documented all provider procedures and physician consultations. Instructed new employees on job responsibilities and use of EMR.
Business Development Executive
Toll Global Forwarding
Grapevine
08.2012 - 11.2013
- Proactively developed new business for ocean/air logistics and customs brokerage and maintained relationships with existing customers.
Education
Master of Science - Physician Assistant Studies
Bethel University
Paris, TN05-2018
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Colorado At Boulder
Boulder, CO05-2012
Skills
- Collaborating with team members
- Communicating with patients & relatives
- Clinical Judgement & Decision Making
- History & Physical Exam
- Patient Satisfaction
- Laboratory Interpretation
- Radiology Interpretation
- Splinting
- Laceration repair
- Incision & Drainage
Websites
Certification
- Nationally Certified Physician Assistant May 2018
- Texas Physician Assistant License May 2018
- Advanced Trauma Life Support
- Advance Cardiovascular Life Support
- Basic Life Support for Providers Mar
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Timeline
Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant
Team Health
06.2022 - Current
Internal Medicine Physician Assistant
Lakewood Medical
09.2021 - 06.2022
Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant
TeamHealth
10.2018 - 09.2021
ER Technician
Baylor, Scott & White
07.2015 - 12.2015
ER Scribe
Scribeology
01.2014 - 07.2015
Business Development Executive
Toll Global Forwarding
08.2012 - 11.2013
Master of Science - Physician Assistant Studies
Bethel University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
University of Colorado At Boulder
LEADERSHIP
- Patient Satisfaction Committee PA Representative Dallas, TX Nov 2019 — Sep 2021 Collaborate with physician and nursing representatives to improve both APP and overall Emergency Department Press Ganey scores and increase patient satisfaction at Methodist Dallas.