Cooper Brown
Glastonbury,CT
Summary
Dynamic physician assistant with 10+ years of healthcare experience. Multidisciplinary leadership experience in a large community hospital. Excellent analytical, interpersonal and observational skills focused on maximizing patient care and satisfaction. Perpetual goals of efficiency and optimization.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Advanced Practice Provider
Connecticut GI
Hartford, CT
06.2023 - Current
- Provides medical services in collaboration with gastroenterology physicians, working together to provide the highest quality of patient care, including diagnosis, treatment, coordination, preventive healthcare, and health maintenance
- Conducts GI assessments of patients, documenting pertinent findings in a timely and consistent manner
- Initiates, performs, and interprets diagnostic testing
- Prescribes medications and follows patients closely to monitor effectiveness and safety
- Communicates test results with patients via EMR and/or telephone
- Manages Advanced Procedure clinic block to facilitate care and continuity of complex GI patients
- Compares and contrasts clinical diagnostic findings, making differential diagnoses
- Considers patients' comprehensive health needs with integrated delivery of patient care.
Advanced Practice Provider
Surgical Alliance
Middletown, CT
10.2022 - 05.2023
- Medical History and Physical Examination
- Order, Prescribe, Dispense, and Administer Medications
- Order and Initial Interpretation of Diagnostic Laboratory, EKG, and Imaging
- Surgical Consultation
- Surgical Assistant
- Repair and Closure of Lacerations and Surgical Wounds
- Surgical Drain Assessment and Removal
- Administration of Local Anesthesia
- Incision and Drainage
- Assessment and treatment of complex anal and rectal disease
- Provide postoperative care for cohort of Surgical Alliance surgeons.
Chief Advanced Practice Provider
Emory University Department of Surgery
Atlanta, GA
06.2021 - 11.2022
- Provides oversight and leadership for the Surgical Services Advanced Practice Providers (APP) that includes the Departments of General Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Trauma, Intensive Care Unit, Burn Center, Otolaryngology, and Urology
- Collaborate with Administrative Team in crafting a strategic plan for the APP cohort
- Resource analysis of broad based data to provide guidance for efficiencies across surgical services listed above.
- Analyze and optimize use of APPs allowing practice to fullest of education and training in accordance with State of GA and Emory policies
- Assists in the preparation and effective managing of annual operating and capital budgets for areas of responsibility
- Monitors monthly expenditure reports to assess APP value/productivity
- Develops yearly budget structure for APPs in area and ensure in congruence with Emory structure
- Work with physician and administrative teams to determine APP practice needs/growth planning in area
- Encourage strong physician and interdisciplinary collaboration and communication
- Promote APP employment engagement and retention, with identification of opportunities for improvement
- Oversee the hire, interviewing, and onboard of new APPs
- Address disciplinary, performance issues including initiating and completing Performance Improvement Plans
- Create formal/standardized onboarding program for new APP hires
- Perform annual Performance reviews of APP's with mentorship for professional growth
- Develop guidelines for departmental goals and help individual employees set professional development goals
- Perform Focused Professional Practice Evaluation for all APPs
- Oversee clinical coverage schedule for each service, including collaboration between APP's, residents, and fellows
- Conduct APP staff meetings to ensure open lines of communication and engagement.
Physician Assistant
Emory Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Oncology
Atlanta, GA
03.2015 - 11.2022
- Conducts extensive histories, physical examinations, orders/performs diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures
- Diagnose medical problems, develop care plans, and prescribe treatments in pre- and postoperative settings
- Performs procedures both in clinic and operating room, including biopsies, fine-needle aspirations, and port placement
- Facilitates multidisciplinary interventions for various disease states including esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, small bowel, colon, rectal, anal, and dermatologic cancers
- Participates in Tumor Board meetings, authors multidisciplinary notes, ensures plan of care follow through with Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Pathology, Gastroenterology, and Radiology
- Integrates with resident team to guide patient care; order/interpret labs, manage medications, post-surgical management, perform complex dressing changes, coordinate post-hospital care and discharges
- Interfaces with nursing staff to refine clinic schedule, improve patient flow efficiencies, and manage surgical calendar
- Communicates necessity and nature of therapies and surgical interventions to patients and educates patients on health habits, self-care, behavior management, need for follow-up, and other issues related to medical problems.
Physician Assistant
Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialists, LLC
Conyers, Georgia
12.2013 - 03.2015
- Performs physical exams and provides medical treatment for a vast patient population from pediatrics to geriatrics
- Other duties include pre-operative evaluations, minor surgical procedures, and peri-operative care
- Surgical first-assist for otolaryngologic procedures and assists surgeons with in-patient management.
Sales Representative & Inventory Manager
Smith + Nephew Orthopaedics
Rome, Georgia
05.2010 - 10.2010
- Responsible for top-to-bottom operations including directing scrub tech during total joint & trauma cases, scheduling cases with clients, securing instruments & implants.
Specialty Eye & Ear Sales Representative
Alcon Laboratories
Columbus, Georgia
03.2008 - 08.2009
- Maintained 210 accounts including pediatricians, primary care physicians, ENT's, and allergists
- Strategically managed samples and marketing resources, educated providers on medication information.
Education
Masters of Medical Science -
Mercer University
05.2013
Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, Chemistry Minor -
Shorter University
05.2006
Skills
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Health Promotion
- Quality Improvement
- Medication Prescribing
- Surgical Assistance
- Diagnostics
- Medical Histories
- Charting
- Acute and Chronic Health Issues
- Disease Prevention
- Physician Support
- Medical Documentation
- Preventive Medicine
- Patient Education
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Advanced Practice Provider
Connecticut GI
06.2023 - Current
Advanced Practice Provider
Surgical Alliance
10.2022 - 05.2023
Chief Advanced Practice Provider
Emory University Department of Surgery
06.2021 - 11.2022
Physician Assistant
Emory Acute Care Surgery and Surgical Oncology
03.2015 - 11.2022
Physician Assistant
Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialists, LLC
12.2013 - 03.2015
Sales Representative & Inventory Manager
Smith + Nephew Orthopaedics
05.2010 - 10.2010
Specialty Eye & Ear Sales Representative
Alcon Laboratories
03.2008 - 08.2009
Masters of Medical Science -
Mercer University
Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology, Chemistry Minor -
Shorter University
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