Courtney D. Lumsden
Washington,MI
Summary
Dedicated Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant with 4 years of experience. Dedicated to thorough patient care through follow-ups and comprehensive family education. Effective at communicating with doctors and thinking quickly. Adept at taking initiative and fast and accurate patient triaging. Accomplished efficiently diagnosing and treating individuals of all backgrounds.
Passionate lifelong learner and educator, having created a splinting training curriculum at Ascension Rochester, and served in part of the education of new physician assistants including airway skills and critical management. In addition to teaching a critical care class to nursing staff as a respiratory therapist.
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Skills created in over fifteen years of customer service experience, training, and leadership roles.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant
Independent Emergency Physicians
08.2019 - Current
- Four years experience working independently and in collaboration with multiple attending physicians to perform history and physical exams, order and interpret diagnostic tests, develop appropriate differential diagnoses, and create treatment plans and dispositions
- Extensive procedure experience in suturing, incision and drainage, splinting, dislocations, and joint reductions
- Experience precepting students from multiple PA schools
- Teamed with other physicians, specialists, and health care providers to provide well-rounded care for complex cases.
- Interviewed patients concerning physical complaints, discussed symptoms, asked questions, and suggested treatment options.
- Rapidly analyzed and responded to critical situations such as cardiovascular, abdominal, and neurological in emergency situations.
Charge Staff Respiratory Therapist
Beaumont Hospital
01.2014 - 08.2019
- Experience in Cardiac, Surgical, and Medical ICU’s working with providers to create care plans for patients on ventilators and in distress
- Experience working independently in Emergency Center as well as working on progressive and medical-surgical floors responding to emergency calls
- As charge therapist was responsible for leading shift and responding to needs of other therapists
- Managed and operated mechanical ventilators to deliver airway management.
- Aided physicians with various procedures such as bronchoscopies, ventilator management, and intubations.
Critical Care Educator
Beaumont Hospital
- Critical Care Educator at Troy teaching critical skills class to new ICU and EC RNs in ventilator management, ABG interpretation and intervention, respiratory care skills, and airway skills.
Education
Masters - Physician Assistant Studies
University of Detroit Mercy
Detroit, Michigan08.2019
Bachelors - Respiratory Therapy
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas05.2014
Skills
- Closed Reductions
- Splinting
- Laceration Treatments
- Joint Aspiration
- Abscess drainage
- Fluorescein Staining
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Staff Training
- Electronic Charting
- Emergency Medical Care
Accomplishments
- St Joseph Mercy Hospice: volunteered to visit patients and family members to provide comfort and guidance through the dying process.
- Research published through the AARC for study on non-invasive ventilation
Affiliations
American Association of Respiratory Care
MAPA
AAPA
Certification
- Michigan PA and Controlled Substance License
- ACLS and BLS
- TEAM Steps Training
- Ultrasound Training through Henry Ford Hospital
- Michigan RT License
Timeline
Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant
Independent Emergency Physicians
08.2019 - Current
Charge Staff Respiratory Therapist
Beaumont Hospital
01.2014 - 08.2019
Critical Care Educator
Beaumont Hospital
Masters - Physician Assistant Studies
University of Detroit Mercy
Bachelors - Respiratory Therapy
University of Kansas Medical Center
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