Dana Suarez- Physician Assistant
East Northport,NY
Summary
Well-respected compassionate Physician Assistant with 16 years experience treating patients for a variety of conditions. Highly dedicated and trained to diagnose, monitor and treat patients who have life-threatening illnesses and injuries. Provide care to adults in the ICU who have severe cardiac and respiratory conditions, complications from surgery, trauma to the brain, renal failure and bacterial infections. Medical management of the geriatric patients ranging from acute critical illness in addition to palliative interventions as established by patient and family goals of care.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Cardiac Cath Lab Physician Assistant
Catholic Health System
01.2018 - Current
- Obtain patient histories and completed physical examinations to gather complete health picture of cardiac cath lab and EP patients.
- Skillfully support physicians during basic and invasive medical procedures such as cardiac catheterizations, electrophysiology studies, pacemaker and ICD implantation.
- Collaborate with medical colleagues to offer clinical care management patient education and discharge planning
- Urgently access critically ill patients in ED including STEMI's and complete heart block patients that require intervention
- Leader of stroke and rapid response team
- Manage any post operative complications while maintaining open communication with attending.
- Coordinates admissions and transfers in collaboration with supervising attending physician.
- Interprets EKGS, CXR's and angiograms
Critical Care Physician Assistant
Catholic Health System/ Partners In Critical Care
04.2013 - Current
- Order and execute diagnostic tests and analyzed radiological images to further investigate patient conditions.
- Administer and prescribe appropriate courses of treatment, including pharmaceutical medications.
- Direct Rapid Response Team
- Understand the importance of stroke alerts with the critical timing of interpreting diagnostic information.
- Daily rounds with the critically ill with a multi-disciplinary team.
- Preforming critical care consults with effective communication with attending physician's
- Proven ability to communicate efficiently in order to obtain optimal patient outcomes, in addition to swift critical thinking during emergency situations
- Strong skill to effectively manage multiple complex tasks in the ICU simultaneously and coordinate time effectively.
- Extensively manage patients on ventilators and BiPAP, understanding an interpreting ABG results.
- Thoroughly carry out insertion and removal of invasive monitoring devices, such as central and arterial lines, dialysis catheters, PICC lines, along with nasogastric and feeding tubes, foley catheters, and venipuncture/arterial punctures, peripheral IV's.
- The use of ultrasound guidance while inserting central venous catheters
- Intubate patients in acute respiratory failure
Hospitalist Extender Physician Assistant
St Catherine's of Siena Medical Center
07.2007 - 03.2013
- Preform H&P's on patients being admitted to the Hospitalist service
- Insertion of peripherally inserted central catheters, peripheral IV's, NG tubes, preform arterial blood gases.
- Director of Rapid Response Team
- Provided on-site Hospitalist coverage on internal medicine inpatient services during nights.
- Maintained good rapport with facility staff, patients, and family.
- Ordered appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures.
- Expertise in reading and interpreting laboratory and imaging results such as EKG, XRAYS, CT SCANS, EKG's
Physician Assistant
Dr. Robert Courgi
10.2022 - Current
- Conducted physical examinations to assess patients' health and current condition for optimal treatment.
- Managed chronic conditions by monitoring patient health and treatment plan progress to make necessary adjustments in care.
- Referred to and consulted with physicians and other healthcare providers on patient care.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic testing to confirm diagnosis and implement accurate treatment plans.
- Prescribed medications to patients to treat conditions and alleviate symptoms.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physician Assistant
Touro College
Bay Shore, NY2007
Skills
- Insertion of central venous access devices, such as central lines, dialysis catheters and PICC lines using ultrasound guidance
- Ventilator management
- ABG interruption
- Insertion of arterial lines
- ACLS/PALS/BLS certified
- Accomplished in critical care and internal medicine
- Interpreting diagnostic and laboratory tests, updating families and coordinating specialty consults
- NYS Board Certified Physician Assistant
Accomplishments
St. Catherine's of Siena Living the Mission Award 2016
St. Catherine's of Siena ICU Service of Excellence Award 2015
St. Catherine's Critical Care Medical Directors Recognition, " Going the extra mile" award. 2014
Timeline
Physician Assistant
Dr. Robert Courgi
10.2022 - Current
Cardiac Cath Lab Physician Assistant
Catholic Health System
01.2018 - Current
Critical Care Physician Assistant
Catholic Health System/ Partners In Critical Care
04.2013 - Current
Hospitalist Extender Physician Assistant
St Catherine's of Siena Medical Center
07.2007 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Science - Physician Assistant
Touro College
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