Darren Holland
Orchard Park,NY
Summary
Physician assistant with over 12 years of experience in family practice, urgent care, and emergency medicine seeks full-time employment that utilizes my skills, energy, and passion for providing quality patient-oriented care.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Physician Assistant
Inspired Health Group
2012.11 - Current
- Conduct physical examinations to assess patients' health and current condition for optimal treatment
- Obtain, compile and record patient medical data, including health history, progress notes and results of physical examination
- Make diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients
- Prescribe appropriate therapy or medication
- Ordered and executed various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient condition
- Instruct and counsel patients about prescribed therapeutic regimens, normal growth and development, family planning, emotional problems of daily living, and health maintenance
- Perform therapeutic procedures, such as injections, immunizations, and infection management
- Refer to and consulted with physicians and other healthcare providers on patient care
- Educate patients on variety of infectious disease issues, nutrition, obesity, and smoking cessation to improve overall health and wellness
Physician Assistant
Western New York Immediate Care
2020.02 - 2022.06
- Examine patients to obtain information about their physical condition including both minor and life-threatening complaints
- Order diagnostic tests appropriate to each patient and condition, such as x-ray and laboratory tests
- Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal including preliminary reads of radiological studies
- Deliver emergency treatment on-site and responded appropriately in urgent or emergency situations
- Perform therapeutic procedures, such as injections, suturing and wound care, infection management, and dislocation/fracture reduction
- Frequent solo provider working autonomously with ability to confer with supervising physician
Physician Associate
Mash Urgent Care
2016.04 - 2018.11
- Examine patients to obtain information about their physical condition including both minor and life-threatening complaints
- Order diagnostic tests appropriate to each patient and condition, such as x-ray and laboratory tests
- Interpret diagnostic test results for deviations from normal including preliminary reads of radiological studies
- Make diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients, including follow-up and need for transfer to a facility of higher care
- Perform therapeutic procedures, such as injections, suturing and wound care, infection management, and dislocation/fracture reduction.
Physician Assistant
Exigence/BEA/Team Health
2011.08 - 2012.11
- Urgent care and emergency room provider
- Examine patients to obtain information about their physical condition including both minor and life-threatening complaints
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests appropriate to each patient and condition, such as x-ray, ECG, and laboratory tests
- Make diagnoses and decisions about management and treatment of patients, including follow-up and admission criteria
- Perform therapeutic procedures, such as injections, suturing and wound care, infection management, and dislocation/fracture reduction.
Education
BS/MS Physician Assistant Studies
Daemen University
Amherst05.2011
Skills
- Diagnose and treat common urgent care problems.
- Strengths: commitment to lifelong learning, honesty, integrity, attention to detail, and working well with patients and staff.
- Procedures: I and D's, closure of wounds via sutures, staples, and skin adhesives; wound and skin care, injections, aseptic and isolation techniques, CPR, placement of catheters, and eye examinations using fluorescein and Woods lamp.
- Extensive experience in the areas of pediatric and adolescent medicine including well child/adolescent exams, screening sports physicals, infant care and nutrition, as well as management of childhood behavioral problems.
- The skill to work in a diverse and multicultural environment, with people of all socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Experience with multiple different EMR systems including Medent, Epic, Allscripts, as well as the AI platform Suki.
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Physician Assistant
Western New York Immediate Care
2020.02 - 2022.06
Physician Associate
Mash Urgent Care
2016.04 - 2018.11
Physician Assistant
Inspired Health Group
2012.11 - Current
Physician Assistant
Exigence/BEA/Team Health
2011.08 - 2012.11
BS/MS Physician Assistant Studies
Daemen University
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