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Overview
Work History
Education
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Postgraduatetraining
Militaryexperience
Academicappointments
Research
Volunteer Experience
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Deborah Holcomb

Morganton,North Carolina

Summary

Versatile Hospitalist skilled at managing care for inpatient individuals with wide-ranging medical conditions. Board-certified and highly knowledgeable about internal medicine. Develops and implements strategic treatment plans to address symptoms and underlying causes with proactive approach. Excellent patient relations and administrative management abilities. Dedicated Hospitalist with 25 years of hands-on expertise in healthcare field. Skilled in scheduling diagnostic testing, performing Inpatient medical services and gathering patient data. Organized and hardworking professional with background in managing heavy caseload.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Hospitalist

Mission Hospital (Locum Tenens)
08.2019 - Current
  • Improved patient satisfaction by providing comprehensive and individualized care plans.
  • Utilization of electronic medical records system; including Cerner
  • Coordinated patients' admissions and discharges, working closely with family members and case managers to line up any additional care needs.
  • Expedited diagnosis and treatment by ordering appropriate tests and interpreting results accurately.
  • Handled as many as 18 to 26 patients each day, transitioning care between departments and outside physicians.

Hospitalist/Medical Director June 2014-2015

Carolina Health System Blue Ridge
11.2013 - Current
  • Inpatient care for adults in both ICU, Cardiac telemetry and medical floor
  • Employed full time Nov 2013 to Feb 2017 and part time March 2023 to present
  • Ventilator management and drip management
  • Adjunct teaching attending for residency program November 2013 to June 2015
  • Utilization of electronic medical records system; including CERNER and CPOE
  • Provide consultation to other physicians and health-care professionals
  • Member of LEAN committee and Critical care committee.

Hospitalist, Chief of Internal Medicine

UNC Caldwell Healthcare
02.2017 - 06.2024
  • Inpatient care for adults majority in ICU and Cardiac telemetry
  • Management of Ventilator patients and drip management
  • Supervise mid-levels
  • Utilization of electronic medical records system; including EPIC
  • Coordinated patients' admissions and discharges, working closely with family members and case managers to line up any additional care needs.
  • Hospitalist Medical Director April 2023 to June 2024
  • Reduced readmission rates through thorough discharge planning and follow-up care coordination.
  • Demonstrated adaptability during high-stress situations, effectively managing competing priorities to ensure timely attention was given to all patients under my care.

Locum Tenens Hospitalist

Weatherby Health Care
10.2016 - 01.2019
  • Inpatient care for hospitalized adults
  • Utilization of electronic medical records: EPIC, Cerner, CPOE, Meditech, Paragon
  • Facilities: UNC Wayne Hospital, Goldsboro, NC, Cookeville Hospital, Cookeville, TN.
  • Handled as many as 20 patients each day, transitioning care between departments and outside physicians.

Hospitalist/Medical Director June 2014-2015

Carolina Health System Blue Ridge
11.2013 - 02.2017
  • Inpatient care for adults in both ICU, Cardiac telemetry and medical floor
  • Employed full time Nov 2013 to Feb 2017 and part time March 2023 to present
  • Ventilator management and drip management
  • Adjunct teaching attending for residency program November 2013 to June 2015
  • Utilization of electronic medical records system; including CERNER and CPOE
  • Provide consultation to other physicians and health-care professionals
  • Member of LEAN committee and Critical care committee.

Hospitalist (Interim Medical Director May 2013 to June 2014)

Takoma Regional Hospital
07.2007 - 06.2014
  • Ventilator management and drip management
  • Inpatient care for adults with a wide variety of diseases
  • Provide consultation to other physicians and health-care professionals
  • Supervise mid-levels
  • Medical management of patients in Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit and Gero-psychiatric Unit
  • Scheduling for six physician model hospitalist program
  • Lead preceptor for medical students
  • Utilization of electronic medical records system; including CERNER and CPOE

General Internist, Traditional hospital managed practice

Takoma Regional Hospital
06.2004 - 07.2007
  • Member of Continuous Quality Improvement Committee
  • Provide inpatient and outpatient care to adults
  • Primary focus in outpatient setting was diabetic management
  • Recognition by NCQA for diabetes care provided in November 2006.

Staff Internist

Bayne Jones Army Community Hospital
07.2002 - 06.2004
  • Provide inpatient and outpatient care to adults
  • Interim Chief of Internal Medicine during deployments.

Education

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
06.1999

Post baccalaureate biology/chemistry/physics

Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut
05.1994

Computer Science/Information Systems

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, Connecticut
06.1986

Computer Science

Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut
05.1982

Skills

  • Patient Safety
  • Ethical Practice
  • Medical Knowledge
  • Resource Utilization
  • Teaching and Mentoring
  • Compassion and Empathy
  • Treatment Planning
  • Discharge Planning
  • Hospital Medicine

Certification

Licensed to Practice Medicine in the State of North Carolina, Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine Recertified in November 2012, now participating in ABIM LKA Internal Medicine Recertification Program, UNC Caldwell Hospital, Mission Hospital, BlueRidge Hospital

Postgraduatetraining

07/01/99, 06/01/02, Brooklyn, New York, Residency and Internship in Internal Medicine, New York Methodist Hospital, affiliate of Weill-Cornell Medical College

Militaryexperience

Major, US Army, U.S. Army Health Professionals Scholarship (two year)

Academicappointments

06/01/10, 06/01/14, Internal Medicine Site Director for Lincoln Memorial Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Lead Preceptor for Third Year Medical Students

Research

  • J Point Elevation (Osborne Waves) in Patient with Diabetes Mellitus and Mild Hypothermia, Case Report submitted to American College of Physicians, poster presentation residents research day 2002
  • Proposal to Investigate the Synthesis and Blood Brain Barrier Uptake of Acetyl-carnitine in Rett Syndrome, Submitted to Sigma Tau Pharmaceuticals in Rome Italy, 1998

Volunteer Experience

  • 03/01/98, 04/01/98, San Jose, Costa Rica, Medical Missionary, Colonial Park United Methodist Church, Provided medical care under the supervision of an American surgeon to the residents of both a Nicaraguan Refugee Camp, and a remote village located in the jungle of Costa Rica
  • 09/01/91, 09/01/92, Stratford, Connecticut, Emergency Medical Technician, Stratford Emergency Medical Services
  • 09/01/91, 09/01/92, Fairfield, Connecticut, Organized and instructed karate class for survivors of traumatic brain injuries with patients of the Bridgeport Rehabilitation Center, United States Oyama Karate

Timeline

Hospitalist

Mission Hospital (Locum Tenens)
08.2019 - Current

Hospitalist, Chief of Internal Medicine

UNC Caldwell Healthcare
02.2017 - 06.2024

Locum Tenens Hospitalist

Weatherby Health Care
10.2016 - 01.2019

Hospitalist/Medical Director June 2014-2015

Carolina Health System Blue Ridge
11.2013 - Current

Hospitalist/Medical Director June 2014-2015

Carolina Health System Blue Ridge
11.2013 - 02.2017

Hospitalist (Interim Medical Director May 2013 to June 2014)

Takoma Regional Hospital
07.2007 - 06.2014

General Internist, Traditional hospital managed practice

Takoma Regional Hospital
06.2004 - 07.2007

Staff Internist

Bayne Jones Army Community Hospital
07.2002 - 06.2004

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine - Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Post baccalaureate biology/chemistry/physics

Fairfield University

Computer Science/Information Systems

Sacred Heart University

Computer Science

Central Connecticut State University
Licensed to Practice Medicine in the State of North Carolina, Diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine Recertified in November 2012, now participating in ABIM LKA Internal Medicine Recertification Program, UNC Caldwell Hospital, Mission Hospital, BlueRidge Hospital
Deborah Holcomb