Dina Blackstock
Summary
Described numerous times in the past as a meticulous and extremely patient oriented medical provider. Nationally certified and with 25 years of solid, thorough and extensive clinical work experience. Has accumulated many years of proficiency in directly caring for and connecting with patients on various levels. Also works well as a team player. Highly ethical and thorough. Enjoys teaching, supervising, clinical challenges and a fast pace environment. Especially enjoys seeing, caring for and building provider relationships with Geriatric patients.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Physician Assistant
Lynchburg Nephrology Physicians
06.2021 - Current
- See outpatient hemodialysis patients while hospitalized at Centra to order maintenance treatments and address renal needs
- Initiate patients on maintenance hemodialysis if indicated
- Order temporary and permanent catheters in dialysis patients to be replaced, removed or exchanged when necessary
- Used intake and screening instruments to conduct assessment of needs and to obtain complete medical history.
- Adhered to strict HIPAA guidelines to protect patient privacy.
- Reviewed patient allergies, problems, medications and immunization statuses.
- Met with patients to discuss medical histories and current complaints.
Owner/Operator
Physician Extender Management Group
09.2018 - Current
- Provide on site/on call medical care to long term and skilled nursing residents and residents of assisted living facilities throughout the state of Virginia
- Responsible for doing facility admissions, discharges, handling acute and chronic medical complaints and evaluating residents to see if the residents needed to go out for emergency medical visits. Additionally responsible for doing recertification visits on residents as mandated by federal law
- Responsible for managing 80 to 100 patients daily and all aspects of each patient's daily medical care
- Great at running facilities in an independent manner. Many facilities I have overseen in the past only have a supervising MD that is available by telephone only and comes in to see residents one day only on the weekends. Have no problems with working in facilities that need was a strong medical leader, in all aspects, upon my arrival.
- Responsible for taking call 1 week out of every month
Physicians Assistant
Physicians Treatment Center
01.2018 - 09.2018
- Carried out all functions necessary to run and support an Occupational Health Clinic owned by Physician's Treatment Center inside a nuclear power plant. Job duties included seeing patients injured at work, completing paperwork, wellness exams which authorized patients to work in specific positions and completing other types of wellness and sick visits.
- Also worked routinely at the local urgent Care owned by Physician's Treatment Center. Cared for patients of all ages for a wide variety of problems. Conducted school, sports and camp physicals. Sutured and did other small surgical procedures. Responsible for reading radiographs on patients when needed. Also responsible for delivering primary care to patients who needed to find a primary care provider.
- Responsible for seeing 30 to 50 patients daily when working.
- Gained certification through this employer to carry out DOT physicals.
Certified Physician Assistant
MedExpress Urgent Care
04.2017 - 08.2018
- Reviewed examination information, laboratory reports and expressed symptoms to make tentative diagnoses
- Completed in-depth physical evaluations and gathered patient medical data to complete speedy, successful office visits
- Saw between 20 and 40 patients daily each shift that was worked
- Documented full medical histories, treatment progress and evaluation data in [Software].
Professor
Lynchburg College
08.2017 - 05.2018
- Responsible for teaching anatomy and physiology, to undergraduate students majoring in health sciences
- Also responsible for teaching students information during cadaver lab sessions to augment information previously discussed and taught during classroom sessions
- Responsible for teaching 10 to 15 students per class
Certified Physicians Assistant
Lynchburg Nephrology Physicians
02.2010 - 01.2018
- Reviewed examination information, laboratory reports and expressed symptoms to make tentative diagnoses
- Responsible for seeing patients who were on in center hemodialysis for End Stage Renal Disease to make sure each patient was not having any medical issues that needed to be addressed or did not need any prescription refills
- Assisted occasionally with monthly modality treatment classes to educate patients regarding treatment options for End Stage Renal Disease
- Assisted physicians in seeing patients in the local nephrology office for management of a variety of kidney diseases in various stages who required recurrent follow up specialty care.
Certified Physicians Assistant
Family Healthcare Center-Gretna
01.2008 - 02.2010
- Ran solo, family practice health clinic located in Gretna, Virginia owned by Danville Regional Medical Center
- Treated wide variety of patient ages from newborns to geriatrics
- Responsible for providing acute and chronic care and even treatment pain management patients
- Responsible for seeing between 20 and 30 patients daily
Certified Physicians Assistant
Central Virginia Family Physicians
03.2006 - 12.2007
- Interviewed patients concerning physical complaints, discussed symptoms, asked questions and suggested treatment options
- Reviewed examination information, laboratory reports and expressed symptoms to make tentative diagnoses
- Documented full medical histories, treatment progress and evaluation dates
- Responsible for seeing 30 to 50 patients daily
Certified Physicians Assistant
Danville Regional Medical Center
08.2005 - 03.2006
- Responsible for treating patients in variety of ambulatory care clinics
- Rotated each day between pediatric, family practice and Obstetrics settings to care for patients with acute and chronic problems
- Saw between 15 and 25 patients daily in each ambulatory clinic
- Increased amount of patients getting necessary ambulatory care by 50%
Clinical Instructor
American National University
09.2005 - 12.2007
- Evaluated students’ competencies through written assignments and examinations
- Distributed course syllabus and communicated course standards and learning objectives to students
- Taught numerous classes on variety of medical topics for students completing certified medical assistant or pharmacy tech program
- Responsible for providing in depth instruction to 15 to 25 students each semester worked
Certified Physicians Assistant
Medical College Of Georgia
09.2001 - 08.2005
- Obtained patient histories and completed physical examinations to gather complete health picture of patients
- Administered preventive screenings to patients, including well-woman exams, diabetic screenings and exams for many other chronic, long term conditions
- Served as a oversight Physician's Assistant to new mid-level employees coming on board. Also responsible for many administrative tasks and filling in within the facility whenever needed.
Infectious Disease Coordinator, Assistant HSA
Federal Bureau Of Prisons
08.1999 - 09.2001
- Developed and followed protocols for any inmate or camp facility person identified as having any type of infectious disease while incarcerated
- Carried out any necessary functions to support and oversee the delivery of health care to all prisoners at FCI Estill, South Carolina
- Delivery of necessary information to all staff yearly during facility training
- Meet with inmates weekly to discuss health care and health service grievances.
- Worked in any capacity necessary to repay scholarship funds given to me to attend PA school as part of the National Health Service Scholarship
Education
MPH - Public Health
University Of South Florida
Tampa, Florida06.2005
Certification - Physician Assistant Sciences
St. Francis University
Loretto, Pennsylvania08.1998
Associate of Applied Science - Medical Laboratory Technology
Central Virginia Community College
Lynchburg, Virginia08.1996
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Social Work & Biology
Longwood University
Farmville, Virginia05.1993
No Degree - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
University Of Osteopathic Medicine & HS
Des Moines, IowaSkills
- Enjoys incorporating teaching into all aspects of daily life
- Broad industrial experience
- Always enjoys learning new skills
- Extensive interest in medical research
- Is excited by a fast pace environment
- Has held many prior positions as a clinical leader
- No history of any malpractice cases
- Solid training and clinical competency in Internal Medicine
Accomplishments
Creator of the NIH funded " I've Been Cared For" program
Selected to write Board questions for the PANCE/PANRE examination
Completed an extensive internship at the Centers for Disease Control
Robert C Byrd Fellowship Recipient
National Health Service Scholarship Recipient
Participated in ALLHAT clinical trials
Previous worked under a physician who was the winner of a Diamond/ICAPS service award
Extensive knowledge on how to do prior authorizations, complete all types of paperwork for patients, billing, coding and DME
Wrote and distributed a book nationwide on how Pharmacological Patient Assistance programs work and can be accessed by health care consumers
Certification
Angel Search and Rescue
National Association of Professional Women
Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants
Timeline
Physician Assistant
Lynchburg Nephrology Physicians
06.2021 - Current
Owner/Operator
Physician Extender Management Group
09.2018 - Current
Physicians Assistant
Physicians Treatment Center
01.2018 - 09.2018
Professor
Lynchburg College
08.2017 - 05.2018
Certified Physician Assistant
MedExpress Urgent Care
04.2017 - 08.2018
Certified Physicians Assistant
Lynchburg Nephrology Physicians
02.2010 - 01.2018
Certified Physicians Assistant
Family Healthcare Center-Gretna
01.2008 - 02.2010
Certified Physicians Assistant
Central Virginia Family Physicians
03.2006 - 12.2007
Clinical Instructor
American National University
09.2005 - 12.2007
Certified Physicians Assistant
Danville Regional Medical Center
08.2005 - 03.2006
Certified Physicians Assistant
Medical College Of Georgia
09.2001 - 08.2005
Infectious Disease Coordinator, Assistant HSA
Federal Bureau Of Prisons
08.1999 - 09.2001
MPH - Public Health
University Of South Florida
Certification - Physician Assistant Sciences
St. Francis University
Associate of Applied Science - Medical Laboratory Technology
Central Virginia Community College
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Social Work & Biology
Longwood University
No Degree - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
University Of Osteopathic Medicine & HS
Angel Search and Rescue
National Association of Professional Women
Virginia Academy of Physician Assistants
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