Emily Pacitti
Hixson,TN
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Lead
Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics
Chattanooga, TN
06.2021 - Current
- Facilitate patient care in busy physician’s clinic; clinical duties include intaking patients, ordering imaging and studies, booking procedures, patient phone calls, coding/billing and administrative duties
- Assist the physician during clinic procedures to include casting, splinting, suture/staple removal and drawing medication
- Communicate effectively with our team to include occupational and physical therapists, surgery scheduling, mid level providers and medical assistants
- Run postoperative clinics autonomously to help offload physician’s schedule
- Serve as a liaison between the hospital and the physician while the physician is on call
Sports Medicine Assistant
Ochsner PM&R - Sports Medicine
Covington, LA
02.2020 - 06.2021
- Facilitate patient care in busy sports medicine physician’s clinic; clinical duties include evaluating patients, formulating clinic notes, booking procedures, patient phone calls, coding/billing and administrative duties
- Assist the physician during clinic procedures to include orthobiologic injections; duties also include prepping, draping and drawing medication
- Serve as a liaison between the high school/college athletic trainers and the physician
- Outreach athletic training coverage for local schools and organizations
Sport Medicine Assistant
Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute
Jefferson, LA
08.2017 - 02.2020
- Facilitate patient care in busy sports medicine physician’s clinic; clinical duties include evaluating patients, formulating clinic notes, booking surgeries, patient phone calls, coding/billing and administrative duties
- Serve as the physician’s first assist in the operating room; operative duties also include prepping, draping, retracting, suturing and skin closure, dressings and bracing
- Serve as a liaison between the high school/college athletic trainers and the physician
- Outreach athletic training coverage for local schools and organizations
Athletic Training Resident
The Steadman Clinic
Vail, CO
07.2016 - 07.2017
- Emphasis on Clinical Orthopaedic Evaluation and Diagnosis, with focused education and application of advanced physical examination, as well as imaging, surgical and nonsurgical treatment, and differential diagnosis development for acute and chronic orthopaedic injuries
- Rotations with orthopaedic surgeons in clinical and surgical practice; specialties include Sports
- Medicine, Foot and Ankle, Spine, Wrist and Hand, Regenerative Biologics, and Pain
- Management
- Assist full-time clinical staff with essential tasks such as evaluating patient injuries, presenting cases to attending physicians, dictating clinic notes, coding/billing and assisting with in-office and intra-operative procedures
- Outreach Athletic Training Services for Vail Mountain School Athletics and the US Ski Team, event coverage for Vail Recreation District, Kids Adventure Games, and Maverick Sports
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
06.2014 - 05.2016
- Served as the Athletic Trainer for the NCAA Division I Intercollegiate Women’s rowing team
- Evaluated, treated, and rehabilitated athletic injuries and illnesses
- Communicated efficiently with Alabama team physicians and orthopedic surgeons and aided in monthly physician clinics with our team orthopaedic surgeons
- Served as a preceptor to students in The University of Alabama Athletic Training Program and assisted in coverage of other sports when needed including cheerleading, men’s basketball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, and softball
- Assisted in administering drug tests to all athletes at The University of Alabama and assisted in the organization and screening physical process for all University of Alabama athletes
Education
Master of Arts - Health Studies
The University of Alabama
May 2016
Bachelor of Science - Athletic
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
May 2014
Affiliations
- Certified Athletic Trainer (#2000017333)
- Certified Orthopaedic Technologist (#16-1118)
- American Heart Association Health Care Provider
- National Athletic Training Association (NATA) Member
Timeline
Clinical Lead
Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics
06.2021 - Current
Sports Medicine Assistant
Ochsner PM&R - Sports Medicine
02.2020 - 06.2021
Sport Medicine Assistant
Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute
08.2017 - 02.2020
Athletic Training Resident
The Steadman Clinic
07.2016 - 07.2017
Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
The University of Alabama
06.2014 - 05.2016
Master of Arts - Health Studies
The University of Alabama
Bachelor of Science - Athletic
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
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