Franziska Goetz
Boynton Beach,United States
Summary
Healthcare provider with proven expertise in delivering patient care across various clinical environments. Demonstrates strong collaboration and adaptability to address changing healthcare demands. Proficient in patient assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning. Recognized for reliability, effective communication, and a results-oriented approach.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Physician Assistant, Hematology/Oncology
Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute
05.2024 - Current
- Experience in a clinical setting, managing a patient load of 13-16 per day.
- Clinic sees a large population of individuals with breast cancer and a wide range of other cancers, including benign and malignant hematology.
- Skilled in evaluating and managing chemotherapy side effects, developing treatment plans, ordering surveillance and diagnostic imaging, and reviewing lab results.
- Proficient in calculating chemotherapy doses and providing comprehensive chemotherapy education to patients prior to treatment initiation.
- Possess extensive knowledge of oncology-specific EMR system (ONCO) and appropriate clinical documentation, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Communicate effectively with nursing staff and other team members through internal chat throughout the day to coordinate patient care.
- Providing prescription and refilling medications appropriately, addressing triage messages, and calling patients as needed.
- Dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to patients undergoing cancer treatment.
Physician Assistant, Hematology/Oncology
University of Miami, Sylvester Cancer Center
06.2022 - 05.2024
- Working in the CTU overseeing oncology patients while undergoing chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy. Monitoring for potential reactions to infusions and treating appropriately if warranted.
- Evaluating CTU patient's lab work. Replace electrolytes as needed, glucose management, place transfusion orders.
- Assessing patients in the CTU for basic complaints such as but not limited to mouth sores, nausea/vomiting, pain, malnutrition.
- Providing chemotherapy teachings for new patients and survivorship for patients post treatment.
- Leading rapid responses and managing patients appropriately as long as the outpatient setting permits it.
- Maintaining excellent communication with the primary Hematology/Oncology care team.
- Ability to adjust to multiple locations and patient populations.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the EMR system (EPIC).
Physician Assistant, Pulmonary/Critical Care
Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions
12.2018 - 02.2022
- Working alongside attending physicians in the ICU setting: assessing conditions, making diagnoses, managing treatment plans, and performing intubations and central line placements with the supervision of the attending physician.
- Experience in medical, neurological, and cardiothoracic ICU settings.
- Experience in ventilator management and treatment of multiple conditions including but not limited to respiratory failure, heart failure, renal failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, cardiac arrest, cerebrovascular events, shock, and COVID-19.
- Ability to independently assess, diagnose, and treat new patients admitted into the ICU as well as telemetry-floor patients.
- Working as a sole nocturnist overseeing multiple ICUs, responding to rapid responses, cardiac arrests, and assessing, diagnosing, and treating new ICU consults.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced hospital setting.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the EMR system (Cerner, Meditech, and EPIC).
- Dr. Vincenzo Novara and Associates
Education
Master of Medical Science - Physician Assistant Studies
Saint Francis University
Loretto, PA, United States12.2019
Bachelor of Science - Physician Assistant
Miami Dade College
Miami, FL, United States05.2019
Associate of Science - Physician Assistant
Miami Dade College
Miami, FL, United States08.2018
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States05.2015
Skills
- Interpreting laboratory results
- Medical diagnosis
- Educating patients
- Patient management
- Patient history documentation
- Managing prescription refills
- Physical examination
- Patient assessments
- Direct patient care
- Interpreting radiology results
- Telemedicine
- EMR / EHR
- Treatment Planning
- Completing examinations
- Diagnostic testing
- Oncology care
- Managing adverse chemotherapy side effects and infusion reactions
- Critical care experience
- Rapid response experience
- Prescribing medication
- Telephone triage
Certification
- BLS, Expires: 06/2027
- ACLS, Expires: 06/2027
- The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), Certified
- Physician Assistant License, Florida Department of Health, Licensed
- APSHO Cancer Therapy Prescribing course
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English and German
Basic Spanish
Affiliations
- American Academy of Physician Assistants
- Florida Academy of Physician Assistants
- Oncology Nursing Society
Training
- HIV/AIDS in the Healthcare Environment Training
- Domestic Violence Training
- Human Trafficking Training
- Strategies for Appropriate Opioid Prescribing Training
- Medical Error Training
- Chemotherapy Targeted Therapy Immunotherapy Administration and Adverse Effects Course
Timeline
Physician Assistant, Hematology/Oncology
Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute
05.2024 - Current
Physician Assistant, Hematology/Oncology
University of Miami, Sylvester Cancer Center
06.2022 - 05.2024
Physician Assistant, Pulmonary/Critical Care
Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions
12.2018 - 02.2022
Master of Medical Science - Physician Assistant Studies
Saint Francis University
Bachelor of Science - Physician Assistant
Miami Dade College
Associate of Science - Physician Assistant
Miami Dade College
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Broward College