Gia Coffman

• Conducted patient assessments and physical examinations, ordering and interpreting laboratory tests for male HRT, peptide therapy and weight loss.
• Perform trigger point injections, IV vitamin infusions, blood draws, administer HRT and vitamin injections.
• Monitor HRT and peptide therapy and weight loss management.
• Consultations for Emsculpt Neo- body contouring and Emsella-non-invasive pelvic floor rejuvenation and sexual health therapy.

Trigger point injections (part time)

• Interview patients, obtain medical histories, previous treatment and therapies and medication history.
• explain treatment procedure and medications used as holistic alternative to pain management.
• perform trigger point injections

• Preoperative and postoperative care for general surgical, orthopedic,urologic and thoracic surgical patients.
• Daily rounding on post op surgical patients, communicating with surgeons and medical physicians on management , treatments and discharge planning.
• Admissions and discharges for surgical patients
• History and physicals for preoperative elective procedures.( presurgical testing)
• Explained treatment of procedures, medication risks, special diets, and physician instructions to patients
• Insertion of PICC and midline catheters using ultrasound guidance and wound vac applications.
• Worked on the medical service managing Covid patients in March of 2020 to June of 2020.

• House officer from 1994-2006.
• Responsibilities included: providing urgent and emergent medical treatment and management for patients, ordering of lab tests and radiologic imaging, ECG interpretation, administration of medications, insertion of peripheral iv's, blood draws,PICC insertions, insertion of ngt's and foley catheters, removal of central lines, removal of chest tubes, history and physicals on surgical patients, suturing of minor lacerations and death pronouncements.
• From 2006-2011 ,Worked for the department of radiology in Good Samaritan's outpatient MRI and CT scan department. Responsibilities: Insertion of peripheral iv's, assessment and management of allergic reactions to imaging contrast, assisting and scheduling of breast MRI breast biopsies.
• 2011-2014 managed the PICC service which included scheduling of PICC insertions and placement of PICC's.