Jessica Hamilton
Troy,MI
Summary
Board-certified Physician Assistant with 18 years of Emergency Medicine experience, including 7 years serving as the Chief Physician Assistant, providing clinical leadership, operational oversight, and high-acuity patient care. Currently practicing with Skin Clique, delivering comprehensive aesthetic and dermatologic care, including patient consultations, GLP-1 therapy, prescription dermatology treatment, neuromodulator injections and microneedling. Practice aligns with Skin Clique's values, recognized for clinical excellence, patient centered care and the ability to build strong patient relationships while maintaining the highest standards of safety and outcomes.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Physician Assistant
Skin Clique
Charleston, SC
05.2024 - Current
- Perform comprehensive aesthetic consultations, evaluating facial anatomy, skin health, patient goals and treatment candidacy to develop individualized treatment plans.
- Administer neuromodulator injections for facial rejuvenation while maintaining a high standard of safety and patient satisfaction.
- Prescribe and manage GLP-1 therapy for weight management and risk reduction including patient screening, consultation, treatment, nutritional education, ongoing monitoring, lifestyle coaching and dosage adjustments.
- Perform microneedling consultation and procedures to address skin texture, tone, scarring and overall skin rejuvenation with appropriate patient education and post-treatment care
- Provide personalized skincare consultations and develop evidenced=based treatment regimens utilizing medical-grade and prescription skincare products and procedures.
- Foster long-term patient relationships through ongoing aesthetic assessment, treatment, planning and wellness-focused care.
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, MI
06.2006 - 07.2024
- Provide quality care to emergency department patients in partnership with emergency department physicians. Evaluate, order and interpret diagnostic testing and provide appropriate treatment for ED patients.
EC APP CHIEF
Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, MI
03.2017 - 07.2024
- Manage a team of 35 advanced practice providers in a large, level I trauma center.
- Function in a clinical role seeing emergency department patients
- Serve on the emergency department operations team improving overall emergency department process and flow. This includes developing protocols to improve patient care and safety as well as evaluation of safety events.
- Serve on several committees representing the emergency department APPs and hospital APPs as a whole.
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Beaumont Health
Troy, MI
06.2009 - 05.2011
- Provide quality care to emergency department patients in minor care and observation units.
FAMILY PRACTICE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Associates in Family Practice
Sterling Heights, MI
02.2010 - 04.2011
- Provide coverage for maternity leave as a contingent physician assistant. Performed patient centered care in a family practice office setting. Worked as female provider for female requested annual exams.
Education
Master of Science - Physician Assistant Studies
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI05-2006
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
Oakland University
Rochester, MI12-2003
Skills
- Neurotoxin injection
- Microneedling
- Three step peel treatment
- Suturing
- Splinting
- Slit lamp examination
- Lumbar puncture
- Intubation
- Central line placement
- Arterial line placement
- PICC and midline placement
- Incision and drainage of cutaneous abscess
- USGPIV Placement
- Staff development and training
- Simulator training and instruction
- Policy review and implementation
Accomplishments
- Worked with hospital administration to develop the first COVID Drive-Through Screening Program in the state of Michigan at the onset of the COVID pandemic in 2020.
- Developed advanced protocols for the triage and cohorting of COVID patients within the emergency department.
- Developed protocols and processes within the emergency department to streamline care for domestic violence and sexual assault patients.
- Partnered with HAVEN, Oakland County’s comprehensive program for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. HAVEN provides shelter, counseling and advocacy, as well as educational programming to communities and health care providers. This partnership worked to improve the transition from emergency department to outpatient care.
- Worked with hospital administration to develop an MOU with HAVEN. Part of this agreement provided an onsite office for evaluation and treatment of sexual assault and domestic violence patients.
- Educated providers on sexual assault and domestic violence and worked with hospital administration to develop training for EC nurses.
- Organized a multidisciplinary committee to improve care of our mental health patient population. Goals were to decrease length of stay, improve care within the department, reduce the use of chemical or physical restraints, educate emergency department staff on deescalation techniques, implement the use of telepsychiatry and decrease security events.
- Created a new onboarding and longitudinal curriculum for emergency department APPs.
- Drafted new CME/discretionary funds policy in conjunction with APP governance council
- Assisted in the development of the Geriatric Accreditation team. This program was created to provide the highest standards of care to our vulnerable geriatric adult population within the emergency department.
- Organized a multidisciplinary committee to streamline and provide compassionate care to patients experiencing miscarriage in the emergency department.
- Served on Emergency Department Quality Assessment Committee to review patient care concerns and evaluate care provided. Worked alongside emergency department physicians to develop broad educational highlights to emergency department team members based on committee feedback.
Certification
- ACLS/BLS
- ATLS
- PALS
- State of Michigan physician assistant license and CSL
- DEA license with x waiver
Timeline
Physician Assistant
Skin Clique
05.2024 - Current
EC APP CHIEF
Beaumont Hospital
03.2017 - 07.2024
FAMILY PRACTICE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Associates in Family Practice
02.2010 - 04.2011
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Beaumont Health
06.2009 - 05.2011
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Beaumont Hospital
06.2006 - 07.2024
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
Oakland University
Master of Science - Physician Assistant Studies
Wayne State University
Activities and Honors
2019 Oakland County Domestic Violence Prevention Award, Member, Beaumont Hospital RO Credentialing and Quality committee, Member, Beaumont Hospital RO Quality Assessment committee, Member, Beaumont Hospital RO Emergency Department Quality Assessment Committee, Member, Beaumont Hospital system APP governance council, Member, Beaumont Hospital RO Pediatric Trauma Task Force, Member, Beaumont Hospital RO Emergency department operations committee
Publications
- 2020 co-authored 'Emergency Center Curbside Screening During COVID Pandemic' published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
- 2020 co-authored 'Preliminary Report of Drive Through Screening COVID-19 Screening Process in a Large Suburban Community' published in the International Journal of Emergency Medicine