JESSICA VALDEZ
Granada Hills,CA
Summary
Dedicated and patient-focused Physician Assistant with 13 years of experience in emergency medicine and urgent care. Exceptional capacity to multi-task: manage numerous, often competing priorities with ease and foster the provision of superior patient care. Recognized as an excellent care provider and patient advocate. Demonstrated ability to forge, lead, and motivate outstanding healthcare teams that provide top-quality patient care. Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills; accuracy in patient history, and other documentation. Ten years of previous professional experience in the medical field as a Phlebotomist and a Medical Assistant. Fluent in Spanish
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Physician Assistant-Urgent Care
KAISER URGENT CARE
SANTA CLARITA, CA
02.2022 - Current
- Provide emergent and urgent care for injuries and illnesses that present to the clinic
- Take appropriate health history and conduct appropriate physical exam according to presenting complaint and physical findings including pertinent negatives
- Formulate appropriate medical assessment of patient problems
- Formulate appropriate disposition and/or treatment plan
- Integrate health education and instruction in health maintenance and disease prevention into practice
- Counsel and provide emotional support to patients as appropriate
Emergency-Physician Assistant
PROVIDENCE HOLY CROSS MEDICAL CENTER
MISSION HILLS, CA
03.2011 - Current
- Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a Level II Trauma Center
- I provide emergency care along with board certified emergency physicians in the main emergency department and fast track area
- The duties of the physician assistants are a combination of higher acuity to simple non-emergent complaints
- Duties include full physical exams, treatment plans and discharge instructions
- Procedures include suturing lacerations, I&D, Lumbar punctures, arthrocentesis and many other minor surgical procedures
- Physician Assistants occasionally are utilized in traumas and code blues under the direct supervising of the ER physician
- Otherwise I mainly work independently unless any concerning issues arise.
Physician Assistant-Urgent Care
KAISER URGENT CARE
LANCASTER, CA
11.2015 - 04.2017
- Provide emergent and urgent care for injuries and illnesses that present to the clinic
- Take appropriate health history and conduct appropriate physical exam according to presenting complaint and physical findings including pertinent negatives
- Formulate appropriate medical assessment of patient problems
- Formulate appropriate disposition and/or treatment plan
- Integrate health education and instruction in health maintenance and disease prevention into practice
- Counsel and provide emotional support to patients as appropriate
Urgent Care-Physician Assistant
URGENT CARE-HUBERT HUMPHERY MEDICAL CENTER
CA
01.2010 - 12.2013
- Provide emergent and urgent care for injuries and illnesses that present to the clinic
- Take appropriate health history and conduct appropriate physical exam according to presenting complaint and physical findings including pertinent negatives
- Formulate appropriate medical assessment of patient problems
- Formulate appropriate disposition and/or treatment plan
- Integrate health education and instruction in health maintenance and disease prevention into practice
- Counsel and provide emotional support to patients as appropriate.
Emergency-Physician Assistant
ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER
LYNWOOD, CA
07.2010 - 03.2011
- St
- Francis is an emergency and trauma center in the City of Lynwood
- I provided emergent and urgent care for injuries and illnesses that present to the fast track
- My duties are to take appropriate health history and conduct appropriate physical exam according to presenting complaint and physical findings including pertinent negatives
- Formulate appropriate medical assessment of patient problems
- Formulate appropriate disposition and/or treatment plan
- Other duties include: overseeing all labs/cultures and retrieving old charts to see if appropriate treatment was given, I&D, sutures, reductions, other minor procedures and begin advanced medical treatment to patients that will be transferred to main ER physician.
Education
Masters in Public Health -
CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
Los Angeles, CA07.2010
Physician Assistant Program -
CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
Los Angeles, CA07.2009
Bachelor of Science in Public Health -
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE
Northridge, CA01.2005
Skills
- Compassionate Care
- Medical History Review
- Treatment plan creation
- Medical team guidance
- Cultural Competency
- Patient Diagnosis
Certification
- California State PA Licence-#20697
- New York State PA License #2979280
- Pennsylvia State PA License #approved but pending number release
- NCCPA
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Basic life support
- Pediatric Advance Life Support
DEA
MV2069967
NPI
1417283508
References
Upon Request
Languages
Spanish
Professional
French
Limited
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Physician Assistant-Urgent Care
KAISER URGENT CARE
02.2022 - Current
Physician Assistant-Urgent Care
KAISER URGENT CARE
11.2015 - 04.2017
Emergency-Physician Assistant
PROVIDENCE HOLY CROSS MEDICAL CENTER
03.2011 - Current
Emergency-Physician Assistant
ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER
07.2010 - 03.2011
Urgent Care-Physician Assistant
URGENT CARE-HUBERT HUMPHERY MEDICAL CENTER
01.2010 - 12.2013
Masters in Public Health -
CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
Physician Assistant Program -
CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
Bachelor of Science in Public Health -
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE