Lacey Hook, PA-C
Gainesville,GA
Summary
Physician Assistant with over 10+ years of experience as a Cardiothoracic Surgery Physician Assistant in a busy medical practice doing around 600 cardiac cases per year. Expertise includes endoscopic vein harvesting on and off pump coronary artery bypass grafting, mitral and aortic valve replacement via sternotomy, ascending aortic aneurysm surveillance and replacement, robotic assisted mitral valve surgery, TAVR and Mitraclip evaluations, and LVAD implantation. I also have skillsets of lung cancer evaluations as well as closing open thoracotomy incisions, chest tube placement and management.
Overview
1
1
Certification
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Cardiovascular Surgery Physician Assistant
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
2016.01 - Current
- Program lead APP for 5 years (2021-current) - mentoring new APPs to job requirements, daily scheduling, working closely with administrators on APP needs
- Assist in operating room under direction of 5 surgeons with program completing around 600+ on and off pump cases per year
- Proficient in vein harvesting with Terumo system and have used Maquet system for endoscopic radial artery harvesting
- Assist in OR with retraction and closure of thoracoscopy and thoracotomy incisions
- Perform ICU rounds on 18 bed cardiac intensive care unit and 24 bed cardiac intermediate care unit
- Assist in new consultations both inpatient and outpatient
- Assist in post operative outpatient clinic appointment
- Performed bedside procedures including femoral arterial lines, chest tube insertions, inta-aortic balloon pump removal and wound debridement on routine basis
- Work alongside case management to improve safe discharges post operatively with DME, rehab transfers and review of medications
Patient Transporter
Childrens Healthcare Of Atlanta
2012.07 - 2013.05
- Assisted with lifting and handling patients using appropriate patient safety equipment such as lift swings, stand-up lifts and overhead lifts.
- Located and picked up hospital's requisitioned supplies from designated areas to transport supplies to assigned treatment areas.
- Transported patients to testing and treatment units, operating rooms and other areas using moveable beds, wheelchairs and stretchers.
- Collected laboratory specimens, dropped off at laboratories and picked up test results.
Education
Master of Science - Physician Assistant Studies
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Birmingham, AL2015-12
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Georgia
Athens, GA2012-05
Certification
- Current Georgia Medical Board License
- Current NCCPA Certification
- Current DEA License
- Current ACLS/BLS Certification
Timeline
Cardiovascular Surgery Physician Assistant
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
2016.01 - Current
Patient Transporter
Childrens Healthcare Of Atlanta
2012.07 - 2013.05
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Georgia
Master of Science - Physician Assistant Studies
University of Alabama At Birmingham