Makayla Chalacoff
Birmingham ,AL
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Physician Assistant, Internal Medicine
Concentric Hospitalist Group
Birmingham, AL
03.2024 - Current
- Enhanced patient care through collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals in a multidisciplinary team setting.
- Improved patient outcomes by conducting thorough assessments and developing individualized treatment plans.
- Established strong referral networks with specialists to facilitate timely consultations and appropriate management of complex cases.
- Ordered and personally interpreted lab testing and diagnostic imaging.
- Assisted physicians in managing acute medical emergencies and treatment for critically ill patients.
- Managed group census cross coverage service.
- Provided adequate hospital discharge follow-up with needed referrals and medications.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care for terminally ill patients while maintaining open communication with family members during difficult times.
Medical Assistant
OBGYN of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
06.2020 - 07.2021
- Obtained client medical history, medication information, symptoms, and allergies.
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
- Enhanced clinic efficiency by assisting physicians and midwives with routine procedures and diagnostic testing.
- Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents.
- Ordered and communicated lab results to patients under instruction of the provider.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
Education
Master of Science - Physician Assistant Studies
Samford University
Birmingham, AL12-2023
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL05-2020
Skills
- Direct patient care
- Acute care management
- Physical examination
- Laboratory interpretation
- Medical documentation
- Evidence-based medicine
- Case management
- Time management
Licenses
Alabama State Medical License
- Alabama Board of Medical Examiners
Certification
- NCCPA Board Certified Physician Assistant
- Society of Critical Care Medicine, Adult Critical Care CME certification, in progress
- ACLS, renewed August 2024
- BLS, renewed August 2024
EMR Skills
Advanced
- MediTech
Proficient
- Epic
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Physician Assistant, Internal Medicine
Concentric Hospitalist Group
03.2024 - Current
Medical Assistant
OBGYN of Atlanta
06.2020 - 07.2021
Master of Science - Physician Assistant Studies
Samford University
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
The University of Alabama