Nelson Kazie

• Perform multiple History and physicals, consultations on behalf of several subspecialties, including surgeons, where I perform pre-operative evaluations to advise surgeons of patient risk status, and optimize patient care. I also discharge hospitalized patients while educating them on their conditions, preparing discharge summary, writing prescriptions, all while coordinating with case managers, nursing staff, patients' pharmacies, primary care physicians, and also round on and treat patients, all with a total average census of 18-22 patients on a daily basis.
• Effectively communicated with physicians and floor nurses to anticipate patient needs and facilitate order fulfillment.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests to diagnose patients with various conditions, ailments and injuries.
• Member of Medical Executive Committee, Infection Control Committee, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

Day and night shift locums hospitalist work, with responsibilities including performing history and physicals, discharge summaries and rounding on patients at the following facilities:

-Seton Medical Center, Austin TX 05/2013-04/2014

-Lakewood Ranch Med center, Lakewood Ranch, FL 04/2014-04/2019

-St David's Med Ctr, Austin, TX 04/2016-09/2016; then 04/2018-07/2019

-West Florida Hospital, Pensacola, FL, 08/2016-12/2021

Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, SC, 04/2019 - 07/2024

-Beaufort Memorial Hosp, Beaufort, SC 11/2020-Present

-Northern Lights Maine Coast, Ellsworth, ME 06/2021-07/2024

-Northern Lights Inland, Waterville, ME 06/2021-07/2024

-Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head, SC 10/2022-11/2024

-Walker Baptist Hospital, Jasper, AL 10/2022-11/2024

-Naples Community Hospital, Naples, FL 05/2023-Present

-Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN 06/2024-Present

Initially worked as full time hospitalist at Lawnwood Regional hospital, performing History and physicals, consultations, discharges, rounding on and managing medical floor patients, and simultaneously worked part time with same responsibilities in other EmCare facilities in FL, then later switched to part time only at Lawnwood.

-Lawnwood Regional Med Ctr, Ft Pierce, FL 09/2011-12/2017

-Westside Medical Ctr, Plantation, FL 04/2013-04/2017

-Northwest Med Ctr, Margate, FL 04/2013-04/2017

-West Florida Hospital, Pensacola, FL 08/2014-12/2015

Worked as a locums day and night time hospitalist, performing History and physicals, consultations, discharges, rounding on and treating patients.

-Coral Springs Med. Ctr, Coral Springs, FL 10/2012-12/2016

-Imperial Point Med. Ctr, Ft Lauderdale, FL 10/2012-12/2016

Worked as day and night time hospitalist, performing History and physicals, consultations, discharge summaries, rounding on and managing medical floor patients at the following facilities:

-Wuesthoff Medical center, Rockledge, FL 07/2011-12/2011

-Southlake Med Ctr, Clermont, FL, 10/2011-04/2012

-South Seminole Hospital, Longwood, FL 10/2011-04/2012

-Dr Phillips Med Ctr, Dr Phillips, FL 10/2011-04/2012

-Orlando Regional Med Ctr, Orlando, FL 10/2011-04/2012

-Sanford Hospital, Bemidji, MN 03/2012-09/2013

-Mayo clinic, Mankato, MN 01/2013-06-2013

Admitted, discharged and rounded on and managed ICU patients, including their medications, ventilators, intubated and extubated patients, placed chest tubes, central venous and arterial lines as part of patient management.

I also performed regional and general anesthesia when I was scheduled to work in the operating rooms, in general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, Obstetric s and Gynecology, ophthalmology, ENT, Maxillofacial and pediatric surgery cases.

Managed a Family practice setting doctor's office/hospital with capacity to have up to 10 hospitalized patients in same facility.

I saw and examined clinic patients and ordered diagnostic work up and treatments, and when necessary, I admitted patients and also rounded on and managed patients on the medical floors.

Worked in an underserved area, caring for children and adults including pregnant women, adult males and geriatric population, performing health education, vaccinations, free health screening and treatments, referral to tertiary care facilities when indicated, as part of mandatory 1 year national youth service.