Epic Healthcare
Sam Gisselman
Physician Assistant Student
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
MPAS student. MPAS/PA-C candidate December 2024. EMT with 3,000 patient care hours across emergency and clinical environments in EMT and Medical Scribe roles. Former economist and business professional. Exceptional communicator and creative thinker.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Emergency Medical Technician
Allina Health
2021.07 - 2023.02
- Provide medical care in Hospital Emergency Department, including but not limited to phlebotomy, EKG, wound preparation, applying splints, obtaining specimen and the fitting and educating of durable medical equipment.
- Communicate with patients to gather incident and medical history information.
- Maintain levelheadedness and efficiency in high-pressure situations, effectively prioritizing tasks to improve patient outcomes.
Medical Scribe - Emergency and Clinic
Emergency Care Consultants
2018.02 - 2021.07
- 3,000+ patient care hours, 4,500+ patients seen
- Write medical provider notes (MDs and APPs)
- Emergency Department : maintain patient progress throughout ED stay by alerting provider to patient updates and needs
- Courage Kenny Rehab Institute : capture history and interval changes for patients in acute rehab, patient consults, and clinic outpatients
Agile Product Owner
Target Corp.
2014.03 - 2017.12
- Team Lead for sales attribution modeling - a first of its kind, real-time, big data attribution system
- Data and Analysis Lead for Target Digital Marketing channels, including Paid Search, Affiliate Marketing, Display Ads, Re-targeting, and others
Data & Analysis Team Lead - Property Development
Target Corp.
2009.09 - 2014.03
- Led Strategic Data team responsible for team strategy, financial planning and reporting, and data analysis projects
- Delivered talent management and performance planning for 10-person team of analysts, senior analysts, vendor managers, and developers
- Vendor selection lead for partner sourcing events awarding $100M+ in annual service contracts
Innovation Consultant
Play / Prophet Inc.
2008.02 - 2009.07
- Led multi-day innovation workshops for global clients
- Marketed innovation consulting services and maintained client relationships
- Created innovation and creativity content for use by consultants across the organization
Agile Product Owner
Capital One Financial Corp
2006.08 - 2008.02
- Led development of CapitalOne.com website re-imagination prototype
- Gathered requirements from internal clients, prioritized items in the prototype build, communicated expectations to development team
- Presented website prototype at 2007 COF annual all-team meeting
Regional Operations Analyst - Distribution
Target Corp.
2003.05 - 2006.08
- Led annual budget process for Regional Distribution Centers across the United States ($35M+ per Center per year)
- Reporting financial performance versus goal, using operational metrics for variance explanation
- Developed financial/operations/staffing models for use across Target Distribution
Education
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - Physician Assistant
St. Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN 2022.08 - Current
Pre-PA Requirements -
Normandale Community College
Minneapolis, MN 2017.07 - 2022.05
MBA - Strategy
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN 2000.09 - 2005.06
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 1991.10 - 1995.06
Skills
Patient management
Direct patient care
Patient assessments
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Emergency patient triage
Medical terms and procedure knowledge
Medical patient notation
Data collection and analysis
Strategic planning
Software
Microsoft Suite
SQL
DOMO Business Intelligence
Tableau Business Intelligence
Interests
Two school-aged children; tennis; piano; writing; youth sports coach
Timeline
Master of Physician Assistant Studies - Physician Assistant
St. Catherine University
2022.08 - Current
Emergency Medical Technician
Allina Health
2021.07 - 2023.02
Medical Scribe - Emergency and Clinic
Emergency Care Consultants
2018.02 - 2021.07
Pre-PA Requirements -
Normandale Community College
2017.07 - 2022.05
Agile Product Owner
Target Corp.
2014.03 - 2017.12
Data & Analysis Team Lead - Property Development
Target Corp.
2009.09 - 2014.03
Innovation Consultant
Play / Prophet Inc.
2008.02 - 2009.07
Agile Product Owner
Capital One Financial Corp
2006.08 - 2008.02
Regional Operations Analyst - Distribution
Target Corp.
2003.05 - 2006.08
MBA - Strategy
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
2000.09 - 2005.06
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of Chicago
1991.10 - 1995.06