Sara Rush, PA-C
Columbus,OH
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated Physician Assistant with over 12 years of experience. Skilled in providing quick and excellent medical care in busy urgent care clinic. Experience also includes 7 years in Emergency Medicine and 2.5 years in Neurosurgery including operating room first assist and outpatient office clinic. Looking to utilize clinical decision making and procedural skills while providing quality treatment to patients.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Physician Assistant- Urgent Care
Arlington Health
11.2022 - Current
- Solo provider at busy clinic seeing 40-60 patients per day under supervising physician
- Enhance patient satisfaction by providing timely, efficient, and compassionate care to diverse populations
- Accurately evaluate and assess patients quickly to formulate appropriate diagnoses and plan
- Order and interpret point of care testing, x-rays, and EKGs
- If applicable order and interpret send out labs and imaging
- Reduce potential for medical errors by maintaining thorough documentation of all patient encounters and ensuring accurate follow-up on lab results.
- Effectively communicate important information to both patient and clinical staff
Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine
Emergency Services, Inc.
05.2015 - 11.2022
- Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant staffing multiple different Emergency departments in busy metropolitan area treating all ages and levels of acuity
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic testing to confirm diagnosis and implement accurate treatment plans.
- Exhibited excellent problem-solving skills when encountering complex medical cases, collaborating with physicians and other healthcare professionals to determine most appropriate course of action
- Confident in treating patients of all ages from infancy to geriatric
- Performed multiple procedures with care and confidence including but not limited to- simple and complicated lacerations, incision and drainage of abscess, reduction of some dislocations including fingers and nursemaid's elbow, foreign body removals- from skin, eyes, ears, nose, and removal of ingrown toenails
- Rapidly analyzed and responded to critical situations such as cardiovascular, abdominal, and neurological in emergency situations.
- Coordinated patient referrals to specialty providers.
- Also included follow-up interpretation of urine and blood cultures
Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery
Central Ohio Neurological Surgeons
10.2011 - 07.2014
- Neurosurgical Physician Assistant for busy Neurosurgeon in large metropolitan area
- Involved in many aspects of patient care from surgical first assist in both brain and spinal operations, post operative care, and outpatient follow-up
- Duties included closure of all wounds including fascia layer, assisting in hardware placement, placement of lumbar drains, assisting with emergency burr holes for acute brain hemorrhage, writing post operative orders and medications.
- Followed up on patients post operatively both in hospital and outpatient setting.
- Developed excellent knowledge in assessment of stoke patient both surgical and nonsurgical as well as other neurosurgical emergencies
Education
Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies -
University of Saint Francis
Fort Wayne, IN01.2011
Bachelor of Science in Biology -
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH01.2007
Skills
- Compassionate care to all patients
- Pediatric Care
- Geriatric Care
- Diagnostic testing
- Minor surgical procedures
- Orthopedic Management
- Splinting and Casting
- Incisions and drainage
- Laceration Repair
- Foreign body removal
- Interpreting Radiology results
- EKG interpretation
Certification
- NCCPA, 01/01/22, 01/01/24
- Ohio License
References
Reference available upon request
Timeline
Physician Assistant- Urgent Care
Arlington Health
11.2022 - Current
Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine
Emergency Services, Inc.
05.2015 - 11.2022
Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery
Central Ohio Neurological Surgeons
10.2011 - 07.2014
Masters of Science in Physician Assistant Studies -
University of Saint Francis
Bachelor of Science in Biology -
Bowling Green State University
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