Clinical Performance Manager

• Aug 2022 - Present

Cardiothoracic Surgery APP

• Feb 2021 - Present

CEO and Founder of Clinician to Clinician Network

• Jan 2021 - Present

Lecturer

• Mar 2015 - Present

Guest Cardiology Lecturer Guest Cardiology Lecturer

Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant

• Sep 2014 - Jun 2022

Team Lead/Manager Cardiothoracic Surgery APP's

• Jan 2016 - Dec 2020

Responsible for Scheduling, Payroll, Recruitment and Retention, Interview Management, Onboarding/Training, Disciplinary Actions, Evaluation Process and Professional growth of APP Teams. • Committees: Cardiothoracic Center of Excellence, Chair Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Committee, Bounce back, Patient and Family Experience, Discharge Improvement, Peer Review, MyChart Subgroup, ERAS, Utilization and Management, APP Fellowship Advisory Board• Growing and Leading a team from 9 APP’s to 19 APP’s over a four-year period with expansion into Clinic, 24/7 Coverage Models and Service line additions using Business development experience and skill sets.• Participation in Kaizen LOS Improvement Workshop that led to enhanced ability to identify specific etiology of increased LOS utilizing Epic data collection• CABG STS 3 Star Cardiovascular Team, recognized as an NPR Top Performing and IBM Watson top 50 Serviceline• APP participation in the initiation and expansion of ERAS in Cardiac Surgery• Improving APP Skill Set and scope of practice to include consults, chest tubes, Intensive Care rounding and patient management, Clinic patient management• Development and planning of Cardiothoracic Surgery APP Fellowship• Growth and Development of an APP Robotic Surgery Program in Cardiothoracic and Thoracic Surgery• Expansion of telemedicine in Cardiac Surgery for reducing readmissions and improving patient continuity of care after discharge

Critical Care Physician Assistant

• Oct 2006 - Sep 2015

*Department of Critical Care: 80 ICU beds*Cardiothoracic ICU coverage including post-operative, chest tube, pacing wire, IABP, Impella management, maintaining communication with surgeons regarding changes in patient acuity. Daily interdisciplinary patient rounds. *Medical ICU coverage including therapeutic hypothermia, IABP management, Intensivist collaborated patient care*Surgical ICU coverage including routine surgical, advanced laparoscopic, neurosurgical, and vascular post -operative management, Intensivist and attending collaborated patient care. Interdisciplinary Rounds.*Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access: Central Lines, PICC lines, Arterial Lines, I/O insertions*Critical Care Echo/Ultrasound training (Sonosite M-Turbo)*RRT, Neuro-RRT, Code Team Leader*Stroke Team Champion for GWTG Gold Plus Award Winning Stroke Center*Electronic Medical Record training (Epic System)*Physician Communication and Treatment Plan Development experience*Mentorship program of medical Physician Assistants and Students*Surgical ICU/Medical ICU Performance Improvement committees, Critical Care Director’s, Stroke Team committees*Program Leader and initiator of the PICC line service

Medical Physician Assistant

• Oct 2005 - Dec 2007

Admitting History and Physical. Admitting Orders. Radiographic and Laboratory interpretation. Consults. Admitting History and Physical. Admitting Orders. Radiographic and Laboratory interpretation. Consults.

Emergency Department Physician Assistant

• Aug 2002 - Mar 2007

*Department of Emergency Medicine*Assistant Coordinator of Sexual Assault Program, program initiator and NYS STOP grant recipient*Eliciting patient Histories and Performing Physical examinations *Sutures, nasal packing, splinting, Incision and Drainage, Vascular Access, emergent intubations, chest tube placement*Radiographic and Laboratory data interpretation*Strong time management, triage, high stress environment experience *Department of Emergency Medicine*Assistant Coordinator of Sexual Assault Program, program initiator and NYS STOP grant recipient*Eliciting patient Histories and Performing Physical examinations *Sutures, nasal packing, splinting, Incision and Drainage, Vascular Access, emergent intubations, chest tube placement*Radiographic and Laboratory data interpretation*Strong time management, triage, high stress environment experience