Tonye Masse, MPAS, PA-C, RT(R)

Physician Assistant Certified/EMR Developer/Clinical Consultant, Department of Surgery at LuccaHealth
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Accra Region, Ghana, GH
Languages
  • French, Creoles and pidgins, French-based -

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Credentials

  • Radiologic Technologist
    The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
    Aug, 2021
    - Nov, 2024
  • ACLS
    American Heart Association
  • CPR & AED
    American Heart Association
  • PALS
    American Heart Association

Experience

  • LuccaHealth Medical Specialty Center
    • Ghana
    • Medical Practices
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Physician Assistant Certified/EMR Developer/Clinical Consultant, Department of Surgery
      • Jan 2019 - Present

      Surgical Role • Extensive surgical role as first-assist in ambulatory surgical center with the operating surgeon and also independently performing minimally invasive procedures. • Clinical duties include completing H&P and pre-procedure assessments specific to the respective procedure. Perform sedation assessment, relevant to institutional/departmental policies. Orders and interprets pertinent laboratory and diagnostic studies/imaging. • Assesses pre-procedure medical management issues such as, Periprocedural Hypertension/Hypotension, Fluids/Electrolytes imbalances (Critical Values), and unmanaged Diabetes (Insulin Pump, Metformin Management, Hyper/Hypoglycemia). • Participate in the overall care of the surgical patient from consultation, physical exams, surgical consent, surgical assist and follow up care of the surgical patient. Electronic Medical Record Developer (EMR): • Allscripts Electronic Medical Record: Investigating and managing the resolution of reported issues with the system. Efforts to include determining and implementing solutions to problems were feasible as well as escalating to vendor support and actively managing the ultimate resolution. • Serve as a liaison between clinical, finance, and IT departments; recommending software enhancements based upon evaluation and feedback from end users. Clinical Consultant Role: • Serve as the clinical educator to ensure the procurement appropriate clinical supplies for LuccaHealth’s specialists. • Ensure the financial component of the electronic medical record (Allscripts) initial platform is customized and completed with the benefit of clinical expertise, including the development of monitoring and tracking mechanisms of certain key clinical components of Allscripts (e.g, GYN clinic visits and equipment usage in clinic visits) • Ensure that the surgical scheduling, and preference cards and clinical supplies are tracked, documented and captured on Allscripts in an effective and transparent manner. Show less

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Physician Assistant
      • Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

      • Clinical duties include completing H&P and pre-procedure assessments specific to the IR procedure. Performs sedation assessment, relevant to institutional/departmental policies, including ASA scoring, airway classification, ECOG scoring, medication management and medical referrals. Orders and interprets pertinent laboratory and diagnostic studies/imaging. • Assesses pre-procedure medical management issues such as, Periprocedural Hypertension/Hypotension, Fluids/Electrolytes imbalances (Critical Values), and Unmanaged Diabetes (Insulin Pump, Metformin Management, Hyper/Hypoglycemia). • Provides detailed procedure education, including specific procedure risks, benefits, alternatives and expected outcomes. Participates in the informed consent process per institutional policy. • Procedural duties: Participates in interventional procedures either as an assistant to faculty, performing minor procedures independently and major invasive procedures with physician supervision. These procedures require above average manual dexterity for the use of catheters, guide-wires, syringes and needles to assist in biopsies, fluid/organ drainage, angiograms, and vascular interventional procedures. Show less

  • Supplemental Health Care
    • United States
    • Staffing and Recruiting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Physician Assistant, Emergency Medicine/Family Practice/Internal Medicine
      • Feb 2016 - Jul 2018

       Contract employee providing medical services at the Harris County Sheriff’s Jail in Houston. Offer treatment for non life-threatening injuries for minor laceration and fractures from altercation, and also some life threatening situations like hypertensive emergencies, hypo and hyperglycemic episodes. Often, medications for pain are prescribed from our on-site pharmacy for the inmates.  Working in the acute care clinic treating patients for detox or withdrawal symptoms for alcohol, narcotics and substance abuse.  Treating and managing patients who present with chronic disease processes and referring them to be seen later in the week by the chronic Harris County Jail clinic.  Evaluate patients in critical conditions like stroke, Myocardial infarction, nephrolithiasis, cholecystitis, possible gastro intestinal bleed and transferring these patient for further manage to Memorial Herman, St. Joseph, Lyndon B. Jonson and Ben Taub Hospitals.  Evaluate patients post suicide attempts or those with suicidal ideation, depression or anxiety attacks and immediately referring them for further assessment by a psychiatrist.  Working independently to assess, diagnose, treat, and educate patients, following Center protocols and consulting with physician as needed. Show less

  • Texas Children's Hospital
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Physician Assistant, Department of Pediatric Urology
      • Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

       Clinical responsibilities include but not limited to performing H&P and consents for procedures on in and outpatients. Rounding on patients post procedures, and performing consultation  Administering care, and consultation of pediatric patients with urologic anomalies.  Providing care for patients from ages 1 day to 26, including independent communication and consultations with patient and patient families.  Focused on preventative care, assisting the urologist in the operating room.  Work closely with multiple specialty clinics within the hospital to coordinate comprehensive, timely care for patients  Interpreting and communicating physical exam, laboratory results and imaging to supervising physician and patients.  Generating assessment and care plan for individual patients, including writing orders, interpreting diagnostic tests, providing referrals, and consulting with specialists.  Communicating assessment and plan with members of the care team, including supervising physicians, nursing staff, front desk, and medical assistant Procedure responsibilities include but not limited to doing office circumcisions on newborns, assisting bedside during robotic assisted surgeries, troubleshooting inpatient with tube/catheters, placement of Foley catheters, independently seeing patients in the urology for urologic issues like voiding dysfunction, urinary tract infection, undescended testes and other urologic problems. Show less

  • Texas Children's Hospital
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Physician Assistant, Interventional Radiology Clerkship Director of PA Fellowship Program
      • Aug 2015 - Sep 2016

       Clinical responsibilities include but not limited to performing H&P and consents for procedures on in and outpatients. Rounding on patients post procedures, and performing consultation  Administering care, and consultation of both adult and pediatric patients with lymphatic vascular anomalies in the Pavilion for Women (affiliate Hospital of Texas Children’s Hospital.  Providing care for patients from ages 1 day to 26, including independent communication and consultations with patient and patient families.  Focused on preventative care, assisting the interventional radiologist with routine biopsies, health maintenance, pediatric care.  Work closely with multiple specialty clinics within the hospital to coordinate comprehensive, timely care for patients  Interpreting and communicating physical exam, laboratory results and imaging to supervising physician and patients.  Generating assessment and care plan for individual patients, including writing orders, interpreting diagnostic tests, providing referrals, and consulting with specialists.  Communicating assessment and plan with members of the care team, including supervising physicians, nursing staff, front desk, corpsmen, and medical assistant --> Procedure responsibilities include placing/removal of PICC lines, dialysis catheters, ports, lumbar punctures, thyroid FNA Gastroduodenal/jejunal tube changes and Thyroid fine needle aspiration. Show less

  • Norwalk Hospital
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Cardiac Cath Technologist
      • Nov 2012 - May 2014

       Per Diem Cath lab Tech taking weekend call for Primary Angioplasty Myocardial Infarction (PAMI) cases. Scrubbing and assisting the cardiologist in myocardial Infarction cath cases while in PA school.  Per Diem Cath lab Tech taking weekend call for Primary Angioplasty Myocardial Infarction (PAMI) cases. Scrubbing and assisting the cardiologist in myocardial Infarction cath cases while in PA school.

  • MUSC Health
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Interventional Radiology Technologist
      • Mar 2011 - May 2012

      Assisting the Interventional Radiologist in performing invasive surgical procedures; Abdominal Aortagram with unilateral and bilateral runoffs, Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting, carotid arteriogram, arteriogram with possible embolization, AAA repair, paracentesis, thoracentesis, liver biopsies, lung biopsy, lumbar punctures, myelogram, abscess drainage catheter placements, dialysis catheter placements, nephrostomy catheter/stent placement, biliary tube/stent placement, IVC filter placement and removal, endovenous laser treatment and sclerotherapy, mediport/port-a-cath placement/removal. Show less

  • Mercy Hospital
    • Portland, Maine Area
    • Interventional Radiology Technologist
      • Jul 2008 - Dec 2010

      Same responsibility as the Providence hospital job Same responsibility as the Providence hospital job

Education

  • University of Bridgeport
    Master's of Science, Physician Assistant
  • Saint Joseph's College
    Bachelor's of Science, Human Services, General
  • Southern Maine Community College
    Associate of Science (A.S.), Radiography

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