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Elizabeth Cunningham

Clayton

Summary

I have had the privilege of gaining knowledge from many backrounds in different aspects of medicine. This is very helpful in providing well rounded care to each patient and am not limited by specialty.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Inpatient Psychiatry PA-C

WakeMed Raleigh Campus
10.2024 - Current
  • Assess, diagnose and treat patients when consulted in hospital
  • Provided medication/treatment recommendations in a medsurge/ER/ICU setting both adult and pediatric
  • Assess, diagnose, treat patients on inpatient unit.
  • Functions independantly managing my own unit of 16 patients
  • On call 4 times a month monitoring patients on unit and hospital

Psychiatry Physician Assistant

Charleston Area Medical Center Health System Inc.
03.2021 - 10.2023
  • Conducted patient assessments and physical examinations, ordering and interpreting laboratory tests and diagnostic studies.
  • Provided diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses, injuries, and chronic diseases.
  • Instructed patients on preventive health care, medical problems, medications, and prescribed treatments.
  • Works specifically on consult service seeing inpatient only. Mostly working with Delirium/capacity/alcohol withdrawal/substance use management/mania and psychosis/SI/HI
  • Work with children as well at our childrens hospital in an acute setting/following while they await placement providing medication management

Employee Health

Thomas Hospital
08.2019 - 10.2020
  • Provide pre employment history and physicals
  • Assess, treat and diagnose employees with acute illness

Orthopedic Physician Assistant

Summit Orthopedics
03.2018 - 08.2019
  • Assess, diagnose and treat patients by completing detailed history and physical exam
  • Order and interpret diagnostic imaging appropriate to each case
  • Perform intraarticular injections as part of patient treatment and care
  • Casting
  • Do hospital rounds and order any appropriate labs or imaging
  • Manage patients and patient care in a clinic setting.

ER Physician Assistant

Thomas Hospital
03.2013 - 02.2018

Assess, treat and diagnose acute patients in ER setting

Sutured/casted and closed reductions of acute fractures

Performed CPR/ team lead for codes/intubated and sedated critical patients

Family Medicine PA

Drs. Dewitt and Gibson, PLLC
06.2011 - 03.2013

Managed patients in a clinic setting

performed minor procedures such as suture/wound care

Managed complex/medically ill patients

Education

Masters Of Physician Assistant Studies - Physician Assistant Studied

Alderson Broaddus College
Philippi, WV
05.2010

Skills

  • Assess/diagnose and treat patients
  • Managing labs/diagnostic imaging appropriate to case
  • Managing complex cases in psychiatry requiring coordination with multiple services to gain placement
  • Medication management inpatient psych setting on consult service

Certification

NCCPA Board Certified

ALS/BLS certified

DEA certified

NC Board of Medicine Certified

Timeline

Inpatient Psychiatry PA-C

WakeMed Raleigh Campus
10.2024 - Current

Psychiatry Physician Assistant

Charleston Area Medical Center Health System Inc.
03.2021 - 10.2023

Employee Health

Thomas Hospital
08.2019 - 10.2020

Orthopedic Physician Assistant

Summit Orthopedics
03.2018 - 08.2019

ER Physician Assistant

Thomas Hospital
03.2013 - 02.2018

Family Medicine PA

Drs. Dewitt and Gibson, PLLC
06.2011 - 03.2013

Masters Of Physician Assistant Studies - Physician Assistant Studied

Alderson Broaddus College
Elizabeth Cunningham