The University of Scranton

Touro University

Physician Assistant (PA-C) and Clinic Manager at Bayer Pharmaceuticals

• Build relationships with healthcare professionals, physicians, and nurses to improve policies and clinic utilization.
• Educate a team of 18 PAs, NPs, RNs, LVNs, MAs, and EMTs on policies and procedures related to orthopedic, neurologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, integumentary systems, and wound care.
• Discuss clinical updates and pathways for various disease states such as back pain, respiratory infections, and hypertension.
• Speak at meetings on topics such as COVID-19 and influenza based on CDC, ACIP, and CDPH guidelines.
• Serve on respiratory protection committee to develop “The US Bayer Respiratory Program Policy” and update respiratory program for all 26 US sites according to OSHA standards; evaluate and recommend respiratory medical evaluation components.
• Train 100+ employees annually on Hepatitis B Vaccine policy; manage and develop a team of 12 clinicians.
• Perform utilization reviews to monitor preventive care, injury management, respiratory medical evaluation, and immunization visits.
• Interact with pharmaceutical companies for information pertaining to administration, indication, and off-label usage.
• Co-developed “The Medical Policy for Bayer Emergency Personnel,” reviewing different protocols and standardizing the exam.
• Organized and hosted Wellness Fair for Bayer’s employees, setting up blood pressure screening clinics, flu clinics, and virtual health consultations for patients who test positive for COVID-19 to provide preventive and remedial care.

Medcor

Clinic Manager & Physician Assistant at Bayer

Management
•Identify and build relationships with union leaders, human resources, health and safety team leads, multi-department supervisors, and external organizations to explore new ways to increase employee health and wellness and support the goals of Chevron Corporation
•Produce and deliver presentations to audiences of 10-50 physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, health and safety supervisors, union representatives to communicate strategies on injury and illness prevention and updated medical guidelines to deliver best-in-class results
•Team with corporate medical to develop and carry out the COVID-19 Protocol for Chevron Richmond Refinery
•Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to create the Hydrofluoric Acid Emergency Response Protocol for Chevron
•Train and coordinate four physician assistants for the refinery outage at Par Hawaii Refinery to provide 24-hour care for the entire month of July 2016
•Develop comprehensive strategy to ensure that employees receive all CDC recommended vaccinations and prescriptions for overseas business travel
•Serve on the hiring committee to interview providers, nurses, psychologists, and medical assistants

Physician Assistant
•Provide coverage and medical recommendations for 275 employees and was able to help extend services to reach an additional 350 employees for the Par Hawaii Refinery
•Provide coverage and medical recommendations for employees at the largest refinery in the Bay Area of California, Chevron Richmond Refinery, a population of over 2,000 employees
•Main provider for high service events able to extend care to an additional 4,000 employees 
•Manage patient encounters through both in-office and telemedicine visits
•Instruct and counsel patients regarding compliance with prescribed treatments and health maintenance to reduce employee time away from work and increase work productivity
•Lead FMCSA DOT Medical Examiner at Richmond Refinery and have conducted over 200 medical exams

CareOnSite Medical Services

Clinic Manager & Physician Assistant

Lead Physician Assistant
•Independently managed three medical clinics to expand the patient population and increase the accessibility of care  
•Provided weekly educational classes on pain management to six to ten patients in the Functional Restoration Program 
•Worked along with the physician to deliver epidural, facet joint, and sympathetic injections, radiofrequency ablations, and spinal cord stimulator lead implants
•Acted as an active mentor to assist the office staff in transitioning to a new EMR system
•Consulted with physicians for peer reviews on medications, diagnostic studies, rehabilitative care and respond to inquiries from health plans pertaining to justification for therapies and treatment

Pacific Pain Institute

Lead Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant
•Designated to attend a qualified medical examiner course to support the goals of East Bay Spine
•Independently managed patient questions and concerns after clinic hours
•Managed pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative encounters
•Evaluated and interpreted labs, radiology reports, diagnostic tests, and vitals

East Bay Spine

Spine Surgical Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant
•Alongside renowned Dr. Thomas Coon performed minimally invasive surgical procedures utilizing cutting edge robotics (MAKOplasty) for knee replacements, allowing many patients to recover more quickly and with less pain
•Effectively managed patients Coumadin levels through telemedicine, eliminating the need for patients to come in for consults
•Collaborated with medical providers to develop and present a lecture series to nurses for continuing education credit at Saint Helena Hospital

Craig Humes