Allison Brown

8 years working at an outpatient interventional pain management clinic. Responsibilities include:

• Evaluating new and follow-up patients, ordering appropriate diagnostic studies, and formulating treatment plans.
• Performing various joint injections with and without fluoroscopic guidance, trigger point injections, and managing/refilling intrathecal pain pumps.Documenting via EMR, interpreting urine drug screens, and reviewing patient prescription drug monitoring program reports.Gro
• Collaborating with the attending physician as well as other healthcare staff.
• Obtaining authorization and performing Botox injections for patients with chronic migraine headaches.
• Improving overall patient satisfaction with low wait times and increased patient education.

Before clinic hours, each morning is spent making inpatient rounds at PAM Health Acute Care Hospital and Outpatient Therapy. Responsibilities include daily rounds on established patients as well as seeing new consultations, communicating with the attending physician on treatment plans, adjusting medications and dosages when appropriate, and communicating with nursing staff and patient families.

Three years working with a group of 9 board-certified orthopedic surgeons in various subspecialties. Responsibilities included:

• First assisting in the operating room, including closure, completing all pre- and post-operative orders, and discharge paperwork.
• Inpatient hospital rounds and call coverage, including follow-ups and new orthopedic consultations.
• Office work consisted of detailed history and physical exams on all new and follow-up patients, ordering appropriate diagnostic studies and laboratory work, documenting office visits via EMR, performing various joint injections with and without ultrasound guidance, casting, splinting, and taking patient phone calls.
• Worked directly with the supervising physician to aid in office flow and efficiency.

Two years working directly with a fellowship-trained orthopedic trauma surgeon. Involved in all aspects of patient care, including pre- and post-operative visits, first assisting in the operating room, hospital rounds, consultations, and patient telephone messages. Orthopedic trauma call has provided me with extensive experience in consultations, hospital admissions, discharge orders, fracture reductions, and various orthopedic procedures, as well as communicating with all levels of the healthcare team.