Diane C. McAvoy
Salisbury
Summary
Compassionate, professional physician assistant with several years in clinical setting seeking opportunity to focus energy and passion on providing quality patient-oriented care. Dedicated to optimizing health and wellness of patients and providing insight needed for achievement of health goals.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Physician Assistant
Ability Rehab Associates
Salisbury
06.2023 - Current
- Assisted in managing medically complex inpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation patients, contributing to coordinated care plans.
- Complete admission H&P exams, daily progress notes, and discharge summaries.
- Order, monitor and interpret laboratory testing and adjust patient medications.
- Evaluated acute medical complications to ensure timely interventions in rehabilitation department.
- Facilitated communication among patients' family members, consulting physicians, and rehabilitation team to enhance patient outcomes.
Physician Assistant
Comprehensive Rehab Consultants
Salisbury
02.2024 - 06.2024
- Perform consultations for SNF patients on rehabilitation services.
- Conducted follow-up visits with rehabilitation patients to evaluate and document progress.
- Participated in weekly rehabilitation team conferences to coordinate patient care and treatment strategies.
- Communicate with consultants and primary care teams.
Physician Assistant
Integrated Rehabilitation Consultants
Chicago
10.2023 - 12.2023
- Participated in team conferences and evaluations, conducted daily patient visits, assessed pain management and wound care, and identified acute issues for primary care physician intervention.
- Maintained daily contact with the physiatrist to coordinate patient care and ensure adherence to treatment plans.
- Assisted in daily patient care within rehabilitation program to support recovery and rehabilitation goals.
Faculty Physician Assistant
Dominican University - Physician Assistant Program
River Forest
01.2023 - 12.2023
- Developed lecture materials and delivered instruction, collaborated with Simulation Lab to design scenarios for student simulations, wrote exam questions, supervised proctoring, and conducted statistical reviews and remediation post-exams.
- Assist Clinical Director with clinical year student learning.
- Assist clinical year students with development of scholarly material for capstone.
- Provided guidance to graduate students to enhance their academic and professional growth.
- Guided graduate students in academic and professional growth through tailored feedback and mentorship.
- Participated as a member of the Academic Progress Committee, Administrative Affairs Committee, and Admission Committee, contributing to graduate student remediation and supporting ARC-PA accreditation maintenance.
- Contributed to Academic Progress Committee, Administrative Affairs Committee, and Admission Committee, supporting graduate student remediation and maintaining ARC-PA accreditation.
Physician Assistant
Ability Rehab Associates
Salisbury
08.2020 - 12.2022
- Conducted admission H&P exams, daily progress notes, and discharge summaries to ensure comprehensive patient care.
- Order, monitor and interpret laboratory testing and adjust patient medications.
- Evaluate acute medical complications/conditions in the rehabilitation department.
- Supported management of medically complex inpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation patients, enhancing treatment outcomes.
- Strengthened collaboration by effectively communicating with patients, their families, and the entire rehabilitation team.
Physician Assistant
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Physician’s Group
Allentown
09.2018 - 08.2019
- Conducted comprehensive admission histories, physical examinations, and maintained accurate daily progress notes and discharge summaries to ensure continuity of care.
- Oversaw daily medical management for patients with brain injuries and those in general PM&R.
- Order and interpret laboratory testing.
- Ordered and interpreted laboratory tests to inform clinical decisions and optimize patient management.
- Communicated with patient's family members, consulting physicians, and all members of the rehabilitation team.
- Facilitated communication among patient's family members, consulting physicians, and rehabilitation team to coordinate effective care plans.
Assistant Clinical Professor - Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Northern Arizona University
Phoenix
11.2016 - 06.2018
- Course director: Clinical Decision Making, Clinical Disciplines, Ethics and Professionalism.
- Course co-director: History and Physical, Diagnostic Medicine, Clinical Procedures.
- Created and presented lecture material.
- Work with Simulation Lab to develop scenarios for student simulations.
- Development of first hybrid class for NAU PA program.
- Conducted evaluations during OSCE.
- Conducted exam writing, proctoring, and post-exam statistical analysis and remediation.
- Recruited and coordinated adjunct faculty to deliver lectures and support clinical skills labs, ensuring quality instruction for students.
- Assisted Clinical Director in fostering clinical year student learning through targeted support and resources.
- Maintain timely, accurate graduate student academic records.
- Provided mentorship to support graduate student success.
- Committee member: Administrative Affairs Committee and Admission Committee.
- Led remediation efforts for graduate students.
- Assisted with ARC-PA accreditation maintenance.
Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant Program
Misericordia University Dallas
Dallas
01.2014 - 10.2016
- Course director: Introduction to the Profession and Health Care Issues I & II.
- Develop and deliver lectures in Clinical Medicine, Patient Assessment, and Special Populations.
- Lecture in Clinical Medicine, Patient Assessment, Introduction to the Profession, Health Care Issues, and Special Populations.
- Participation in Patient Assessment laboratory and Medical and Surgical Procedures with teaching and evaluating student skills.
- Participate in ARC-PA accreditation maintenance and site visits.
- Participate in ARC-PA accreditation maintenance and site visit.
- Participate in ARC-PA accreditation maintenance review meetings.
- Ensured timely and accurate maintenance of academic records for graduate students.
- Maintain timely, accurate, academic records of graduate students.
- Supported Clinical Director in coordinating learning experiences for clinical year students.
- Attend university and department meetings.
- Remediation of didactic and clinical year students.
- Assist the Clinical Director with all phases of learning for clinical year students.
- Participation in new interprofessional education pilot program on campus.
- Evaluate first-year students' physical examination skills.
- Evaluate first-year student physical examination skills.
Internal Medicine Physician Assistant
Columbia County Volunteers in Medicine, Inc
Mifflinville
11.2010 - 05.2014
- Cared for patients with acute and chronic illnesses by obtaining histories, performing exams, ordering and interpreting laboratory and imaging studies, adjusting medications, and developing treatment plans.
- Facilitated referrals based on patient needs.
- Communicated with supervising physician/consulting physicians.
- Perform medical record completion in a timely fashion.
- Counseled and educated patients on diabetes management to enhance self-care and improve health outcomes.
- Also served as a preceptor to students from different medical disciplines.
Physician Assistant – PM&R
Northeast Rehabilitation Associates
Wilkes-Barre
12.2000 - 11.2007
- Facilitated admissions, H&P examinations, daily progress notes, discharge summaries, and management of acute medical complications in rehabilitation patients.
- Ordered and interpreted laboratory testing along with ordering, monitoring and adjusting patients' medications.
- Communicated regularly with patient families, consulting physicians, and rehabilitation team members to coordinate care.
Physician Assistant – PM&R
Terence Duffy, MD
Sugarloaf
08.1994 - 04.2000
- Managed the admission history and physical examinations, wrote daily progress notes, and created discharge summaries while evaluating acute medical conditions of rehabilitation patients.
- Daily management of inpatient rehabilitation patients.
- Ordered and interpreted laboratory testing.
- Ordered, monitored, and adjusted patient medications to optimize therapeutic outcomes.
- Communicated regularly with patients and family members to deliver essential information and education.
Education
Master of Science (MS) - Advance Physician Assistant Studies
A.T. Still University
Mesa, AZBachelor of Science (BS) - Physician Assistant Studies
King’s College
Wilkes-Barre, PAAssociate in applied science (AAS) - Medical Secretarial Science / Medical Transcription
Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke, PASkills
- EHR charting
- medical documentation
- physical assessment
- lab interpretation
- medication management
- rehabilitation protocols
- patient care coordination
- clinical education
- team collaboration
- problem solving
- interpersonal communication
- Physical examination
Staff Appointments
- 05/24, 01/26, Adjunct Staff, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Salisbury, MD
- 02/24, 06/24, Adjunct Staff, Genesis Salisbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Salisbury, MD
- 10/23, 12/23, Adjunct Staff, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, Voluntary Resignation
- 10/23, 12/23, Adjunct Staff, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Melrose Park, IL, Voluntary Resignation
- 10/23, 12/23, Adjunct Staff, MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL, Voluntary Resignation
- 11/23, 12/23, Adjunct Staff, Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, Voluntary Resignation
- 08/20, 12/22, Adjunct Staff, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, Salisbury, MD, Voluntary Resignation
- 09/18, 08/19, Adjunct Staff, Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, Allentown, PA, Voluntary Resignation
- 08/94, 10/07, Adjunct Staff, John Heinz Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Voluntary Resignation
Certification
- The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, 12/12/94, 1027888
- Basic Life Support
Gaps In Work History
- 09/19, 08/20, Job search and COVID outbreak
- 06/18, 08/18, Awaiting credentialing at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation
- 08/2007, 11/10, Cared for terminally ill parents and completed Master’s degree
- 05/00, 11/00, Credentialing and transitioning to a new job
Professional Licensure
- DEA, MM4824290
- State of Maryland, C07548
- CDS Maryland, PA 102394
- State of Pennsylvania, MA0001866L
Timeline
Physician Assistant
Comprehensive Rehab Consultants
02.2024 - 06.2024
Physician Assistant
Integrated Rehabilitation Consultants
10.2023 - 12.2023
Physician Assistant
Ability Rehab Associates
06.2023 - Current
Faculty Physician Assistant
Dominican University - Physician Assistant Program
01.2023 - 12.2023
Physician Assistant
Ability Rehab Associates
08.2020 - 12.2022
Physician Assistant
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Physician’s Group
09.2018 - 08.2019
Assistant Clinical Professor - Department of Physician Assistant Studies
Northern Arizona University
11.2016 - 06.2018
Assistant Professor - Physician Assistant Program
Misericordia University Dallas
01.2014 - 10.2016
Internal Medicine Physician Assistant
Columbia County Volunteers in Medicine, Inc
11.2010 - 05.2014
Physician Assistant – PM&R
Northeast Rehabilitation Associates
12.2000 - 11.2007
Physician Assistant – PM&R
Terence Duffy, MD
08.1994 - 04.2000
Master of Science (MS) - Advance Physician Assistant Studies
A.T. Still University
Bachelor of Science (BS) - Physician Assistant Studies
King’s College
Associate in applied science (AAS) - Medical Secretarial Science / Medical Transcription
Luzerne County Community College