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Deanna Doucette PA-C


Professional Experience

Umass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA June2006

Critical Care P.A. in the Coronary Care Unit and Medical /Pulmonary Intensive Care Unit

Responsibilities include management of critically ill patients with complex problems such as respiratory failure, septic shock and multisystem organ failure. Care involves ventilator management, placement of invasive-lines and functioning as a code team leader in a 14 bed medical/pulmonary ICU.

In the CCU responsibilities involve management of patients with STEMI, complex heart failure, and cardiogenic shock through manipulation of vasoactive drugs and intra-aortic balloon pump.

Primary Care Specialists, Inc. Ayer, MA 1996-present

Clinical Cardiology P.4. in a dynamic cardiology practice. Responsibilities were in both the inpatient and outpatient setting and responsibilities include:

  • Permanent pacemaker and AICD Follow- up
  • Exercise tolerance testing
  • Dobutarnine stress echocardiography
  • Routine cardiovascular follow-up care
  • Management of patients on cardiology sen4ce from admission to discharge including those critically ill
  • Insertion of central lines and swarl-ganz catheter, temporary transvenous pacemakers with supervision
  • 24 hour on call responsibilities

New England Medical Center Boston, MA 1992-1994

Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Staff Nurse

Responsibilities included immediate post operative care for CABG, valve replacement, and heart transplant patients.

Experience included:

  • Fluid management and manipulation of hemodynaniics through the use of intra-aortic balloon pumps, ventricular assist devices, epicardial pacing, and vasoactive drugs.
  • Terrence C. Hack, M.D. F.A.CC. Ayer, MA 1992-1994
  • Cardiology office nurse

Deaconess Nashoba Hospital Ayer, MA 1985-1996

Multiple nursing roles including medical surgical nursing, nursing supervisor, and intensive care unit staff nurse.

Certifications

BLS 1984-present
ACLS 1987-present
ACLS Instructor 1995-present
CCRN 1991-present
Professional Associations A.APA
MCN

Research experience

Served as a sub-InvestIgator at Primary Care Cardiology Research, Inc for approximately 50 clinical trials for cardiovascular research. Primary Care Cardiology Research is a division & Primary Care Specialists, Inc.

Education

Northeastern University Boston, MA
PA certification
Master of Health Professions
Fitchburg State College itchburg, MA
B.S. in nursing
Leominster Hospital School of Nursing
RN Diploma


 
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