The Health Center Under The Supervision Of Patricia Rudolph

Not only do I have a good understanding of the patient population I want to work with, I want to help reshape healthcare. I particularly want to improve the access of primary care to medically underserved populations. Everyone deserves equal access to healthcare and there should be no disparity in the quality of care provided. Therefore, each additional encounter I had with a PA or a patient has elevated my passion for helping people in need.

This is a report of an Interview with Karen Gordon-Sosby, associate director at Texas State Student Health Center. Karen is a highly motivated professional, an experienced healthcare administrator and appears to possess inherent management and leadership skills that are quite significant and noteworthy. Her expertise in performing the indispensable task in managing and analyzing financial records, brings a unique blend of health administration and public health prowess to the healthcare industry.

Budzi, Lurie, Singh, and Hooker (2010) state, “Nurse Practitioners’ (NP) interpersonal skills in patient teaching, counseling, and patient centered care contribute to positive health outcomes and patient satisfaction.” According to their research they encourage healthcare systems in the U.S. to hire more NPs to allow for better access affordable, and quality care (Denisco & Barker, 2016). With the demand for primary care providers, The NP role aids in delivering a solution to some of the healthcare issues that exist today. Organizations like the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) all agree to allow nurses to practice to their full abilities to make healthcare more accessible and affordable, especially for the aging baby boomers and less accessible rural neighborhoods, and densely populated urban areas. Research has proven that NPs that provide primary care have similar health outcomes to primary care physicians (DeNisco et. al., 2016). NPs particularly take pride in their holistic approach, forming therapeutic relationships between other providers of the healthcare team, patients, and their families, aiding the informed decision making process, use of the evidence based practice approach in health management (Brown, 2005). Some of the other actions or qualities that

Today I got to learn a few different things. I learned about the social determinants of health and learned that they are focused on things that could negatively impact a patient’s health. When charting these in the system, some of them to look at include, Abuse, environmental, housing, toxic stress, family concerns, work history and transportation needs. Mrs. Faranda, showed me how to chart it based on a phone call made with a patient. I also learned some about a few of the community partners. This include crisis assistance, Med assist, housing resources and the lions club. These are all resources that are available to members of the community. Lastly, I learned more about advance directives. I learned that you have to be at least 18 years of age to fill out an advance directive. I also learned that you can name someone as your healthcare power of attorney, as long at the are 18 years old and a

As you know Community Health Centers serve a vital role in providing primary care, dental, behavioral, pharmacy, vision and a variety of complementary services to our most vulnerable patients and communities. Health centers generate millions of dollars both in economic impact and overall cost-savings to the health care system.

These teams include professionals from different realms of the health field and the use of their combined knowledge to best assist patients and/or clients in need. This type of teamwork and form of practice has a profound impact on my career goals because I am interested in working within the hospital setting. As a practitioner, I will use the skills acquired from my studies/experience and apply them to the health field/aspect of social work practice. As a Graduate Research Assistant, I have had the opportunity to work within the hospital/healthcare setting and the experience I gained from this opportunity has solidified my goal to work not only in this profession, but with children and families in need. To continue practicing social work within the health field, I am currently interning at the McGuire VA Medical Center in the Mental Health Primary Care unit, working with Veterans and their families through crisis and allocating services to better serve the patients and their families. With this placement, I plan to make myself available for any learning opportunities that will be vital to my role within the health field and continue to explore the vast possibilities offered by this complex, yet rewarding profession known as Social

During the first three years I will work as a nurse practitioner in an urgent care/occupational health care setting serving individuals living in low socioeconomic areas. Providing urgent care treatment in an underserved community is important to me, as these communities are in dire need of healthcare providers who speak their language and understand their culture. I hope to make a difference in these communities by encouraging prevention. In order to be worthy of serving this population, I will need to partner with a practice that will take me under their wing and help me reach my highest professional development potential.

“All health care disciplines share a common and primary commitment to serving the patient and working toward the ideal of health for all.” (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2014, p. 1) There are many different professional members in the healthcare system. Each of them, have a specific specialty and responsibility to the patient and play an important role in the patient’s overall plan of care. “The scope of health care mandates that health professionals work collaboratively and with other related disciplines. Collaboration emanates from an understanding and appreciation of the roles and contributions that each discipline brings to the care delivery experience.” (American Association of Colleges of

As a family nurse practitioner, I plan to work in a medical office in Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF). PAMF is a multi-specialty group practice, comprising of physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants from all specialties. It has more than 1000 health care providers and has more than 2 million patient visits each year (Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 2015). The group’s administration is headed by a Chief Executive Officer and is led by the PAMF board of directors. I will be working in the family medicine department in PAMF. Family medicine department team consists of family medicine doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses and medical assistants. My clients include newborns, infants, children, adolescents, pregnant and post-partum women, adults and elderly. In an average day, I see anywhere from 20-26

Studying health policy provides PAs with a deeper understanding of health care systems and the various professional roles within them. This enhances the PA's ability to function in a team of health care providers, a capability essential to the PA's role. Skills in population-based health assessment, behavior counseling, policy development and advocacy, epidemiology, and environmental health can help these providers make a lasting health effect on the communities they serve. Training in the community oriented primary care model expands the PA’s knowledge and focus to include the community’s

At McKinley’s own family clinic that she founded, she took on the responsibility of leading a3 team of highly skilled staff and creating a hugely successful office. Additionally, she has attended as well as presented at several regional professional Nurse Practitioner association conferences throughout her career. McKinley also has consulted with a few different struggling family medicine clinics around the country to help them to succeed as well as she did and save their business. She also has worked with a select few universities to assess

Almost thirteen years ago, my life changed when my youngest daughter was born with undiagnosed medical problems. The challenge of finding answers consumed my life. My family and I spent a significant amount of time searching for answers in and out of doctor’s offices and hospitals, always by our daughter’s side. Throughout my journey, I was able to learn a lot about the medical profession, including the differences between good and not so good healthcare professionals. We were fortunate to meet a lot of excellent doctor’s, nurses, and support staff, however, we also had our fair share of medical professionals that were not so great. At times our journey was extremely frustrating because we had to depend on medical staff that was uncaring and

According to behavioral theories of communication and decision-making the rational solution to a problem is not always the best answer. Therefore, when diversity creates controversy, which inhibits the development of an organization, the organization is forced to adopt other useful tactics that would result in positive outcomes. This document will focus on several aspects of cross-cultural conflicts; A)

My mission is to become a professional who would manage, lead, and improve a dynamic healthcare system. Understandably, marketing and public relations in healthcare require financing and regulations to make positive impacts in the lives of clients and co-workers. My interest in taking a healthcare career was founded on three factors: leadership, quality improvement, and healthy aging. My career mission is founded on emerging as a skilled servant leader by not doing the job for myself, but to fulfill the organization’s mission. I would prefer serving my clients without an ego and I will include both paperwork helping patients, staff members and official meetings. Overall, I am passionate about a client-directed philosophy that puts the health needs of patients above the convenience of my organization. The current situation demands that healthcare practitioners build healthcare models in the needs of clients served rather than the customs of staff.

Over the last several years, a wide variety of health care organizations have been facing tremendous challenges. This is because they are using different models that will impact the underlying quality of care and the focus of staff members. To determine the most effective approach, there will be an emphasis on a number of areas to include: examining the community model, identifying three categories, comparing this with nursing practices, contrasting these ideas to Mihaela Colea views and discussing the importance of advocacy projects. Together, these different elements will provide specific insights that will highlight the best practices for a modern day health care environment.