P.A BENJAMIN INCOOM
Accra
Summary
Disciplined, dedicated and confident certified Physician Assistant. Has about 5 years’ experience in hospital and clinical settings. Excellent communication skills. Has extensive medical skills in clerking, requesting/recommending appropriate laboratory investigations, diagnosing, explaining conditions to patients, prescriptions, providing medical advice and making necessary follow-on patients. Skilled in presentations, good interpersonal relationship. Experienced in working with medical soft words like PHIS, LHIMS and HAMS.
Medical and Dental council of Ghana Certified Physician assistant, seeking a position to deliver patient-centered care in any aspect of clinical environment to gain exposure for polishing my capabilities while supporting the institution's mission and goals.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Physician Assistant
Ghana Health Service
06.2024 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive patient assessments to determine medical histories and needs.
- Developed and implemented individualized treatment plans for diverse patient populations.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care strategies and outcomes.
- Educated patients on health maintenance, disease prevention, and medication management.
- Performed minor surgical procedures, ensuring adherence to safety protocols and best practices.
- Monitored patient progress, adjusting care plans based on clinical evaluations and feedback.
- Trained new staff on clinic protocols, enhancing team efficiency and integration.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic testing to confirm diagnosis and implement accurate treatment plans.
- Conducted physical examinations to assess patients' health and current condition for optimal treatment.
- Educated patients on variety of infectious disease issues, nutrition, obesity, and smoking cessation to improve overall health and wellness.
- Prescribed medications to patients to treat conditions and alleviate symptoms.
- Managed chronic conditions by monitoring patient health and treatment plan progress to make necessary adjustments in care.
- Ensured accurate diagnoses by ordering appropriate diagnostic tests and interpreting results efficiently.
- Referred to and consulted with physicians and other healthcare providers on patient care.
- Conducted ward rounds to check on admitted patients and provide care.
- Mentored newly hired Physician Assistants within the practice, helping them acclimate to their roles effectively while fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Organized and Performed many outreaches on public health concern diseases.
- Member of municipal disease control team on disease outbreak
Locum Physician Assistant
Supreme Trust Hospital, Pama Clinic, Blue Valley Specialist and Medical Centre, Ashaiman Polyclinic, Medina Polyclinic (Kekele), All Faith Medical Centre
11.2022 - 04.2024
- Welcoming patient and taking history
- Performing examination on patient
- Makes differential diagnosis
- Request appropriate laboratory
- Interpret medical laboratory result
- Makes principal diagnosis
- Prescribing appropriate medication
- Following up on patient
- Performed minor surgical procedures
- Admit patient and continue treatment till patient is well
- Volunteered in disease control outreaches.
- Manage emergency cases
- Manage pediatric cases
- Manage obstetrics and gynecological cases
- Manage geriatric cases
Internship Physician Assistant
Keta Municipal Hospital
11.2021 - 10.2022
- Carefully analyzed test results and information gathered during history and examination of patient to properly diagnosis illness.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient, families, colleagues and any sensitive situation.
- Volunteered and part of disease outbreak control and vaccination team.
- Explained prescribed procedures and discussed test results with patients and other families
- Learnt how to use PHIS to clerk, diagnose, request for laboratory investigations and prescribe medications for patients
- Attend seminars on management some diseases
- Assisted and observed in some of major and minor surgeries
- Provide or deliver educational talk to mothers on children nutrition and other related topic.
- Assisted on numbers of caesarean sections
- Assisted and delivered on number babies
- Assisted to managed and refer lot of obstetrics and gynaecology cases
- Assisted and managed paediatric cases(including NICU cases)
- Assist in managing and referral of psychiatric cases
Internship Physician Assistant
Keta Municipal Hospital
11.2021 - 10.2022
- Carefully analyzed test results and information gathered during history and examination of patient to properly diagnosis illness.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient, families, colleagues and any sensitive situation.
- Explained prescribed procedures and discussed test results with patients and other families
- Learnt how to use PHIS to clerk, diagnose, request for laboratory investigations and prescribe medications for patients
- Attend seminars on management some diseases
- Assisted and observed in some of major and minor surgeries
- Provide or deliver educational talk to mothers on children nutrition and other related topic.
- Assisted on numbers of caesarean sections
- Assisted and delivered on number babies
- Assisted to managed and refer lot of obstetrics and gynaecology cases
- Assisted and managed paediatric cases(including NICU cases)
- Assist in managing and referral of psychiatric cases
Internship Physician Assistant
Keta Municipal Hospital
11.2021 - 10.2022
- Carefully analyzed test results and information gathered during history and examination of patient to properly diagnosis illness.
- Maintained confidentiality of patient, families, colleagues and any sensitive situation.
- Explained prescribed procedures and discussed test results with patients and other families
- Learnt how to use PHIS to clerk, diagnose, request for laboratory investigations and prescribe medications for patients
- Attend seminars on management some diseases
- Assisted and observed in some of major and minor surgeries
- Provide or deliver educational talk to mothers on children nutrition and other related topic
- Volunteered in covid-19 control team
- Member of Malaria outbreak control team in the Ashaiman Municipality
- Assisted on numbers of caesarean sections
- Assisted and delivered on number babies
- Assisted to managed and refer lot of obstetrics and gynaecology cases
- Assisted and managed paediatric cases(including NICU cases)
- Assist in managing and referral of psychiatric cases
National Service
Ashaiman Municipal Hospital
09.2020 - 08.2021
- Worked under Physician assistants, Medical officers, Senior medical and Specialist
- Gathered knowledge and skills from senior colleagues
- Assisted and guided by senior colleagues in all common medical procedures
- Clerked patients , requested appropriate laboratory
- Carefully used information gathered and laboratory results to treat patients
- Followed up on some number of interesting public health cases
- Attend Senior high schools screening outreach
- Attend seminars on management some diseases
- Assisted and managed retroviral cases during shift at retroviral unit
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Preceptorship
St. Dominic Hospital, Akwatia
10.2019 - 07.2020
- Trained under Physician assistants, Medical officers, Senior medical officers and Specialist
- Learnt how to use HAMS to clerk, diagnose, request for laboratory investigations and prescribe medications for patients
- Learnt how to interpret chest x ray and most x ray of fractures
- Wants on health screening outreaches and conference meets like mortality and early morning emergency case discussions
- Assisted and observed in some of major and minor surgeries
- Assisted in doing weekend duties with senior colleagues as mentioned above.
Education
Degree - Physician Assist.
Central University
01.2020
WASSCE - undefined
Potsin T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School
01.2014
Skills
- Patient diagnosing
- Incisions and drainage
- Telemedicine
- Preventive care
- Wound care
- Burn care
- Interpreting laboratory results
- Geriatric medicine
- Emergency medicine
- Debridement
- Direct patient care
- Patient management
- Fine needle aspiration
- Ordering tests
- Hematoma drainage
- Care planning
- Continuity of care records
- Medication prescribing
- Discharge planning
- Treatment management
- Understand medical ethics
- Acknowledge confidentiality
- Excellent in taking history
- Understand referral systems in health system
- Understand teamwork in health system
- Experienced in using some medical software eg HAMs and PHIS
- Foreign body removal
- Triage
- Laceration repair
- Treatment Planning
- Rounds management
- Prescribing medication
- Obstetrics and gynecology
Timeline
Physician Assistant
Ghana Health Service
06.2024 - Current
Locum Physician Assistant
Supreme Trust Hospital, Pama Clinic, Blue Valley Specialist and Medical Centre, Ashaiman Polyclinic, Medina Polyclinic (Kekele), All Faith Medical Centre
11.2022 - 04.2024
Internship Physician Assistant
Keta Municipal Hospital
11.2021 - 10.2022
Internship Physician Assistant
Keta Municipal Hospital
11.2021 - 10.2022
Internship Physician Assistant
Keta Municipal Hospital
11.2021 - 10.2022
National Service
Ashaiman Municipal Hospital
09.2020 - 08.2021
Preceptorship
St. Dominic Hospital, Akwatia
10.2019 - 07.2020
WASSCE - undefined
Potsin T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School
Degree - Physician Assist.
Central University
References
- Antoinette, Ekuban, Medical Superintendent, Pediatrician, anetteekuban@gmail.com, +233542533602, Keta Municipal Hospital
- Grace, Azalekor, Senior Medical Officer, graceadjoas@gmail.com, +233240866063, +233262939507, Ashaiman Municipal Hospital