Presentation for HLTH 4200 - Clemson University

1. HLTH 4200
Clemson University
Spring 2017
Nicholas Petrus

2.  One of the oldest continually
operating Nurse Managed Health
Centers in the country.
 Operated since 1978 to support
Clemson University
 Provides the College of
Behavioral, Social and Health
Sciences academic support
through collaborative community
health service research.
Joseph F. Sullivan Center
Clemson University
101 Edwards Hall
Clemson, SC 29634

3.  The JFSC provides a format for
natural collaboration stimulated
by the unique college structure,
providing numerous
instructional, research, and
service opportunities.
 Location: first floor of Edwards
Hall – Clemson University and
various out-reach clinics and
locations throughout the upstate
via their mobile unit.

4.  Vision: The Joseph F. Sullivan Center is an integrating force for creating
multidisciplinary partnerships focused on innovative methods to
enhance community well-being that promotes positive human
development, skill building and creative leadership.

5.  Mission: The Joseph F. Sullivan Center will drive community health research
initiatives providing innovative, real-life student learning.
 Values:
 Relationships define health.
 Holistic balance is wellness.
 Affordable care is a right of all.
 Transdisciplinary teams promote positive skills.
 A global and environmental perspective is critical to human development.

6.  Acute Care: JFSC’s providers
can diagnose, treat and write
prescriptions for common acute
illnesses.
 Health Management of chronic
condition by providing routine
lab tests, results, and
educational support for such
diseases.
 CU Well: a comprehensive
wellness program at the
Sullivan Center, comprised of
the CU4Health health risk
appraisal and a variety of other
resources.

7.  Health Education &
Promotion
 Comprehensive Physicals
 Medical Surveillance Program
& Travel Immunizations
 Dermatology & Aesthetician
Services
 Acupuncture Services

8.  Health Assessment Goal: interact with patients and record their vitals, pertinent
medical history and reason for visit in the charting system utilized at the Sullivan
Center via the following:
 Learn from the staff how to work within the AllScripts charting program
 Talk to the providers and developing a working relationship with them on how they like their
charts to appear before seeing their patients.
 Have the staff review my charting abilities and learn how to improve.
 Development/Implementation Goal: learn how to better address and critically
think like an advance patient-care provider via the following:
 Talk and discuss patient cases with the providers and learn how they think and address their
individual patient cases.
 Learn assessment and examination skills by shadowing the providers on certain patients.
 Provide the providers my thoughts and discussion on certain patients’ treatment options and
how I would address each patient, as if I was a provider.

9.  Evaluation Goal: describe and discuss how the Sullivan Center addresses at-risk
populations in the local community via the following
 Discuss with the medical staff about certain populations they focus upon, why, and how?
 Learn the objectives of the Center via their program’s goals.
 Observing, and working, with the staff to see how they accomplish the above goals.
 Affective Goal: better discuss and describe care provided by advance patient care
practitioners in a primary-care setting, as I will be attending the MUSC PA program
in May via the following:
 Discuss with the providers about their roles in patient care and how they have transitioned from
basic medical care to a more advanced role as providers.
 Discussing my roles as a PA with my preceptor and talking with him about how I could best
affect the healthcare system as a new PA.
 Observe how the providers interact, work with and treat their patients during the internship.

10.  Interact with patients and conduct
individual work-ups and charting for
each patient that was seen by a
provider.
 Take and record patients’ vitals (blood
pressure, height, weight, temperature,
pulse-ox and pulse) in their records.
 Take and record blood and urine
samples and results for the testing of
the following: hemoglobin, urinalysis,
pregnancy statuses.

11.  Help create and organize patient
education to the Clemson population
(i.e. Immersion 2017 for incoming male
athletes at Clemson).
 Help educate patients at the Sullivan
Center on good healthy lifestyle habits
with the program “CU4Health.”
 Assist the staff with other duties, such
as cleaning the patient rooms, keeping
the supply room stocked and various
other medical paperwork.

12.  Tag and record ordered lab values for each day working and bring to
Redfern Health Clinic for analysis.
 Assist Mr. Mayo in basic patient treatment when the situation allowed.

13.  Immersion 2017
 Assisted in creation & organization of presentation for Immersion 2017 -
Clemson University.
 Topic: College-Aged Male Health Promotion
 Audience: Incoming-male student athletes at Clemson University
 Objectives: promote and educate target audience on age-specific health
concerns and screenings
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14.  AllScripts Want+ iPad Implementation – JSFC
 Researched, developed and integrated the use of an iPad for patient intake and
identification for staff and interns via AllScripts charting system.
 Contacted and communicated with staff at JSFC and AllScripts on how best
integrate this system into their already-existing work-flow system.
 Allowed providers at JSFC to have faster patient intake and flow and, also, better
identification of patients and their aliments.
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15.  AllScripts Intern Quick Reference Guide Creation
 Worked with staff at JFSC to narrow down multiple documents of instructions
into a comprehensive, yet concise quick-reference guide for future interns
rotating through the Center.
 Included topics: AllScripts, charting, lab values and taking procedures, etc.
 Bed Movement from Old Mobile Unit to JFSC
 Worked with staff at JFSC and Clemson University Transportation departments
to facilitate the removal, movement and installation of the patient beds off of
the old JFSC mobile unit to the JFSC.
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16.  NREMT-Paramedic License #M8076049
 South Carolina Paramedic License #SC034489
 American Heart Association Advance Cardiovascular Life Support
 American Heart Association Pediatric Advance Life Support
 American Heart Association Basic Life Support
 International Trauma Life Support

17.  Will Mayo, MS, MPH, APRN, FNP-C
 Medical Surveillance
 Nurse Practitioner at JFSC
 Clinical Instructor

18.  Overall, the experience was unique and diversified while I interned at
the JFSC at Clemson University. It is a diverse clinic and offers a variety
of healthcare services to the employees of Clemson and underserved
populations of the upstate; during my time at the Center, it reinforced
why I want to be a Physician Assistant. I thoroughly look forward to
starting my PA education at the Medical University of South Carolina
and possibly working with the staff and fellow interns in the future.