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Jessica Nix

Boston

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Physician Assistant - Lymphoma Program

Dana Farber Cancer Institute
05.2024 - Current
  • Closely follow patients in clinic undergoing active treatment for lymphoma
  • Adjust and sign chemotherapy/immunotherapy orders for patients undergoing treatment
  • Coordinate care with local oncologists regarding mutual patients
  • Participate in patient care for patients on clinical trials
  • Triage and arrange for direct hospital admission in cases of acute need for escalation of care


Physician Assistant - Inpatient Oncology

Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital
09.2020 - Current
  • Admit, treat, and discharge oncology patients receiving treatment and/or suffering complications secondary to treatment/diseases, including leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and other hematologic conditions
  • Act as Responding Clinician for up to 6 hospitalized patients at a time, directly caring for patients undergoing treatment with CAR T-Cell Therapy, Bone Marrow Transplant, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy
  • Obtain history and perform physical exams, diagnose, and write treatment plans and educate patients on diagnoses and treatment options
  • Train new hires in inpatient oncology role and contribute to educational materials used by inpatient oncology group, including but not limited to summaries, charts, and tables on multiple medical topics
  • Discuss patient management with consulting services across all medical specialties, as well as develop relationship and frequent communication with primary oncologists
  • Facilitate Goals of Care and End of Life discussions between patients, families, and care team

Adjunct Faculty Member

Tufts University School of Medicine, Physician Assistant Program
01.2020 - Current
  • Assist in training students on taking patient history, performing physical exam, and formulating assessment/plan
  • Assist in Physical Diagnosis I & II courses with simulation exercises and mock patient examinations
  • Assist in yearly admissions cycle with interviews of potential candidates and subsequent deliberation with Admissions Committee

Physician Assistant

Tufts Medical Center - Orthopedics Department
04.2018 - 08.2019
  • Obtained history and performed physical exams, diagnosed and wrote treatment plans in busy clinic setting with up to 12 patients seen each day across multiple subspecialties including Hand Surgery, Sports Medicine, Trauma, and Arthroplasty
  • Interpreted diagnostic tests and radiographs and educated patients on diagnoses, treatment options, and post-operative care
  • Administered intra-articular corticosteroid injections, soft tissue injections, and joint aspirations

Education

Master of Science - Physician Assistant Program

Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
01.2018

Master of Science - Pre-Professional Program in Medical Sciences

University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine
Tampa, FL
12.2015

Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences degree with minors in Chemistry and Spanish

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
05.2013

Professional Societies

  • Massachusetts Association of Physician Assistants (MAPA)
  • American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

Timeline

Physician Assistant - Lymphoma Program

Dana Farber Cancer Institute
05.2024 - Current

Physician Assistant - Inpatient Oncology

Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital
09.2020 - Current

Adjunct Faculty Member

Tufts University School of Medicine, Physician Assistant Program
01.2020 - Current

Physician Assistant

Tufts Medical Center - Orthopedics Department
04.2018 - 08.2019

Master of Science - Pre-Professional Program in Medical Sciences

University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine

Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences degree with minors in Chemistry and Spanish

Florida State University

Master of Science - Physician Assistant Program

Tufts University School of Medicine

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