Lena Mitchell

Currrently looking for a position as a PA-C!

Determined to provide compassionate and professional medical care to each patient, I believe I will make a competitive Physician Assistant applicant for the position of Advanced Practice Provider in the Dallas-Fort Worth community. I’ve grown in my knowledge and skills throughout my surgery and other clinical rotations, shadowing, and volunteering in preparing me to provide excellent patient care.

I enjoy spending time with family, hiking, artwork, and horseback riding!

Texas Joint Institute 12/2022-03/2023

 Dallas, TX 

• Orthopedic trauma 
• General orthopedics
• Assisted in surgeries
• Assisted in seeing patients in clinic
• Available throughout the week and weekends

 

Living Assistance-Highland Meadows Health and Rehab 02/2019-12/2019

 Rockwall, TX 

• Help patients by serving meals, feeding as necessary, ambulating, turning, and positioning in bed. 
• OSHA Compliance Properly dispose of daily bio-hazard waste in compliance with federal and local regulations. 
• Cultivated caring relationships with current and former residents and their families. 
• Custodial Duties: Kept linen and utility areas clean, emptied and cleaned urinals and bedpans, emptied patient dirty linen hampers. 
• Patient Care: Delivered compassionate and quality care that exceeded hospital requirements. 
• Documentation Ensured charting accuracy through precise documentation. 

 

 Biological Research Assistant 01/2015-12/2017

Texas A&M University - Commerce 01/16/2015 -12/18/2017 

• Assisted in the organization and progression of biological research

in the regeneration of heart tissue of induced-acute myocardial infarction using rodents.  

• Performed CO2 gas termination of animals  
• Performed surgical procedures on rodents for the extraction of the heart 
• Utilized the fixative technique for tissues 
• Worked with various cellular tissues for growth and staining techniques using GF 
• Received an undergraduate grant in Spring of 2016 and Fall of 2017 

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies 04/ 2022

University of St. Francis – New Mexico

Capstone: Are Manuka Honey and Aloe Vera Acceptable Medical Options for Wound Care?

Bachelor of Science in Biology 12/ 2017 

Texas A&M University-Commerce

Graduated: Honors

Thesis: Analysis of Heart Muscle Tissue for Detection of Fluorescently Labeled Cells in Conventional and Frozen -Section Tissue Preparations