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J. Keith Rice, PA-C
PRACTICE NORTHWEST GEORGIA ONCOLOGY CENTERS, P.C.
MARIETTA CENTER
340 Kennestone Hospital Blvd., Suite 200
Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: (770) 281-5100 Fax: (678) 581-7100
EDUCATION University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Physician Assistant-Bachelor of Health Science
1999 – 2001

University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky
1995 - 1997

Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bachelor of Science-Recombinant Genetics
1991-1995
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Physician Assistant, June 2003 - Present
Northwest Georgia Oncology Centers, P.C., Marietta, GA

Physician Assistant, April 200 - May 2003
Peachtree Orthopedic Clinic/ Resurgens Orthodaedics, Atlanta, GA
Performs surgical assisting duties in various orthopedic surgeries with heavy emphasis in total joint procedures. Duties include conductin pre-operative history and physical examinations, writing, surgery orders and admission orders, conducting medical clearance evaluations. Surgical assisting including first and second assist duties.

Provide post-operative hospital management of surgical patients. Duties included rounding on all hospitalized inpatients, writing orders and progress notes, providing peri-operative care, writing discharge orders, and dictation of discharge summaries.

Actively involved in the follow-up care of all patients. Duties include clinic care for post-operative patients, initiating treatment plans for all orthopedic patients, performing knee injections.

Participate in on-call duties. Responsibilities include admission history and physical examinations, admission orders, surgical assisting, post-operative management of hospitalized surgical patients, discharge orders, and dictation of discharge summaries.

Surgical Technologist , May 1992 to August 1993
Pineville Community Hospital, Pineville, Kentucky
Responsibilities included assisting surgeon during surgical cases, prepping patients prior to surgery, washing, and cleaning instruments and cleaning surgical suites following cases.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
& AFFILIATIONS
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, 2001
Composite State Board of Medical Examiners, 2001
Basic Life Support, Certified, 2002
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Certified, 2000
American Academy of Physician Assistants
Georgia Academy of Physician Assistants

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