Gerald E Ries Jr.
Tacoma
Summary
Dynamic and accomplished Urgent Care and Family Practice Physician with over 30 years of experience in delivering comprehensive healthcare. Proven expertise in full-scope Family Medicine during 15 years at the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority, followed by over a decade of providing urgent care to Navy sailors and their families. Core competencies include patient-centered care, acute medical management, and team collaboration. Aiming to leverage extensive clinical experience to enhance community health outcomes.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Urgent Care Physician
Department Of Defense - Navy
Bremerton
08.2012 - 11.2024
- Performed minor surgical procedures such as suturing lacerations or removing skin lesions
- Coordinated referrals to specialists when necessary
- Instructed staff members on proper protocols for treating patients in an urgent care setting
- Provided treatment for a wide range of medical conditions, including minor fractures, lacerations, sprains, infections and other ailments
- Prescribed medications to treat illnesses and injuries
- Responded quickly and effectively during medical emergencies
- Assessed and diagnosed patients with acute illnesses and injuries
- Monitored vital signs such as temperature, pulse rate, blood pressure, respiration rate and pain levels
- Ordered and interpreted results of laboratory tests and radiographs
- Admitted patients for hospital stays
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive patient care
Urgent Care Physician
Puyallup Tribal Health Authority
Tacoma
04.2012 - 07.2012
- Contracted employee for an urgent care clinic
Family Practice Physician
Multicare
Tacoma
08.2009 - 02.2012
- General family practice working in rural and metropolitan settings
- Timely correspondence with specialists to expedite care and circumnavigate patients through a complex medical system
- Stabilized Westgate family practice clinic during transitional period with geriatric and internal medicine emphasis
- Supervision of physician's assistant
Family Practice Physician
Puyallup Tribal Health Authority
Tacoma
12.1994 - 09.2011
- More than sixteen years experience working in the Native American community
- Responsibilities included hospital rounding and delivery of 4-5 low risk obstetrical patients/month
- Work emphasis included treatment of chronic pain and diabetes through a multidisciplinary approach
- Physician representative in tobacco cessation & chronic pain committee
- Participated in the development of pain management protocols and contracts
Emergency room 'fast track' Navy Hospital
Spectrum Healthcare Resources
Bremerton
12.2001 - 03.2005
- Worked with both active and inactive Military families in emergency room setting
- Emergency hire for ambulatory clinics
Education
MD -
Creighton Medical School
Omaha, NebraskaSurgery Internship - Surgery
Creighton University
Omaha, NebraskaFamily Practice Residency -
Trinity Lutheran Family Practice
Kansas City, MissouriBA - Chemistry
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska, USASkills
- Obstetric Care Involvement
- Culturally competent care
- Chronic pain and addiction management
- Child Wellness Examinations
- Experienced in Providing Care for Demanding Patients
- Geriatric assessment
- Mental health assessment and treatment
- Sports medicine
- Diabetic/obesity care and its associated comorbidities
- Urgent Care Proficiency
- Psychiatric crisis intervention
- Wound care techniques
- Orthopedic injury management
Affiliations
- American Medical Association - active
- American Academy of Family Practice - active
Certification
- Physician and Surgeons license, Washington State Department of Health
- ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 09/14/24
- BLS - Basic Life Support, 05/31/24
- PALS - Pediatric Life Support, 05/14/24
- Diplomat of the American Board of Family Medicine
Accomplishments
- "On the Spot" recognition, Recognizing my participation transitioning a busy emergency room into an urgent care clinic., 07/01/16, Navy Hospital Bremerton
- STAR award, Participation in Multidisciplinary Case conference: Stroke panel., 09/16/11
Timeline
Urgent Care Physician
Department Of Defense - Navy
08.2012 - 11.2024
Urgent Care Physician
Puyallup Tribal Health Authority
04.2012 - 07.2012
Family Practice Physician
Multicare
08.2009 - 02.2012
Emergency room 'fast track' Navy Hospital
Spectrum Healthcare Resources
12.2001 - 03.2005
Family Practice Physician
Puyallup Tribal Health Authority
12.1994 - 09.2011
MD -
Creighton Medical School
Surgery Internship - Surgery
Creighton University
Family Practice Residency -
Trinity Lutheran Family Practice
BA - Chemistry
Creighton University
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