ER Physician Assistant: Fast-Paced Emergency Care

Mount Sinai; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System is seeking a Physician Assistant to support the Emergency Department, covering the Adult ED, Fast Track, Pediatric ED, and ED Observation Unit. Under physician supervision, you will perform focused histories, physicals, and diagnostics, and participate in patient management from admission to discharge.

The role includes writing orders, documenting encounters, coordinating care with the Attending Physician and nursing staff, and providing patient education.

Qualifications

• Physician assistants are credentialed to perform direct clinical functions in all areas of the Emergency Department, including Adult ED, Fast Track, Pediatric ED, and ED Observation Unit.

Responsibilities

• Perform focused or comprehensive histories and physical examinations on ED patients and formulate a diagnostic and treatment plan.
• Document patient encounters in the medical record with history, past medical history, allergies and medications.
• Implement treatment protocols and clinical decision making under supervision in ED Observation Unit.
• Write orders for diagnostic tests, medications, consultations, immunizations and referrals.
• Review and document results of tests ordered.
• Communicate with supervising Attending Physician and nursing staff to ensure quality patient care.
• Write prescriptions in accordance with hospital guidelines.
• Counsel patients on health education and disease prevention.
• Present cases to supervising Attending Physician.
• Discuss and approve referrals for consultation with supervising Attending Physician.
• Review EKGs, labs and imaging before discharge from the ED.
• Arrange follow-up, obtain informed consent, recall patients for further evaluation, and coordinate interhospital transfers as required.
• Participate in continuing medical education and attend staff meetings, QA activities and conferences.
• Under supervision, perform venipuncture, IV initiation, routine imaging and labs, catheterization, NG tube, splinting, arterial puncture, minor procedures, and initiation of emergency procedures; under direct supervision, intubation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Job description

Mount Sinai Health System is seeking a Physician Assistant to support the Emergency Department, covering the Adult ED, Fast Track, Pediatric ED, and ED Observation Unit. Under physician supervision, you will perform focused histories, physicals, and diagnostics, and participate in patient management from admission to discharge.

The role includes writing orders, documenting encounters, coordinating care with the Attending Physician and nursing staff, and providing patient education.