OBGYN Physician Assistant Per Diem

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking a Physician Assistant to perform medical assessments, develop care plans, and support patient care across hospital teams.

The role requires NYS PA license, NCCPA certification, ARC-PA accredited program graduate, and BLS; strong collaboration and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an ARC-PA accredited PA program and licensed to practice in NY.
• Certified by NCCPA and current BLS certification.
• Strong patient assessment and clinical reasoning skills.
• Ability to collaborate with physicians, nurses and staff.

Responsibilities

• Takes patient histories and performs physical examinations.
• Initiates and documents the plan of care; follows up on care.
• Performs daily patient rounds and documents orders.
• Interprets lab results and communicates findings.
• Collaborates with care team to ensure quality patient care.
• Notes discharge summaries and post-discharge care instructions.

Skills

Patient assessment

Clinical reasoning

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

ARC-PA accredited PA program

New York PA license

NCCPA Certification

BLS Certification

Tools

EHR systems

Laboratory/diagnostic tools

Job description

Job Description

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

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Job Responsibility

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.


• Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.


• Performs daily patient rounds.


• Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.


• Interprets laboratory and test results.


• Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.


• Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts.


• Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.


• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree, required. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, required.


• Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA) by the New York State Department of Education, required.


• Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required.


• Current BLS certification, required.


• Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).