Pain Management Physician Assistant

Essen Health Care; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Essen Health Care in New York City seeks a Physician Assistant to support physicians, conduct examinations, order tests, and manage patient care under supervision. The role emphasizes diverse patient populations and teamwork across multiple specialties.

Required: Master's degree, NY license as a PA, NCCPA certification, and post-graduate surgical or acute care exposure. Spanish bilingual is a plus; EMR systems experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required.
• Graduate of an approved PA program; post-graduate training in surgery or equivalent experience.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• Active New York PA license and DEA registration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide healthcare services under supervision of a physician.
• Examine patients and record medical histories.
• Order diagnostic tests, interpret results, and diagnose conditions.
• Prescribe therapy or medications with physician approval.
• Monitor patient responses and counsel patients.
• Collaborate with team across specialties.

Skills

Active NY license

Spanish bilingual

Emergency/Acute care experience

Education

Master's Degree

PA program graduate

NCCPA certification

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

At Essen Health Care, we care for that!

As the largest privately held multispecialty medical group in the Bronx, we provide high-quality, compassionate, and accessible medical care to some of the most vulnerable and under-served residents of New York State. Guided by a Population Health model of care, Essen has five integrated clinical divisions offering urgent care, primary care, and specialty services, as well as nursing home staffing and care management. Founded in 1999, our over 20-year commitment has fueled an unwavering dedication toward innovating a better healthcare delivery system. Essen has expanded from a single primary care office to an umbrella organization offering specialties from women s health to endocrinology, from psychiatry to a vast array of other specialties. All clinical services are offered via telehealth or in-person at over 35 medical offices and at home through the Essen House Calls program.

Essen Health Care is the place Where Care Comes Together! We are looking for the most talented and effective individuals to join our rapidly growing company. With over 1,100 employees and 400+ Practitioners, we care for over 250,000 patients annually in New York City and beyond. From medical providers to administration & operational staff, there is a career here for you. Join our team today!

Job Summary

The Physician Assistant will support the doctors work and actively facilitate patients recovery. You will apply medical techniques and principles under the direction of a physician and you will deal with a diverse set of patients offering them care and encouragement.

Responsibilities

• Provide healthcare services under supervision of a physician.
• Examine patients and record their medical histories.
• Conduct physicals and treat minor injuries (sutures, splints, etc)
• Order diagnostic tests, interpret results and diagnose medical conditions.
• Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval.
• Monitor responses to treatments and counsel patients.
• Assess patients health and their demands and aim to fulfill them as well as possible.
• Issue appropriate prescriptions and administer medicine.
• Inform physicians about any problems or discrepancies that might arise.
• Acquire and review patient histories identifying abnormal conditions.
• Monitor patients progress and keep records of treatments, surgeries or other medical events.
• Prepare patients for examinations and conduct routine procedures (measure blood pressure and temperature, administer injections etc)
• Provide therapeutic treatments (disinfecting wounds, stitching etc.)
• Collaborate effectively with team members of various specializations.
• Attend to emergencies.
• Following patients to identify their response to procedures and determine an appropriate continued plan of care and medication management planning.
• Consenting patients for procedures they are going to have.
• Assisting with triaging patient referrals.

Qualifications

• Master s Degree required
• Active New York license as a Physician Assistant
• Currently New York Controlled Substance and Drug Enforcement Registration
• Master's degree
• Graduate of an approved PA Program and a post-graduate training program in surgery or at least one-year equivalent work experience
• Current Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Emergency Medicine / Family Practice/Acute Care
• DOT, BLS, ACLS Preferred
• Bilingual a plus - Spanish
• Proven work experience as a physician assistant or nurse
• Knowledge of EMR Systems preferred

Salary: $120,000-$145,000

Essen Health care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.