Pediatrics Physician Assistant Per Diem

Northwell Career Site; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Career Site is seeking a Physician Assistant to support patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. You will participate in performance improvement, research, and education activities within a collaborative care team.

Responsibilities include patient history, exams, plan of care, daily rounds, and discharge documentation. Strong emphasis on communication with attending physicians and ensuring quality of care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited PA program.
• Current NYS license to practice as a Physician Assistant is required.
• Current NCCPA certification is required.
• BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• 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 other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
• Notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and referrals on patient charts at discharge.
• Informs patients of necessary post-discharge care instructions.
• Performs related duties as required; all responsibilities are essential functions under the ADA.

Skills

Patient care

Clinical assessment

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

ARC-PA accredited program

New York State PA license

NCCPA certification

BLS certification

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.

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).