Physician Assistant

Northwell Health; Town of New Castle (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a Physician Assistant to perform comprehensive patient assessments, establish care plans, and coordinate daily rounds in a hospital setting.

The role requires NYS PA licensure, NCCPA certification, and BLS, with collaboration across physicians, residents, and nursing staff to deliver high-quality care. Strong documentation and communication are essential for discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an ARC-PA accredited PA program is required.
• Current NYS PA license and NCCPA certification are required.
• Current BLS certification is required.
• Active collaboration with physicians and care teams is essential.

Responsibilities

• Takes patient histories and performs physical examinations.
• Writes orders for medications, labs, and tests and interprets results.
• Performs daily patient rounds and communicates the plan of care.
• Confers with attending physicians and care staff to ensure quality care.
• Notes discharge summaries and post-discharge instructions in charts.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient care planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Communication with care team

Education

Bachelor’s degree (PA program)

ARC-PA accredited PA program

NCCPA Certification

New York State PA license

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).