Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine, Temporary

Northwell Health; Bay Shore (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a licensed Physician Assistant to support admission, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment across patient care teams in a hospital setting.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree, ARC-PA accredited program graduate, NY State PA license, NCCPA certification, and BLS. You will participate in rounds, develop care plans, document orders, and coordinate discharge summaries with care teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required from an accredited program.
• Graduate of ARC-PA-accredited PA program.
• Licensed NY Physician Assistant per NYSED.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• Current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
• Initiates, documents and communicates the plan of care and follows-up.
• Performs daily patient rounds.
• Writes orders for medications, labs and diagnostic tests; interprets results.
• Confers with physicians and care teams to ensure quality of care.
• Notes discharge summaries, prescriptions and referrals; explains post-discharge care.
• Performs related duties as required.

Skills

NCCPA Certification

NYS Physician Assistant License

BLS Certification

Education

Bachelor's Degree

ARC-PA accredited PA program

Licensed Physician Assistant NY

Current NCCPA Certification

Current BLS certification

Job description

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

Job Responsibility

• 1. Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
• 2. Initiates, documents and communicates the plan of care and follows-up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
• 3. Performs daily patient rounds.
• 4. Writes orders for medications, laboratory work and diagnostic tests. Interprets laboratory and test results.
• 5. Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
• 6. Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions and any referrals on patient charts. Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.
• 7. Performs related duties, as required.

Job Qualification

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