Physician Assistant - EMSL, Per Diem

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

Job summary

Northwell Health seeks a Physician Assistant in New York to support admission, assessment, and ongoing patient care. The role involves taking histories, performing exams, planning and implementing care, and coordinating with physicians and nursing staff to ensure optimal outcomes.

The PA will conduct daily rounds, issue orders for medications and tests, interpret results, and manage discharge planning including patient education on post-discharge care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• ARC-PA accredited PA program graduate required.
• Current NYS Physician Assistant license required.
• Current NCCPA certification required.
• Current BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Take initial patient histories and perform physical examinations.
• Develop and communicate the plan of care and follow up for complete screening and preparation of patients.
• Perform daily patient rounds.
• Write orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
• Interpret laboratory and test results.
• Consult with attending physicians and staff to ensure quality patient care.
• Note discharge summaries, prescriptions, and referrals at discharge.
• Inform patients about post-discharge care instructions.
• All duties are essential functions under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

ARC-PA-accredited PA program

New York State Physician Assistant 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).