Physician Assistant - General Cardiology

Rochester Regional Health; Town of Greece (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Rochester Regional Health in Penn Fair seeks a Physician Assistant for its Cardiology department. You will take complex histories, perform exams, order tests, and help develop treatment plans in collaboration with physicians.

The role emphasizes compassionate patient care, strong documentation, and the ability to work in a high-demand environment. Schedule: Days, Monday–Friday; full-time employment with competitive pay.

Qualifications

• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and empathy in patient care.
• Ability to work effectively under stress and maintain professionalism.
• Strong documentation and record-keeping for medical status and plans.

Responsibilities

• Take medical histories, perform examinations, and order tests as referred by physicians.
• Develop treatment plans in collaboration with attending physicians.
• Interact with other medical teams to support comprehensive care.
• Prescribe medications, write orders, and respond to acute condition changes.
• Document complete patient histories and clinical status for records.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Compassion

Critical thinking

Documentation

Education

BS: Physician Assistant (Required)

Job description

SUMMARY

As a Physician Assistant, your superior interpersonal and empathetic skills, as well as your comprehension of diagnostic procedures greatly assists in managing and delivering quality treatment plans.

STATUS: Full Time

LOCATION: Penn Fair

DEPARTMENT: Cardiology

SCHEDULE: Days (Monday-Friday)

ATTRIBUTES

• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Compassionate, warm and patient focused
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action
• Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Exceptional documentation skills and professional behavior

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Patient Care. Take complex medical histories on patients referred for consultation by academic and community physicians; perform physical examinations; order laboratory tests, x-rays, special imaging studies and other diagnostic procedures;
• Management & Development. reach tentative diagnosis of medical, surgical and other conditions; develop treatment plans in conjunction with attending physician to provide optimal patient medical management; order consultations and interact with members of other specialty medical teams; assist in the collection of data for research projects
• Patient Satisfaction. Interacts on a frequent, regular and daily basis with patients, family members, medical/social/public services support, regulatory agencies and/or payor agencies. Interaction and communication requires expressed empathy, understanding, problem-solving, education, information gathering, process influencing and counseling.
• Medication & Orders. Prescribe medication, write orders, perform procedures and respond to emergency and/or immediate condition changes of acute patients.
• Documentation. Obtain complete, detailed and accurate patient histories, review patient records, perform physical exams, record all pertinent data to develop comprehensive medical status, diagnosis and clinical treatment plan for all assigned patients.

EDUCATION:

• BS: Physician Assistant (Required)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• PA-C - Certified Physician Assistant - National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

PAY RANGE: $100,000.00 - $150,000.00