Physician Assistant- General Surgery (Day Shift)

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

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking a licensed Physician Assistant to join our care team. The role includes taking patient histories, performing exams, and contributing to plan of care while coordinating with physicians and staff to ensure high-quality outcomes.

The PA will write orders, interpret tests, participate in rounds, and assist with discharge planning and post-discharge instructions, under the ADA essential duties framework. A strong credential set is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an ARC-PA accredited program.
• Current New York State PA license.
• NCCPA certification.
• BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
• Documents and communicates the plan of care and follows up for 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 physicians, residents, nursing staff, and other care providers to ensure quality patient care.
• Notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and referrals on patient charts upon discharge.
• Informs patients of post-discharge care instructions.
• Performs related duties as required; essential functions per ADA.

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).