Physician Assistant-General Surgery (Huntington)

Northwell; Town of Huntington (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York seeks a Physician Assistant to support patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. You will participate in performance improvement, research, and education while contributing to outcomes across care teams.

The role involves taking patient histories, performing exams, ordering and interpreting tests, and communicating plans of care with physicians, nurses, and other providers to ensure seamless care delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an ARC-PA accredited program.
• Current NY State license to practice as a Physician Assistant.
• 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 diagnostics.
• Interprets laboratory and test results.
• Coordinates with physicians and care staff to ensure quality care.
• Notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and referrals on charts at discharge.
• Provides post-discharge care instructions to patients.

Skills

Patient care

Clinical assessment

Team communication

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree

ARC-PA accredited program

New York State 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).