Physician Assistant: Hands-on Patient Care & Collaboration

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a licensed Physician Assistant for patient admission, assessment, and treatment coordination in a hospital setting. You will participate in performance improvement, research, and education activities, and support discharge planning with physicians and care teams.

The role requires NYS PA license, NCCPA certification, BLS, and ARC-PA program completion, with responsibilities including history taking, orders, rounds, and documentation to ensure high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree, required.
• Graduate of an accredited 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Education

Bachelor's Degree, required.

ARC-PA accredited program, required.

New York State PA license, required.

NCCPA Certification, required.

BLS Certification, required.

Job description

Northwell Health is seeking a licensed Physician Assistant for patient admission, assessment, and treatment coordination in a hospital setting. You will participate in performance improvement, research, and education activities, and support discharge planning with physicians and care teams.

The role requires NYS PA license, NCCPA certification, BLS, and ARC-PA program completion, with responsibilities including history taking, orders, rounds, and documentation to ensure high-quality patient care.