Physician Assistant - Medicine - Mount Sinai Queens - Full Time Days

Mount Sinai Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated physician assistant to provide comprehensive care to adult patients. In this vital role, you will diagnose and treat patients, conduct thorough health assessments, and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure top-notch patient care. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact in a leading academic medical system, known for its commitment to excellence and innovation in healthcare. Join a team that values unity and inclusion, where your contributions will help transform the healthcare landscape for all.

Qualifications

• Requires a valid NY State license as a physician assistant.
• Appointment to the Medical Center Allied Health Personnel Staff is required.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive care to patients on assigned Medicine service.
• Conducts health assessments, orders tests, and regulates medications.
• Mentors physician assistant students and maintains patient records.

Skills

Patient Care

Medical Diagnosis

Health Assessment

Medication Regulation

Chart Documentation

Education

Valid New York State license as a physician assistant

Job description

Description

Diagnoses and treats adult medical patients in accordance with the scope of defined privileges. Responsible for diagnosing and treating adult medical patients and developing a plan of care; participates in multi-disciplinary floor rounds on a regular basis.

Responsibilities

1. Provides all aspects of care to patients on assigned Medicine service, in accordance with delineation of privileges.
2. Performs complete admission histories and physical examinations.
3. Conducts patient health assessment interviews, orders and interprets diagnostic screening tests.
4. Makes rounds, writes notes, discusses care plan with attendings on medicine patients.
5. Regulates selected medication and treatments as appropriate, in collaboration with physicians.
6. Notifies changes in patient conditions and care plan changes to attending physicians and nursing personnel to facilitate patient care.
7. Maintains proper chart documentation reporting and interpreting patient responses to the plan of care.
8. Participates in quality improvement activities.
9. Participates in educational forums.
10. Counsels and assists patients and family members assuming responsibility for prevention of illness and promotion of health maintenance and restoration of health.
11. Identifies available community resources helpful to patients and their family.
12. Maintains and updates patient records.
13. Completes medical discharge summaries in a timely manner.
14. Acts as mentor for physician assistant students and newly hired physician assistants.
15. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned area.

Qualifications

Requires appointment to the Medical Center Allied Health Personnel Staff. Valid New York State license and registration as a physician assistant.

Employer Description

Strength through Unity and Inclusion

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare.

About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Compensation

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $4648.2169 - $5822.8701 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need.