Physician Assistant - MICU, Full Time

Northwell Career Site; Bay Shore (NY); On-site; USD 99,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in Bay Shore, NY is seeking a Physician Assistant for night shift coverage. You will take patient histories, perform exams, and participate in daily rounds to develop and communicate comprehensive care plans.

You will write orders, interpret labs, and coordinate with physicians and nursing staff to ensure high‑quality patient care. The role requires NYS PA licensure, NCCPA certification, BLS, and a minimum of one year in critical care (ACP) or completion of a Critical Care ACP

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required and NYS PA license.
• ARC-PA accredited program completion required.
• NYS PA license and NCCPA certification required.
• Current BLS certification required.
• 1-year Critical Care experience as ACP or CC ACP fellowship completed.

Responsibilities

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
• Initiates, documents and communicates the plan of care with follow-up.
• Performs daily patient rounds.
• Writes orders for medications, labs and diagnostics; interprets results.
• Confers with attending physicians, residents and nursing staff to ensure quality care.
• Discharges patients and notes post-discharge instructions and referrals.
• Performs related duties as required.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care planning

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

ARC-PA accredited program

Licensed PA in NYS

NCCPA Certification

Current BLS certification

1-year Critical Care experience or CC ACP fellowship

Job description

• Locations 301 East Main Street, Bay Shore, NY, 11706, US
• Job Schedule Full time
• Internal Posting Start Date 09/15/2026
• Internal Posting End Date 09/20/2026
• Minimum Salary/Range* 72.1143
• Maximum Salary/Range* 101.7081
• Shift Nights
• Shift Begin Time 7:00 PM
• Shift End Time 7:30 AM
• Schedule Full Time

Job Description

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement, research and educational activities.

Job Responsibility

• 1. Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
• 2. Initiates, documents and communicates the plan of care and follows-up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
• 3. Performs daily patient rounds.
• 4. Writes orders for medications, laboratory work and diagnostic tests. Interprets laboratory and test results.
• 5. Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
• 6. Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions and any referrals on patient charts. Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.
• 7. Performs related duties, as required.

Job Qualification

Bachelor’s Degree, required. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs (ARC-PA) program, required. Licensed Physician Assistant (LPA) 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. 1-year Critical Care experience as an ACP required OR Completion of the Critical Care ACP fellowship.

*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).

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Northwell Health reserves the right to amend all terms of employment.