Physician Assistant-Neurosurgery (Experience Preferred)

Northwell Health; Town of Riverhead (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a Physician Assistant to perform vital clinical tasks across admission, assessment, and treatment processes in a dynamic healthcare setting.

The role includes taking histories, performing exams, documenting plans, and coordinating with attending physicians to ensure high-quality patient care. Responsibilities cover rounds, orders, test interpretations, and post-discharge instructions, with an emphasis on comprehensive care delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree is required.
• Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant in NY state is required.
• Current NCCPA certification is required.
• Current BLS certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Take initial patient histories and perform physical examinations.
• Document and communicate plan of care and follow-up for screening and preparation of patients.
• Perform daily patient rounds.
• Write orders for medications, labs, and diagnostic tests.
• Interpret laboratory and test results.
• Coordinate with physicians and care teams to ensure quality patient care.
• Document discharge summaries, prescriptions, and referrals.
• Explain post-discharge care instructions to patients.
• All duties listed are essential functions under applicable law.

Education

Bachelor's degree

New York 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).