Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - FlexStaff- Inpatient Gastroenterology

Northwell Health; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health institution is seeking a Physician Assistant to join their Inpatient Gastroenterology team. Responsibilities include conducting patient assessments, performing physical examinations, and collaborating with care providers for optimal patient outcomes. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree and relevant certifications, aiming to contribute to patient care and performance improvement in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and graduate of an accredited program required.
• Current PA license from NY State.
• Current NCCPA certification and BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
• Documents and communicates the plan of care.
• Performs daily patient rounds and writes orders.

Skills

Patient History Taking

Physical Examination

Care Planning

Patient Rounds

Medication Orders

Education

Bachelor Degree

Accredited Physician Assistant Program

NCCPA Certification

BLS Certification

Job description

Inpatient Gastroenterology, consults and rounding. Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow up, and outcome evaluation. Hours are: 7a-3p or 7:30a-3:30p, Monday, Tuesday, Friday (open to other days M-F).

Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

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.
• 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.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor 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).