Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient Primary Care

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in New York seeks a dedicated Physician Assistant to perform essential functions in patient care, including assessments, treatment planning, and collaboration with healthcare teams. The role emphasizes quality care and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant in New York.
• Current NCCPA Certification required.
• Current BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
• Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
• Confers with care providers to ensure quality of patient care.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Graduate of an accredited program

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 Responsibilities

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.
5. Interprets laboratory and test results.
6. Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
7. Notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and referrals on patient charts upon discharge.
8. Informs patients of necessary post-discharge care instructions.
9. 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 Qualifications

1. Bachelor's Degree, required. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, required.
2. Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA) by the New York State Department of Education, required.
3. Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required.
4. 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).