Physician Assistant OR Nurse Practitioner - Thoracic Transplant, Full Time (Variable Shift)

Northwell Health; Manhasset (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking a licensed Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our clinical team. The role involves patient assessment, treatment planning, daily rounds, and collaboration with physicians and care staff to deliver high-quality care.

Responsibilities include documenting plans of care, ordering labs and tests, communicating discharge instructions, and supporting performance improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program (ARC-PA for PA or NP track)
• Current NY license to practice as PA and NP as required
• NCCPA certification
• BLS certification current
• Master’s degree in a Nurse Practitioner program and NB Certification in specialty area
• Current NY license to practice as NP and RN in NY State required

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 quality patient care.
• Notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and referrals on patient charts at discharge.
• Informs patients of post-discharge care instructions.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

ARC-PA Accredited Program

NCCPA Certification

Current BLS certification

Master’s Degree in NP

New York NP and RN licensing

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.
• Master’s Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program and National Board Certification in specialty area required.
• Current license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in New York State, and current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State, 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).