Physician Assistant - Thoracic Surgery- FlexStaff

Northwell Health; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

FlexStaff is seeking a Physician Assistant with Thoracic Surgery experience for rounding. Availability for 2-3 shifts Monday-Friday and/or Weekend days is required.

The PA will take histories, perform exams, write orders for meds and tests, participate in daily patient rounds, and coordinate with physicians and nursing staff to ensure high-quality care and proper discharge planning. The role emphasizes collaboration in a high-acuity surgical service line and ongoing professional development in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Current NY PA license.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• Current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Take initial patient histories and perform physical examinations.
• Initiate, document, and communicate the plan of care and follow up.
• Perform daily patient rounds.
• Write orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
• Interpret laboratory and test results.
• Collaborate with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and other care providers to ensure quality patient care.
• Discharge planning: notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and referrals.
• Inform patients of post-discharge care instructions.
• All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the ADA.

Education

Bachelor's degree

ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program

New York State PA license

NCCPA Certification

BLS Certification

Job description

FlexStaff is seeking a Physician Assistant with Thoracic Surgery experience for rounding. Must have availability for 2-3 shifts Monday-Friday and/or Weekend days.

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.

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).