Physician Assistant - Urology, Full Time (Variable Shift))

Northwell Health; Bay Shore (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health seeks a Physician Assistant to support admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up activities. The role involves collaboration with physicians and staff to ensure high-quality patient care and outcomes.

The position emphasizes establishing care plans, daily rounds, and post-discharge instructions, with ongoing participation in improvement, research, and education initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited program required.
• Licensed Physician Assistant (LPA) by New York State required.
• Current NCCPA Certification required.
• Current BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
• Initiates, documents and communicates the plan of care and follows-up for screening and preparation of patients.
• Performs daily patient rounds.
• Writes orders for medications, labs and diagnostic tests; interprets results.
• Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff and other care providers to ensure quality of patient care.
• Notes discharge summaries and referrals; informs patients of post-discharge care instructions.
• Performs related duties as required.

Skills

Patient history

Physical exams

Care plan communication

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

ARC-PA program

New York LPA license

NCCPA certification

BLS certification

Job description

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement, research and educational activities.

Job Responsibility

• 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. Interprets laboratory and test results.
• 5. Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
• 6. Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions and any referrals on patient charts. Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.
• 7. Performs related duties, as required.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree, required.
• Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs (ARC-PA) program, required.
• Licensed Physician Assistant (LPA) 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).