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

Northwell Health; Bay Shore (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York seeks a Physician Assistant to perform a broad range of clinical duties across admission, assessment, treatment, and follow-up. You will participate in performance improvement, research and educational activities to enhance patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include taking histories, performing exams, planning and following up care, daily rounds, and coordinating orders with the care team. Candidates must be a NY-licensed PA with NCCPA and BLS certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• ARC-PA accredited program required.
• Licensed Physician Assistant (LPA) in NY required.
• 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 to ensure thorough screening and preparation of patients.
• Performs daily patient rounds.
• Writes orders for medications, laboratory work and diagnostic tests; interprets results.
• Confers with attending physicians and care team to ensure quality patient care.
• Notes discharge summaries, prescriptions and referrals post-discharge; informs patients of aftercare.
• Performs related duties as required.

Skills

Patient history taking

Clinical examination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

ARC-PA accredited program

Licensed Physician Assistant (LPA)

NCCPA Certification

BLS Certification

Job description

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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.

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

• 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.

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).