Physician Asst (PLNV)-General Surgery (Full Time) (Variable Shifts)

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

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York is seeking a Physician Assistant to support patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. The role emphasizes collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other care providers to ensure high-quality patient care.

Responsibilities include taking initial histories, documenting plans of care, daily rounds, writing orders for meds and labs, interpreting results, and coordinating discharge instructions and referrals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• ARC-PA accredited PA program required.
• Current NYS license to practice as a Physician Assistant required.
• Current NCCPA certification required.
• Current BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Take initial patient histories and perform physical examinations.
• Initiate, document, and communicate the plan of care and follow up to ensure screening and preparation of patients.
• Perform daily patient rounds and write orders for medications, labs, and diagnostic tests.
• Interpret laboratory and test results and confer with the care team to ensure quality patient care.
• Note discharge summaries, prescriptions, and referrals on patient charts and inform patients of post-discharge care instructions.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

ARC-PA accredited PA program

New York State PA license

NCCPA Certification

BLS certification

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.

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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.

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).