Surgery ENT Urology Physician Assistant Days Nights Evening Weekend as needed

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York seeks a licensed Physician Assistant to support patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up across care teams.

The role requires a NYS PA license, NCCPA certification, ARC-PA accreditation, and BLS. You will perform rounds, order tests, interpret results, document care, and contribute to discharge planning while collaborating with physicians and staff to ensure high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; graduate of ARC-PA accredited program.
• Current PA license to practice in New York State required.
• Current NCCPA certification required.
• Current BLS certification required.

Responsibilities

• Take initial patient histories and perform physical examinations.
• Document and communicate the plan of care; follow up to ensure complete screening.
• Perform daily patient rounds.
• Write orders for medications, labs, and diagnostics.
• Interpret laboratory and test results.
• Consult with attending physicians and staff to ensure quality patient care.
• Notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and referrals on charts.
• Explain post-discharge care instructions to patients.
• Perform related duties as needed; these are essential functions under ADA.

Education

Bachelor’s degree

ARC-PA accredited program

NYS PA license

NCCPA certification

BLS certification

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.
  *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).