Manometry Procedures Physician Assistant (1199) 4 shifts Days or 3 Shifts Days Nights Weekend Holdiays as needed

Northwell Health • Staten Island, NY

5d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Manometry Procedures Physician Assistant with a weekly schedule of 4 day shifts or 3 shifts covering days, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed. The role involves taking patient histories, performing physical examinations, initiating and documenting care plans, performing daily patient rounds, writing orders for medications, lab work, and diagnostic tests, interpreting results, conferring with other care providers, and managing patient discharge summaries and post-discharge instructions.

Requirements

• 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.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees