General Physician Assistant-ELM-12800-022

Mount Sinai Health System • New York, NY

56d • $69 - $91 • Onsite

About The Position

As a Physician Assistant, you will perform a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for consultation, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation for patients who are consulted for Hematology/Oncology service inpatient or seen in clinic outpatient at Elmhurst Hospital. As per the proposed team model, each PA will be paired with an attending to work directly with.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, 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 and ACLS certification, required.
• MS word basic, PowerPoint basic, EPIC.
• Excellent written and oral communication, commitment to medical education/willingness to learn in rapidly growing field with new treatment advances, time management in high volume practice/consult heavy service, critical thinking, ability to prioritize urgent issues.

Nice To Haves

• Open to new graduates, will train.

Responsibilities

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations with documentation on EPIC electronic medical record system for inpatient and outpatient consultations.
• Assist/perform bone marrow biopsies to improve procedural efficiency and reduce delays in diagnosis and treatment.
• Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
• Supporting care of patients admitted for inpatient chemotherapy or oncologic workup, including coordination of care and monitoring for treatment related issues.
• Inbox management, responding to patient messages, medication refills, symptom related concerns for hematology oncology patients.
• Assistance with e-consults and coordination of referrals.
• Writes orders for medications, laboratory work and diagnostic tests. Assist in obtaining specialty medication for oncology patients. Interprets laboratory and test results as they pertain to hematology/medical oncology/appropriateness for chemotherapy treatment.
• Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
• Management of urgent infusion center issues including infusion reactions, acute symptom management, same day clinical concerns.
• Performs related duties, as required.
• Special projects and related duties at the discretion of the department director.

Benefits

• Salary range that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements
• bonuses/incentive
• differential pay
• other forms of compensation or benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level