Physician Assistant

Northwell Health • Staten Island, NY

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Physician Assistant performs a variety of functions and technical procedures essential for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation. This role also involves participation in performance improvement, research, and educational activities. Key responsibilities include taking patient histories, performing physical examinations, initiating and documenting care plans, conducting daily patient rounds, ordering medications and diagnostic tests, interpreting results, collaborating with other healthcare providers, and managing patient discharge summaries and 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