Physician Assistant

Montefiore Health System•New York, NY

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Physician Assistant will perform assessments and manage arrhythmia/ EP patients in an outpatient and inpatient setting. Responsibilities include: Manage and evaluate patients including preoperative assessments, post-op assessments, patients in device clinic, EP clinic, routine outpatient follow-ups and consultations and inpatient consultations; recognize post EP procedure complications Coordinate and facilitate the patient ambulatory process for those undergoing procedures, including schedule EP procedures, obtain consent for procedures, provide patient education and post-operative care Collaborate and communicate with Attending Physicians and clinical team regarding patient care Order & interpret tests and discuss management with patients Interrogate/ check Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Pacemakers and interpret data to provide clinical management and make appropriate adjustments as needed Triage sick calls and address patient phone calls and questions Authorize medication refills and prescription requests, including prior authorizations if needed Perform Discharges on hospital EP patients with appropriate care, follow-up and medications Assess inpatient arrhythmia consults, round with physician and coordinate patient care Provide EP clinical related documents such as clearance, disability, etc. for patient or referring teams

Requirements

Bachelor degree required
Certified by the National Commission of the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Physician Assistant License by New York State
Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program

Nice To Haves

Masters preferred

Responsibilities

Manage and evaluate patients including preoperative assessments, post-op assessments, patients in device clinic, EP clinic, routine outpatient follow-ups and consultations and inpatient consultations; recognize post EP procedure complications
Coordinate and facilitate the patient ambulatory process for those undergoing procedures, including schedule EP procedures, obtain consent for procedures, provide patient education and post-operative care
Collaborate and communicate with Attending Physicians and clinical team regarding patient care
Order & interpret tests and discuss management with patients
Interrogate/ check Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Pacemakers and interpret data to provide clinical management and make appropriate adjustments as needed
Triage sick calls and address patient phone calls and questions
Authorize medication refills and prescription requests, including prior authorizations if needed
Perform Discharges on hospital EP patients with appropriate care, follow-up and medications
Assess inpatient arrhythmia consults, round with physician and coordinate patient care
Provide EP clinical related documents such as clearance, disability, etc. for patient or referring teams