Pulmonary Physician Assistant

Emerald Resource Group•White Plains, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Patients with complex lung disease need a clinician who can move from first visit to a clear plan without delay. In this role, you own the day-to-day pulmonary care that keeps people breathing easier, out of the hospital, and on a path they understand. You will work beside board-certified pulmonologists, translating test results and symptoms into decisions that change outcomes.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited PA program and current NCCPA certification, with an active state license and DEA registration (or eligibility) before start.
At least two years of pulmonary, critical care, hospital medicine, or closely related experience managing COPD, asthma, and hypoxemic respiratory failure.
Demonstrated skill interpreting PFTs and ABGs and adjusting oxygen and inhaler regimens to objective targets.
Procedural competence, or recent supervised experience, in thoracentesis and arterial sampling, with willingness to complete service privileging.
Clear written and spoken communication with patients who have low health literacy, and accurate same-day documentation.
Current BLS and ACLS.

Nice To Haves

A defined path to procedure privileges and teaching involvement with rotating learners.

Responsibilities

Evaluate and manage a full panel of outpatient pulmonary patients—COPD, asthma, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, and sleep-related breathing disorders—so visit plans are complete before the patient leaves.
Lead inpatient pulmonary consults and follow-up, delivering timely recommendations that shorten length of stay and reduce avoidable readmissions.
Interpret spirometry, lung volumes, diffusion studies, and overnight oximetry, and adjust inhaled therapy, oxygen, and noninvasive ventilation to documented targets.
Coordinate diagnostic pathways—imaging, labs, and procedure referrals—so suspected malignancy, infection, and progressive fibrosis are worked up without gaps.
Perform or assist approved procedures (thoracentesis, arterial blood gas, bronchoscopy support) within privileging, with complication rates at or below service benchmarks.
Close the loop with primary care, respiratory therapy, and pulmonary rehab so treatment changes, oxygen orders, and follow-up are documented the same day.
Contribute to quality reviews on exacerbation management, steroid stewardship, and tobacco cessation, and act on the findings in your own panel.