About this role
6 months experience, preferred. Open to per diem and/or long term contracts for assignments in the Western region: NYC, Staten Island, Westchester.
Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow up, and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.
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. * All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
Qualifications: * Bachelor 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.
*Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).