Northwell Health

Nonprofit health system in New York and Connecticut

Physician Assistant

Advanced Practice ProvidersUpdated on Nov 6

Full-time$80 - $135In-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 1 year of full-time experience working in urgent care or emergency medicine.
Experience working with adult and pediatric patients aged 6 months and older.
A bachelor's degree is required.
Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs is required.
A current New York State license to practice as a Physician Assistant is required.
Current certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants is required.
Current Basic Life Support certification is required.

Responsibilities

Perform the functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation.
Participate in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.
Take initial patient histories and perform physical examinations.
Initiate and document the plan of care, communicate it, and follow up to ensure completion of patient screening and preparation.
Perform daily patient rounds.
Write orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
Interpret laboratory and test results.
Confer with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and other care providers to ensure quality patient care.
Upon discharge, document discharge summaries, prescriptions, and referrals in patient charts.
Inform patients of necessary post-discharge care instructions.
Perform related duties as required.

FlexStaff is looking for Physician Assistants for various urgent care sites with Nassau & Suffolk County. Must have a minimum of 1 year experience working in a full time in urgent care or emergency medicine and experience working with adult and pediatrics (6 months and up) population. 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.

SHIFTS: 8a-8p M-F, 9a-5p weekends. Partial shifts available: 8a-12p or 9a-1p or 4p-8p

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).

Minimum Salary/Range*: 80.0000

Maximum Salary/Range*: 135.0000

About the Company

Northwell Health

Nonprofit health system in New York and Connecticut

Northwell Health is a nonprofit health system serving patients across New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and Connecticut through hospitals and outpatient practices. Its network combines hospitals for complex care, community hospitals and specialty centers such as Cohen Children's Medical Center and Zucker Hillside Hospital. The system coordinates hospital, ambulatory and post-acute care, with philanthropy supporting its community mission. Its research institutes and partnerships with Hofstra University connect patient care with medical discovery and training for doctors, nurses and physician assistants. Founded in 1997, Northwell is headquartered in Lake Success, New York.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Lake Success, NY
Founded: 1997

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