Physician Assistant: Outpatient Orthopedics at Northwell Career Site

Town of Riverhead, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

27 Jun, 26

Salary

212100.0

Posted On

29 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Patient Histories, Physical Examinations, Plan Of Care, Patient Rounds, Writing Orders, Laboratory Work, Diagnostic Tests, Result Interpretation, Patient Care Coordination, Discharge Summaries, Prescriptions, Referrals, Post-Discharge Instructions

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Job Description 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. Job Responsibility * 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. Job Qualification * 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. *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).

Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant performs technical procedures for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation, while also participating in performance improvement, research, and educational activities. Key duties include taking histories, performing exams, writing orders, interpreting results, conferring with physicians, and managing discharge documentation and patient instructions.