Physician Assistant- EMSL (Plainview)

Job Description

1.Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation. 2.Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Job Responsibility

• 1.Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
• 2.Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
• 3.Performs daily patient rounds.
• 4.Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
• 5.Interprets laboratory and test results.
• 6.Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
• 7.Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts.
• 8.Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.
• Performs related duties as required.
• 9.All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• 10.Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• 1.Bachelor’s Degree, required.
• 2.Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, required.
• 3.Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA) by the New York State Department of Education, required.
• 4.Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required.
• 5.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).