Physician Assistant - Medical Affairs - FT 12 hr shifts Flexible Shifts
Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. As Long Island's only independent community hospital, we are 100% committed to becoming the community's healthcare provider of choice with our greatly enhanced services including the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, our highly-advanced heart disease diagnosis and treatment facility, our new modern surgical pavilion, and our unique ER approach.
Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Physician Assistant - Medical Affairs - FT Flexible shifts. In this role, the successful candidate will provide quality, professional, cost-effective health care to all patients at LICH. PAs practice medicine under the supervision of a licensed physician, fulfilling a broad range of medical services that would otherwise be provided by the physician.
Job Responsibilities:
- Introduce/identify self as a physician assistant.
- Perform initial assessment/history and physical examination.
- Order and interpret tests/results (lab, radiology, EKG, etc.) based on patient need.
- Document care in the chart in accordance with Hospital policy & procedure.
- Formulate and implement treatment plan.
- Consult with physician when required based on patient's condition.
- Reassess patients.
- Provide emergency medical care including Code 64 management.
- Triage patients (ED only).
- Perform Trauma assessment/reassessment (Trauma Team only).
- Document all pertinent patient information following departmental and Hospital policies.
- Provide patient/family education.
- Complete procedure notes.
- Document follow-up/consultation with physician.
- Complete billing forms fully and submit.
- Write and give discharge instructions (ED only).
- Explain procedures to patient/family.
- Perform procedures following accepted standards of care.
- Assist in surgery (OR credentialed only).
- Demonstrate positive Service Excellence/customer satisfaction.
- Work as a team member in a multidisciplinary manner.
- Maintain knowledge of current trends and techniques in the field.
- Participate in performance assessment and improvement studies.
Minimum Qualifications:
Graduate of a PA program accredited by The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant or its predecessor.
Current NCCPA certification.
Current New York State license as Registered Physician Assistant.
Current BLS & ACLS documentation.
Current Pediatric Life Support (PALS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) documentation.
Requires psychomotor skills to perform examinations and procedures.
Required Licenses: Physician Assistant Lic-NYS, Ntl Com Cert Physician Asst.
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
Long Island Community Hospital is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
The salary range for the role is $126,416.16 - $157,042.08 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need.
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