Per Diem-Physician Assistant Perioperative Services - Flexible Shifts Patchogue, NY

LI Community Hospital • Village of Patchogue, NY, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 3w ago

Per Diem-Physician Assistant Perioperative Services - Flexible Shifts

Long Island Community Hospital has served this richly diverse region as a patient-first community hospital for more than 60 years. 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, and our new modern surgical pavilion.

Position Summary:
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Per Diem-Physician Assistant Perioperative Services - Flexible Shifts. In this role, the successful candidate will provide quality, professional, cost-effective health care to all patients at LICH. Physician assistants (PA) practice medicine under the supervision of a licensed physician fulfilling a broad range of medical services. PAs provide care for in- and outpatients primarily in-house including, the Emergency Department, Pre-Admission Testing, the operating room, Employee Health, and Psych Care.

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.
Order, apply, remove, and reapply restraints.
Provide emergency medical care including Code 64 management.
Triage patients (ED only).
Perform Trauma assessment/reassessment (Trauma Team only).
Legibly document in patient chart and departmental forms all pertinent patient information.
Document any patient or family education on the Hospital patient and family education form.
All orders and entries dated and timed.
Level of documentation matches severity of situation.
Results of tests ordered documented.
Procedure notes completed.
Follow-up/consultation with physician documented.
Verbal/telephone orders signed, dated, and timed by end of shift.
Billing forms completed fully and submitted (house only).
Discharge instructions written and given (ED only).
Explain procedure to patient/family.
Perform procedures following accepted standards of care (IVs, Foley catheter, NGT, CVL removal, etc.).
Assist in surgery (technique - OR credentialed only).
Perform CAT scan/MRI injections.
Demonstrate positive Service Excellence/customer satisfaction.
Demonstrate the medical, technical, and personal skills to assess, reassess, & manage patients.
Know one's limitations and seek help if needed.
Demonstrate the ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail.
Work as a team member in a multidisciplinary manner.
Maintain knowledge of current trends and techniques in the field by reading appropriate journals, books, and other literature.
Abide by all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.
Answer pages immediately (unless busy) using name and title (house only).
Participate in performance assessment and improvement studies.

Minimum Qualifications:
To qualify you must have a 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 current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) documentation are required.

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. We require applications to be completed online.

Long Island Community Hospital provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $84.19 - $84.19 Hourly.

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