Primary Care Physician Assistant

Quick Facts

• Physician Assistant role supporting primary care under physician supervision
• Emphasis on patient recovery, examinations, minor injury treatment, diagnostics, and counseling

Description

The Physician Assistant will support physicians’ work and actively facilitate patients’ recovery. Under physician direction, you will apply medical techniques and principles while caring for a diverse patient population with care and encouragement.

Responsibilities

• Provide healthcare services under supervision of a physician
• Examine patients and record medical histories
• Perform physicals and treat minor injuries (e.g., sutures, splints)
• Order diagnostic tests, interpret results, and diagnose medical conditions
• Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval
• Monitor responses to treatments and counsel patients
• Assess patient health needs and help meet them as fully as possible
• Issue appropriate prescriptions and administer medicine
• Inform physicians of problems or discrepancies
• Acquire and review patient histories to identify abnormal conditions
• Monitor patient progress and maintain records of treatments, surgeries, or other medical events
• Prepare patients for examinations and conduct routine procedures (e.g., measure blood pressure and temperature, administer injections)
• Provide therapeutic treatments (e.g., disinfecting wounds, stitching)
• Collaborate with team members across specialties
• Attend to emergencies

Requirements

• Master’s Degree required
• Active New York license as a Physician Assistant
• Current New York Controlled Substance and Drug Enforcement Registration
• Graduate of an approved PA Program and a post-graduate training program in surgery OR at least one-year equivalent work experience
• Current Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Experience in Emergency Medicine / Family Practice / Acute Care
• DOT, BLS, ACLS preferred
• Bilingual (Spanish) is a plus
• Proven work experience as a physician assistant or nurse
• Knowledge of EMR systems preferred

Benefits

Equal Opportunity Employer.