Physician Assistant - Neurology

City/State:
White Plains, New York | Department: EMS Surgical PA NPs_1 |

Work Shift:

Night | Work Days: MON-FRI, ALTERNATING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS | Scheduled

Hours:

Nights | Hours Per Pay Period: 80 | Pay Rate/Range: ,000

The WPPA Physician Assistant is responsible for practicing medicine under physician supervision, including conducting examinations and writing prescriptions. Within the physician–physician assistant relationship, the PA exercises autonomy in medical decision making in a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. The role may also include responsibilities for education, research, and administrative services.

• Understand and adhere to the WPH Performance Standards, Policies and Behaviors.
• First Assist on surgical procedures; first and second assist on total hip and knee procedures.
• Conduct physical exams, assess health status, order and interpret tests, prescribe medications, and treat illnesses including giving injections and suturing wounds.
• Consult with physicians as needed and refer to physicians for more complicated cases or cases outside the PA’s scope of work.
• Monitor therapies and provide continuity of care.
• Triage patient calls and evaluate patient problems, responding to emergencies including the use of CPR.
• Provide counsel to patient/family on preventive health care.
• Document patient information and care in the medical record, maintaining confidentiality, and may maintain departmental statistical databases for research purposes.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the medical model and the roles of physicians and physician assistants.
• Show familiarity with anatomy, pharmacology, pathophysiology, clinical medicine, and physical diagnosis.
• Demonstrate skill in gathering and analyzing physiological, socioeconomic, and emotional patient data.
• Accurately evaluate patient problems in person or via phone and provide appropriate advice, intervention, or referral.
• Make responsible decisions within the scope of PA practice.
• Collaborate effectively with physicians on complicated cases.
• Educate patients, families, and staff in a user‑friendly manner.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Master’s degree preferred.

• One year of experience as a Physician Assistant in an appropriate clinical setting preferred.
• Current White Plains Hospital Physician Assistant Collaborative Practice Agreement required.

• Professional capacity and role model behavior.
• Leadership skills, including collaboration and negotiation.
• Professional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Active listening and two‑way communication.
• Attention to detail amid interruptions.
• Ability to perform multiple duties in a high‑volume setting.
• Professional interaction with all levels of management and external constituencies.
• Self‑starter, self‑motivated, and able to work without supervision.
• Flexible, organized, and able to set priorities.
• Teamwork and adaptability.
• Composure under stress.
• Clear, decisive instruction to nurses and technicians.
• Legible and thorough documentation of patient care.
• Acute visual, auditory, tactile, and olfactory senses.
• Proficiency with computer work for extended periods.

• Physician Assistant – New York State Board of Medicine.
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) – American Heart Association, required upon hire.

White Plains Hospital Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. White Plains Hospital Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.