Physician Assistant

Job Summary

The Physician Assistant (PA) is responsible for practicing medicine with physician supervision including conducting examinations and writing prescriptions. Within physicianphysician assistant relationship, PAs exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. May practice in several primary care areas including family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics/gynecology as well as surgery and surgical subspecialties.

May include responsibility for education, research, and administrative services.

• Conducts physical examinations, assesses health status, orders and interprets tests, prescribes medications, and treats illnesses including giving injections and suturing wounds
• Consults with physicians as needed and refers to physicians for more complicated medical cases or cases that are not a routine part of a PAs scope of work
• Monitors therapies and provides continuity of care
• Triages patient calls and evaluates patient problems, and responds to emergencies including use of CPR
• Counsels patients and patients family on preventive health care
• Documents patient information and care in medical record and may maintain department statistical database for research purposes
• Conducts follow-up examinations of patients
• Documents patients charts and maintains detailed records of patient treatment
• Performs related duties as assigned by the medical staff

Experience:

• 1-2 years of experience as a Physician Assistant, preferred
• New graduates of an accredited Physician Assistant Program also considered

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program, required

Licenses /

Certifications:

• Current New York State Physician Assistant license, required
• Current BLS and ACLS Certification, required

Other: N/A

Special Requirements: N/A