Summary: An exempt position responsible for practicing medicine, including surgical services, and managing all aspects of in-patient medical care under the appropriate physician supervision as defined by New York State law. Within physician-physician assistant/nurse practitioner relationship, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners exercise autonomy in medical decision making a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conducts physical exams, assesses health status, orders and interprets tests, prescibes medications, and treat illnesses.


• Consult with physicians as needed and refers to physicians for more complicated medical cases or cases that are not a routine part of a PA's Scope of Practice


• Round on surgical inpatients and facilitate the appropriate care


• Write notes and consultations on patients seen


• Attend Multi-disciplinary rounds


• Consult on surgical patients both on the floor and ER


• Work with nursing, care management, and other colleagues with a team approach and perspective


• May place and remove surgical drains


• Consult appropriate specialties as seen fit


• Monitors therapies and provides continuity of care


• Triage patient calls and evaluates patient's problems and concerns. Responds to emergencies including use of CPR


• Counsels patient/family on health care matters


• Documents patient information and care in the medical record, in a confidential manner, and may maintain departmental statistical database for research and quality purposes


• Familiar with anatomy, pharmacology, pathophysiology, clinical medicine and physical diagnosis


• Demonstrates skill in gathering and analyzing physiological, socioeconomic, and emotional patient data


• Demonstrates skill in accurately evaluating patient problems in person or via phone and providing appropriate advice, intervention, or referral


• Demonstrates ability to make responsible decisions within the scope of PA practice.


• Ability to assist in surgical procedures.


• Demonstrates ability to collaborate effectively with physicians


• Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively with all other disciplines in the medical arena


• Demonstrates ability to educate patients, families and staff in a user-friendly manner


• Demonstrates ability to demonstrate hand-eye coordination, full range of motion, and manual dexterity

 

Education, Training, Licensure and Experience Requirements

• Current New York State Licensed Physician Assistant


• Current National Certification (Highly Recommended)


• Current White Plains Hospital Physician Assistant Collaborative Practice Agreement


• Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)


• Proficiency in all procedures, techniques and skills approved in the delineation of privileges

Or

• Masters Degree in Nursing from an accredited school.


• Current NYS license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse.


• Current NYS certification as a Nurse Practitioner (either Adult/Geriatric).


• Maintains a current collaborative practice agreement.


• Current National Certification (Highly Recommended)


• Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)