Physician Assistant, Clinical Instructor, Surgery, Vascular

Location: Stony Brook, New York

Open Date: Apr 23, 2025

Deadline: May 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description:

The Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, at Stony Brook University, seeks a Physician Assistant. The PA will assist physicians in our clinics as needed, including History and Physical on patients, recording patient medical information into EMR, and writing progress notes. Coordinating pre-hospital evaluations for admissions and other aspects of hospital care with surgeons. Providing follow-up, post-operative/post-procedural care under the authority of the attending physician and coordinating discharge planning.

The selected candidate will be responsible for patient care and for teaching medical students, residents and fellows as well as students from other healthcare professions. This position serves as a health care professional who, under the direction and supervision of a licensed physician, provides health care to patients.

Job Duties & Essential Functions:

Take patient history, perform a physical examination, and make an assessment and diagnosis based on this information, as well as, initiate, review, and revise treatment plans and record and present data in a manner meaningful to the supervising physician.

Provide patient care services to the medical practice.

Assist physician with interventional treatments, respond to incoming phone messages from patients, and make callbacks to patients reporting response to attending physician.

Make referrals to other healthcare providers and/or consult the physician for further definitive therapy.

Perform physical examinations; identify health problems based on findings.

Order and evaluate appropriate non-invasive diagnostic tests and procedures.

Instruct and counsel patients on health care, health maintenance, medical problems, treatment plans, nutrition or other related issues as appropriate.

Perform all other duties as assigned by management.

Take an active role in the education of patients, students, and staff through information sharing and case management meetings and demonstrate an understanding and acceptance of hospital policies and procedures, follow infection control practices and procedures for the safety of patients and co-workers.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Physician Assistant: NYS license and certification as a Physician Assistant. Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher) from an accredited school of Physician Assistants. NCCPA certification, BLS certification, PALS certification, ACLS certification, and ATLS certification.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience working in a fast-paced medical practice. Ambulatory Experience. Experience with EMR. One (1) year of postgraduate experience in a vascular/endovascular surgery. Master's Degree (foreign equivalent or higher) from AMA-approved Physician Assistant program (PA only).

Application Instructions: To apply, visit .

For questions regarding this position, please contact Tracey Erickson at .

Special Notes:

Non-Tenure Track position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible.

Campus Description:

Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care. It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County. With 624 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center. Stony Brook Children's, with more than 180 pediatric specialists in 30 specialties, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region. In the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building, two floors are occupied by Stony Brook University Cancer Center's outpatient services, and four floors are devoted to cancer research. Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential core values at Stony Brook Medicine. We believe we do our best and most impactful work when we leverage our diverse, equitable and inclusive perspectives. We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

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Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

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