Physician Assistant
Description:
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.
Responsibilities:
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
Qualifications/Requirements:
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