Physician Assistant Position Available In Queens, New York

Job Description:

Physician Assistant to work for a rapidly growing Hospital inQueens. Qualified candidates MUST have a Bachelor’s degree,graduate of an Accredited Physician Assistant Program current

NCCPA, BLS

certification and 2 years of experience. Job DescriptionPerforms a variety of functions and technical procedures necessaryfor patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up,and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement,research, and educational activities. Job Responsibility Takesinitial patient histories and performs physical examinations.

Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and followsup to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.

Performs daily patient rounds. Writes orders for medications,laboratory work, and diagnostic tests. Interprets laboratory andtest results. Conference with attending physicians, residents,nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimumquality of patient care. Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries,prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts. Inform patientsof the necessary post-discharge care instructions. Performs relatedduties as required. All responsibilities noted here are consideredessential functions of the job under the Americans withDisabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but consideredrelated, are not essential functions. Job Qualification Bachelor’sDegree, required. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation ReviewCommittee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program,required. Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA)by the New York State Department of Education, required. CurrentNCCPA Certification from the National Commission on theCertification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required. CurrentBLS certification, required.