About this opportunity
Northwell Health lists this Physician Assistant - FlexStaff- Critical Care - Poughkeepsie, NY opportunity in city of poughkeepsie, New York. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
FlexStaff is seeking Physician Assistants (PA) or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) for Per Diem and weekend On Call positions for Acute Care Surgery, Surgical Intensive Care Unit in Dutchess County, NY.
Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow up, and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.
Responsibilities:
Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
Performs daily patient rounds.
Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
Interprets laboratory and test results.
Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts.
Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.
Performs related duties as required.
All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
Qualifications:
Bachelor Degree, required.
Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee 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.
Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required.
Current BLS certification, required.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
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