Physician''S Assistant

Mount Sinai Medical Center, Queens, NY

(Full time)

Job Description:

Promotes and maintains health by providing medical services under the supervision of a physician.

*Contributes to physician's effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range patient care issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; implementing physician directives.

*Assesses patient health by interviewing patients; performing physical examinations; obtaining, updating, and studying medical histories

*Documents patient care services by charting inpatient and department records

*Determines abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests, such as x-rays, electrocardiograms, and laboratory studies; interpreting test results.

*Expediting discharges: IDP orders, discharge orders, and arranging follow-up for patients.

*Following up with consult recommendations.

*Notifying attending physicians of admissions to their services.

*Attending rounds

*Coverage of unstable patients

*Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans

*Compliance with core measures

*Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations

*Performs therapeutic procedures by administering injections and immunizations; suturing; managing wounds and infections

*Interdisciplinary rounds working with teams/case managers to improve patient safety and LOS

*Answering questions of nurses and families

*Maintains professional and technical knowledge.

Job Qualifications:

New York State P.A. Certification and current Registration
Bachelors Degree
Graduate of an accredited PA Program
Current Infection Control Certificate
Current National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

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( AllHealthcareJobs Job ID:601939 last updated on 11/21/2009)