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Huntington, New York

Physician Assistant - Plastic Surgery, Full Time (Experience Preferred)

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$121k-$212k

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Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
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Job Description

Job Description

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.

Job Responsibility

* 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.

Job Qualification

* Bachelor’s 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).

Key Responsibilities

The Physician Assistant performs clinical procedures including patient assessments, physical examinations, and the development of treatment plans. They also conduct daily rounds, order diagnostic tests, and coordinate care with the medical team to ensure quality patient outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree and be a graduate of an ARC-PA accredited program. A current New York State Physician Assistant license, NCCPA certification, and BLS certification are required.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentTreatment planningMedication orderingDiagnostic test interpretationPatient educationDischarge planningClinical documentationPlastic surgeryCollaboration

Surgery — Physician Assistant Career Context

Northwell holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 464 active listings.

Of the 50 active Surgery listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 80% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$167k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $154k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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