Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Hospitalist - Full Time Days

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center, providing care to residents of eastern Long Island.

The hospital facility is home to the Knapp Cardiac Care Center—an advanced heart disease diagnostic and treatment facility—as well as a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services including women's imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery.

Our Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center delivers comprehensive and specialized care for patients with traumatic injuries.

The Stroke Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Primary Stroke Center, with expert neurologists available to provide treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Additionally, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk has multiple outpatient sites, including an outpatient wound care center, a hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices.

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Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Medical Staff Services - - 12 hour shift; 3 days a week.

In this role, the successful candidate The Physician Assistant Service is dedicated to providing quality, professional, cost-effective health care to all patients at NYULH - Suffolk.

Physician assistants (PA) practice medicine under the supervision of a licensed physician fulfilling a broad range of medical services that would otherwise be provided by the physician.

The PA shall be permitted to provide any service within his/her scope of training/skills delegated by the supervising physician or the patients physician that has been approved by the Credentials Committee and is within the scope of practice of the physician.

PAs provide care for in- and outpatients primarily in-house including, the Emergency Department, Pre-Admission Testing, the operating room, Employee Health, Psych Care, including pediatrics.

Job Responsibilities

• Introduces/identifies self as a physician assistant
• Performs initial assessment/history and physical examination
• Orders and interprets tests/results(lab, radiol., ekg, etc.)based on patient need
• Documents care in the chart in accordance with Hospital policy & procedure
• Formulates diagnoses
• Formulates and implements treatment plan
• Consults with physician when required based on patient's condition
• Reassesses patients
• Orders, applies, removes, reapplies restraints
• Provides emergency medical care including Code 64 management
• Triages patients--ED only
• Performs Trauma assessment/reassessment (Trauma Team only)
• Legibly documents in patient chart, departmental forms, and any other Hospital forms all pertinent patient information following departmental and Hospital policies.
• Documents any patient or family education on the Hospital patient and family education form.
• All orders and entries dated and timed
• Level of documentation matches severity of situation
• Results of tests ordered documented
• Procedure notes completed
• Follow-up/consultation with physician documented
• Verbal/telephone orders signed, dated, and timed by end of shift
• Billing forms completed fully and submitted--house only
• Discharge instructions written and given-ED only
• Explains procedure to patient/family
• Uses sterile technique
• Performs procedures following accepted standards of care--IVs, foley cath, NGT, CVL removal, etc.
• Suturing-technique, suture selection, etc.
• Splinting-technique-ED only
• Assists in surgery-technique-OR credentialled only
• Performs CAT scan/MRI injections
• Demonstrates positive Service Excellence/customer satisfaction, positive attitude towards change, effective time management, positive communication skills, the ability to constructively give and accept feedback, and solid problem solving skills
• Demonstrates the medical, technical, and personal skills to assess, reassess, & manage patients
• Knows one's limitations and seeks help if needed
• Demonstrates the ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail
• Works as team member in multidisciplinary manner
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and techniques in the field by reading appropriate journals, books and other literature and attending related seminars, conferences and the like. Assists in inter-and intra-departmental instruction.
• Abides by all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations
• Answers pages immediately (unless busy) using name and title-house only
• Participates in performance assessment and improvement studies

Minimum Qualifications

To qualify you must have a Graduate of a PA program accredited by The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, or its predecessor.

• Current NCCPA certification
• Current New York State license as Registered Physician Assistant
• Basic Life Support Certification through the American Heart Association..

Required Licenses: Physician Assistant Lic-NYS, Ntl Com Cert Physician Asst, Basic Life Support Cert

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced Life Support certification (ACLS, PALS) through the American Heart Association or Neonatal Resuscitation certification (NRP) through the American Academy of Pediatrics may be required based on your selected privileges.

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents.

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is an equal opportunity employer and committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. We require applications to be completed online.

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NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $138,710.13 - $152,318.13 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

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