Physician Assistant / Geriatrics / New York / Locum Tenens / Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Surgical Inpatient

Summary: An exempt position responsible for practicing medicine, including surgical services, and managing all aspects of in-patient medical care under the appropriate physician supervision as defined by New York State law. Within physician-physician assistant/nurse practitioner relationship, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners exercise autonomy in medical decision making a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services.

Job Responsibilities:

• Conducts physical exams, assesses health status, orders and interprets tests, prescibes medications, and treat illnesses.
• Consult with physicians as needed and refers to physicians for more complicated medical cases or cases that are not a routine part of a PA's Scope of Practice
• Round on surgical inpatients and facilitate the appropriate care
• Write notes and consultations on patients seen
• Attend Multi-disciplinary rounds
• Consult on surgical patients both on the floor and ER
• Work with nursing, care management, and other colleagues with a team approach and perspective
• May place and remove surgical drains
• Consult appropriate specialties as seen fit
• Monitors therapies and provides continuity of care
• Triage patient calls and evaluates patient's problems and concerns. Responds to emergencies including use of CPR
• Counsels patient/family on health care matters
• Documents patient information and care in the medical record, in a confidential manner, and may maintain departmental statistical database for research and quality purposes
• Familiar with anatomy, pharmacology, pathophysiology, clinical medicine and physical diagnosis
• Demonstrates skill in gathering and analyzing physiological, socioeconomic, and emotional patient data
• Demonstrates skill in accurately evaluating patient problems in person or via phone and providing appropriate advice, intervention, or referral
• Demonstrates ability to make responsible decisions within the scope of PA practice.
• Ability to assist in surgical procedures.
• Demonstrates ability to collaborate effectively with physicians
• Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively with all other disciplines in the medical arena
• Demonstrates ability to educate patients, families and staff in a user-friendly manner
• Demonstrates ability to demonstrate hand-eye coordination, full range of motion, and manual dexterity

Education, Training, Licensure and Experience Requirements

• Current New York State Licensed Physician Assistant
• Current National Certification (Highly Recommended)
• Current White Plains Hospital Physician Assistant Collaborative Practice Agreement
• Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Proficiency in all procedures, techniques and skills approved in the delineation of privileges

Or

• Masters Degree in Nursing from an accredited school.
• Current NYS license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse.
• Current NYS certification as a Nurse Practitioner (either Adult/Geriatric).
• Maintains a current collaborative practice agreement.
• Current National Certification (Highly Recommended)
• Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)