Job Description

Performs a variety of procedures for the pre-operative and post-operative care of surgical patients. Performs additional related duties.

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.

*ADA Essential Functions

Job Qualification

• Bachelors Degree, required.
• Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs (ARC-PA) program, required.
• Licensed Physician Assistant (LPA) 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).