Nurse Practitioner Or Physician Assistant
Company: Northwell Health
Location: New York
Posted on: March 14, 2025
Job Description:
134908Job 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.Potential shifts
of 11a-7pm to cover some evening hours, potential Saturday
hoursCareer opportunity to support the expansion of the Pediatric
Surgery program with an experienced surgeon and build the service
in the Staten Island community.The NP or PA would see pediatric
patients ages 0-21 and work within an outpatient facility only (no
operating room) with pediatric general surgery/trauma, or elective
surgeries. This is an opportunity to support three Physicians and
work as the sole NP or PA within the practice.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
- Master's Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program and National
Board Certification in specialty area required.
- Current license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in New York
State, and current license to practice as a Registered Professional
Nurse in New York State, required.
- Has a collaborative practice agreement with designated
protocols filed with NYS Department of Education OR collaborative
relationship attestation as per the Nurse Practitioner
Modernization Act 2015.
- Current BLS certification, required.Or Physician
AssistantPerforms 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).
Keywords: Northwell Health, New York , Nurse Practitioner Or Physician Assistant , Healthcare , New York, New York
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