Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner – Medical Staff Services – Full Time, Nights

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.

Position Summary :

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner – Medical Staff Services – Full Time, Nights.

The Physician Assistant Service is dedicated to providing quality, professional, cost-effective health care to all patients at NYU Langone Hospital—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

Current BLS & ACLS documentation (From AHA only)

Current Pediatric Life Support (PALS) from AHA only.

Requires the psychomotor skills, including walking, to perform examinations and procedures.

The interpersonal and customer service skills necessary to communicate effectively with patients, their family members, physicians, nursing, and other Hospital personnel when exchanging patient status, care, and treatment information.

Requires the ability to recognize and address the psychosocial needs of patients and their families, and the ability and skills necessary to attend to special needs relating to the patient’s age and diagnosis.

The ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail for approximately seventy-five percent of work time for responsibilities such as providing patient care, operating and monitoring equipment, and recording data in patient charts.

The ability to walk and stand for approximately seventy-five percent of work time, and to lift, pull, push, and / or carry items such as equipment weighing up to twenty pounds or patients on stretchers for approximately twenty-five percent of work time when providing patient care.

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

Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

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.

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 $138,267.68 – 175,169.93 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.