Per Diem Physician Assoc-QHC/Day Shift-13340-004

• Mount Sinai Services is recruiting for a Physician Assistant in the division of Neonatology and Newborn services at NYC Health + Hospitals / Queens. The Physician Assistant in Neonatology will perform a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation under the general administration of the Director of Neonatology & Newborn Services. The Physician Assistant will also participate in performance improvement, research, educational activities. Responsibilities
• 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. Qualifications -Bachelors Degree, required. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, required. -Any prior experience in the NICU is preferred but not 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 Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification, required. -Current New York State Physician Assistant registration, with prescription privileges. Non-Bargaining Unit, A39Q - Pediatrics - QHC, Queens Hospital Center

Part time · Split Shift