Physician Assistant - Medicine (30359)
Summary
Provides direct patient care in a hospital setting, including exams, diagnostics, and procedures, under physician supervision in a large municipal healthcare system.
Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Physician Assistant - Medicine to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health. South Brooklyn Health is a redesigned health care campus featuring the new 11-floor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital which provides emergency care, modern labor and delivery suites, and state-of-the-art surgical services. The new Health & Wellness Institute offers outpatient services from primary and preventive care to specialty services for children and adults, all designed to keep our community healthy. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine to maintain its high standards of healthcare delivery.
The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff.
NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.
Opportunity Details:
- Obtain comprehensive medical histories, perform thorough physical examinations, and accurately document clinical findings.
- Order, perform, and interpret routine diagnostic tests, including laboratory studies, imaging, and EKGs.
- Monitor patient status, promptly communicate significant clinical changes and diagnostic results to the supervising physician.
- Perform common bedside procedures, including injections, intravenous line placement, nasogastric and urinary catheterization, and other approved clinical interventions.
- Conduct daily patient rounds, assess clinical progress, and document evaluations and treatment plans in the medical record.
- Coordinate patient care by consulting and referring to appropriate medical and surgical subspecialists, as needed.