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.

-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

• 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.