Physician Assistant - Robotic Surgery

Company: Northwell Health
Location: New Hyde Park
Posted on: November 16, 2024

Job Description:

Job Description
This is a multi-specialty robotic surgery first assisting service. (Surg, Uro, GYN, ENT).
First assisting in robotic surgery only. Currently no weekends, nights or holidays.
Monday - Friday 7am to 5pm.
Four 10-hour shifts (4 days per week) with occasional three 12-hour shifts (3 days per week)
Da Vinci Xi experience required. We would consider training a candidate with strong OR skills and experience.
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.
Job Responsibility

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• 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
  
  
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  • 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).

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