Physician Assistant (PA)- FlexStaff- NYC, Staten Island, Westchester

6 months experience, preferred. Open to per diem and/or long term contracts for assignments in the Western region: NYC, Staten Island, Westchester.

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.

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.

• Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete

• Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.

• 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.

• 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.

• Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for

• 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.