SITE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

At this time client is NOT offering relocation or remote options for this position.

Our client is one of the oldest non-profit comprehensive healthcare organizations in the United States. They are a premier provider of home and community-based healthcare and services in the New York metropolitan area, serving all five boroughs of New York City, as well as Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Our client offers comprehensive healthcare and other services that enrich the lives of their participants and let them live safely at home and in their communities. As added participants benefit our client runs a program to offer All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). Each day, our client employees serve a richly diverse population of 3,300 participants, speaking 75 languages and dialects throughout our 14 facilities.

Client offers comprehensive and competitive employee benefits package with diverse and all-inclusive work environment

 JOB PURPOSE:

Under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer, the Site Physician Assistant is responsible for the professional, organizational, and administrative aspects of providing quality medical care to Diagnostic Treatment Centers (DTCs) patients.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Direct the medical care and treatment of patients and have primary medical responsibility in overseeing and supporting the care rendered by other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
• Supports the needs of all site patients including primary care and community-based membership.
• Identifies opportunities to improve the quality, cost, and utilization of care for the site participants.
• Carries a caseload of patients as the primary care provider and participates in direct medical care in the Diagnostic and Treatment Center.
• Demonstrates medical presence during the start of care events.
• Participates in multidisciplinary team activities, which may include case conferences, hospitalization reports, family, and team meetings.
• Develops and participates in the Utilization Review of medical services provided by the IDT/DTC.
• Develops and supervises the provision of ambulatory medical services.
• Serves as liaison as necessary with other medical institutions and develops relationships with subspecialists and community physicians for the purposes of semi-annual care planning.
• Facilitates medical education programs for staff, trainees, and students as opportunities arise.
• Conducts patient assessments, examinations, and treats patients in a variety of settings, i.e., Day Treatment Center (DTC) and patients home.
• Serves as a resource for all clinical staff practicing in the DTC (nurse practitioners, MAs, RNs).
• Provides in-service staff development and clinical teaching of trainees rotating through the Medical practice.
• Participates in developing preventive health screening, immunization programs, professional community outreach, quality assurance, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program.
• Licensed to practice medicine in NY

Licenses:

• Current NYS Physician Assistant License
• NY DEA registration
• NCCPA Board Certification
• Current BLS Certification

Experience:

• Spanish speaking preferred
• Residency in Internal Medicine or Family Practice, Fellowship, and experience in geriatrics preferred.
• Board certification in Internal Medicine or Family Practice.
• Diploma in Geriatric Medicine or equivalent experience.
• No malpractice or loss of license at the DTC.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  
  Location: Bronx and Amityville, Long Island
  Salary Range: $150-160k
  Weekly Hours: 40 Hours
  Schedule: Monday Friday 8:00 am 5:00 pm