Physician Assistant – Urology

Physician Assistant – Urology Department

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Overview
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is seeking a full-time Advanced Practice Provider (PA) to provide exceptional patient care in collaboration with associated medical teams and staffing.

Responsibilities
The Physician Assistant will be expected to:

• Perform a broad spectrum of care involving critical thinking, diagnosis, ordering of medications, and diagnostics.
• Work collaboratively with supervising physician(s) and care team in a timely manner, with respect, prioritizing patient-centered safety and quality.
• Participate in daily rounds with an attending physician, develop/implement clinical care plans for each patient based on their specific needs, and enter necessary orders.
• Provide consultation to nursing and ancillary medical teams and staff on patient condition and plan of care.
• Perform detailed physical exams.
• Perform bedside procedures within their scope of practice.
• Hold and/or participate in family meetings.
• Demonstrate accurate and timely documentation of detailed patient history and physical exams, consults, and daily progress notes.
• Assist patients and caregivers with educational needs, problem resolution, and health management across the continuum of care.
• Show competency and continued practice in privileges associated with the area of clinical care.
• Complete mandatory MediSys Health Network training as assigned.
• Adhere to clinical and institutional policy and procedure related to clinical practice and hospital/practice site operations.
• Treat all patients and co-workers with dignity and respect.

Tagged as: PA, urology