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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center—one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades—is a 384-bed, not-for-profit, fully accredited community teaching hospital serving Queens since 1891, where we started in just a four-bedroom house. Today, we deliver nationally recognized care in cardiology, stroke, oncology, imaging, and emergency medicine, and are New York State’s only Primary Heart Attack Center and the first Comprehensive Stroke Center.

With an expanded Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Emergency Department, modern maternity services, and over 120,000 ER visits annually, we offer dynamic opportunities for professional growth, impact and clinical excellence. Through our affiliation with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the upcoming opening of our newly built, state-of-the-art Cancer Center, we continue to expand access to world-class care.

As a safety-net hospital, filling a void for the people in the community, we proudly serve all patients regardless of ability to pay. Join us during this exciting period of growth and help shape the future of healthcare.

Mission: To serve our patients and the community in a way that is second to none. 

Vision: To be the premier integrated healthcare delivery system by providing the highest quality, most cost-effective service, which is accessible and sensitive to all.

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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center located in Queens, New York is currently seeking experienced Physician Assistants with prior Family Medicine experience for immediate full-time 3/12.5- day shifts. Every other weekend required. 

 

DUTIES:

As a Physician Assistant in our Internal Medicine Department, you will have the opportunity to manage all aspects of care, and discharge responsibilities. Performs a variety of patient care functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation.

 

Additional responsibilities will include:

  • Taking initial patient histories and performing physical examinations.
  • Evaluating, diagnosing, developing, and managing treatment plans.
  • Ordering and interpreting lab tests
  • Counseling patients
  • Performing various medical procedures and assisting in surgical operations.
  • Conferring with attending physicians, residents, and other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
Requirements

REQUIREMENT

  • Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs (ARC-PA) program, required.
  • Licensed Physician Assistant by the New York State Department of Education is required.
  • Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), is required.
  • Current BLS and ACLS certifications are required.
  • Minimum of 1-year inpatient hospital experience in internal medicine strongly desired.
  • Epic Software experience preferred.
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