| Job Summary: The Physician Assistant (PA) is responsible for practicing medicine with physician supervision including conducting examinations and writing prescriptions. Within physician-physician assistant relationship, PAs exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. May practice in several primary care areas including family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics/gynecology as well as surgery and surgical subspecialties. May include responsibility for education, research, and administrative services. Responsibilities: *Conducts physical examinations, assesses health status, orders and interprets tests, prescribes medications, and treats illnesses including giving injections and suturing wounds *Consults with physicians as needed and refers to physicians for more complicated medical cases or cases that are not a routine part of a PA's scope of work *Monitors therapies and provides continuity of care *Triages patient calls and evaluates patient problems, and responds to emergencies including use of CPR *Counsels patients and patient's family on preventive health care *Documents patient information and care in medical record and may maintain department statistical database for research purposes *Conducts follow-up examinations of patients *Documents patients charts and maintains detailed records of patient treatment *Performs related duties as assigned by the medical staff Qualifications/Requirements: Experience: *1-2 years of experience as a Physician Assistant, preferred *New graduates of an accredited Physician Assistant Program also considered
Education: *Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program, required Licenses / Certifications: *Current New York State Physician Assistant license, required *Current BLS and ACLS Certification, required Other: N/A
Special Requirements: N/A About Us: Bon Secours Charity Medical Group Bon Secours Charity Medical Group, part of Bon Secours Charity Health Systems (BSCHS), a regional network of more than 120 primary care physicians and specialists from a broad array of medical specialties. BSCHS, a member of WMCHealth Network, includes Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, NY and St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, NY. Benefits: We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that includes: - Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Flexible Savings Account
- Paid Time Off
- Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement
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