Overview:
Essen Health Care is the largest privately held, multispecialty medical group in New York, providing high-quality, compassionate care to some of the state’s most vulnerable and underserved residents.
Founded in 1999, we’ve grown from a single primary care office into a network of 50+ locations offering urgent care, primary care and specialty services, from women’s health to endocrinology and psychiatry. We also provide nursing home support, care management, and in-home care through our Essen House Calls program. Guided by a Population Health model, our team of 500+ providers deliver care in-person, at home, or via telehealth, ensuring patients get the support they need when and where they need it.
We’re looking for talented, motivated individuals to join our growing team. Whether you’re a medical provider, administrator, or operations professional, there’s a career here for you. Join us in making a real difference in the health of our community.
Job Summary:
Job Summary: The Physician Assistant will support the doctors’ work and actively facilitate patients’ recovery. You will apply medical techniques and principles under the direction of a physician and you will deal with a diverse set of patients offering them care and encouragement.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include:
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Provide healthcare services under supervision of a physician.
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Examine patients and record their medical histories.
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Conduct physicals and treat minor injuries (sutures, splints, etc)
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Order diagnostic tests, interpret results and diagnose medical conditions.
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Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval.
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Monitor responses to treatments and counsel patients.
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Assess patients’ health and their demands and aim to fulfill them as well as possible.
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Issue appropriate prescriptions and administer medicine.
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Inform physicians about any problems or discrepancies that might arise.
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Acquire and review patient histories identifying abnormal conditions.
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Monitor patients’ progress and keep records of treatments, surgeries or other medical events.
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Prepare patients for examinations and conduct routine procedures (measure blood pressure and temperature, administer injections etc)
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Provide therapeutic treatments (disinfecting wounds, stitching etc.)
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Collaborate effectively with team members of various specializations.
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Attend to emergencies.
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Following patients to identify their response to procedures and determine an appropriate continued plan of care and medication management planning.
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Consenting patients for procedures they are going to have.
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Assisting with triaging patient referrals.
Qualifications:
Job Requirements:
- Master’s Degree required
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Active New York license as a Physician Assistant
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Currently New York Controlled Substance and Drug Enforcement Registration
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Master's degree
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Graduate of an approved PA Program and a post-graduate training program in surgery or at least one-year equivalent work experience
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Current Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
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Emergency Medicine / Family Practice/Acute Care
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DOT, BLS, ACLS Preferred
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Bilingual a plus - Spanish
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Proven work experience as a physician assistant or nurse
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Knowledge of EMR Systems preferred
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Essen Health care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.