Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine

Overview Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Physician Assistant - Emergency Medicine to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and North Central Bronx . Jacobi Medical Center is a 457-bed, Level I Trauma Center and North Central Bronx Hospital (NCB) has 213 licensed beds. Jacobi and NCB remain leaders in emergency medicine, trauma surgery, burn care, pediatrics, primary care, and women’s health. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with Albert Einstein College of Medicine to maintain its high healthcare delivery standards. The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and have established the ICARE standards for all staff. NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States, dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. Opportunity Details Performing history and physical examinations. Ordering diagnostic tests based on assessments and laboratory procedures, common radiological studies, and EKG tracings. Developing treatment plans, prescribing drugs, and other therapies, as needed. Performing therapeutic procedures, including injections, nasogastric and urinary catheterization, and insertion of intravenous lines. Performs advanced therapeutic and diagnostic procedures which may include central venous catheterization, thoracentesis, paracentesis, lumbar puncture and arterial line placement after completing a process to determine competency. Consulting with supervising medical provider, when appropriate. Counseling patients and families regarding care, mental and physical health, and patient education. Works collaboratively with representatives from dietary, nursing, respiratory, social services, and other patient care/support service departments. Precept and evaluate physician assistant students rotating through the Emergency Department. #J-18808-Ljbffr