Per Diem Physician Assoc-QHC/Day Shift-13400-030

NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens formerly known as Queens Hospital Center (QHC), affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, is seeking full time and sessional Physician Assistants to join our Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Service in the Department of Psychiatry. Shifts are for days, nights and weekends. Prior experience in Psychiatry a plus but training available for candidates who require refresher in Psychiatry.

QHC serves a multi-cultural population of adults, children and families. The Behavioral Health Program provides a full continuum of care including services in Ambulatory Adult and Child Mental Health programs, on-site school programs, Adult Partial Hospital Program, Chemical Dependency Program, Inpatient Units, Psychiatric Emergency Room, Mobile Crisis Unit, ACT teams and consultative services in other areas of the hospital center.  

This is an excellent opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team working with a diverse patient population. QHC offers a collegial environment and competitive salary and benefits. 

Under the general supervision of an appropriately licensed and Board Certified Physician:

1. Performs complete patient histories and psychiatric examinations; orders laboratory tests and x-rays; performs and/or interprets laboratory and test results; and initiates treatment.  Writes appropriately authorized prescriptions including controlled substances.  May respond to initial requests for service-specific consultation as per the department scope of practice.

2. May initiate or participate in initial management and stabilization of patients or other medical emergencies.

3. Confers with attending physicians, nursing staff, etc., to ensure delivery of optimum quality of patient care. Confers regularly with Supervising Physician and/or Physician Assistant and co-workers to keep them apprised of clinical developments, patient concerns, etc.

4. Performs other duties pursuant to clinical responsibility, such as arranging follow-up for patients, Informs patients of necessary post-discharge instructions as required. Makes appropriate entries in patients charts.

5. Completes and documents participation in continuing medical education   required of Physician Assistants in order to meet requirements for certification, including assigned lectures and conferences.

6. Performs related duties as required professionally or at the request of the Supervising Physician, Director of Service and/or Supervising Physician Assistant.

-Bachelor of Science or Master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies required.

-Must have licensure issued by NYS.

-Certification by NCCPA and BLS in some areas of patient care. DEA required.

-Intermediate computer skills in Word. EPIC knowledge helpful.  

-Excellent written and oral communication

-High level of analytical ability.

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:  

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization.  We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

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