Physician Assistant (Operating Room), Clinical Instructor, Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery

Description

The Physician Assistant will work with Physicians and Nurses in the practice to provide medical treatment plans for Cardiothoracic patients in the hospital and impatient setting; will collaborate with nurse managers, clinical nurses, discharge team, and medical staff to plan, implement and evaluate pertinent change in practice and health care delivery; will facilitate patient movement through the system and efficient use of resources through interdepartmental collaboration; will write orders which are in accord with current guidelines.  This position will include variable shifts including on-call Nights, Holidays and Weekend shifts on a rotating basis.  This position is mainly for a candidate working full time in operating room assisting with Cardiac Surgery.  The candidate will assist in CABG and perform endoscopic vein harvesting; valve surgery including minimally invasive, TAVRs, thoracic, esophageal surgery; and assist in any other cardiac procedures.  Additionally, provide post-operative care and preoperative assessments.  Candidate should have minimum 2 years of experience as an OR Physician Assistant. Cardiothoracic surgery experience preferred but will consider candidates with non-CT surgery OR experience.

Job Duties & Essential Functions:

• Take patient history, perform a physical examination and make an assessment and diagnosis based on this information, as well as, initiate, review and revise treatment plans and record and present data in a manner meaningful to the supervising physician.
• Provide patient care services to the medical practice as well as Critical care if needed.
• Assist physician with interventional treatments, respond to incoming phone messages from patient and make call backs to patient reporting response to attending physician.
• Make referrals to other healthcare providers and/or consult the physician for further definitive therapy.
• Perform Physical examinations; identify health problems based on findings.
• Order and evaluate appropriate non-invasive diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Instruct and counsel patients on health care, health maintenance, medical problems, treatment plans, nutrition or other related issues as appropriate.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
NYS Physician Assistant license. NCCPA certification as a Physician Assistant. Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher) from an accredited school of Physician Assistants. Experience working as an Operating Room Physician Assistant

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience working in a fast-paced medical practice. Experience with EMR. Excellent communication skills. Cardiothoracic surgery experience is preferred but will consider candidates with non-CT surgery OR experience. 

Application Instructions

All application materials must be submitted online.  Please use the Apply Now button to begin your application.  For technical support, please visit Interfolio's Support Site (https://support.interfolio.com/) or reach out to their Scholar Service Team at help@interfolio.com or (877) 997-8807.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Tracey Erickson at 631-638-2326

Special Notes
Non-Tenure Track position.  FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

Anticipated Start Date:  As soon as possible.

Campus Description
Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives:  education, research and patient care.  It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools -- Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare -- as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County.  With 624 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center.  Stony Brook Children's, with more than 180 pediatric specialists in 30 specialties, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region. In the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building, two floors are occupied by Stony Brook University Cancer Center’s outpatient ser