Essen Medical Associates·New York
The Physician Assistant provides comprehensive healthcare services under physician supervision, including examining patients and diagnosing medical conditions. They are responsible for ordering tests, prescribing therapy, and monitoring patient progress to facilitate recovery.
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 include: Provide healthcare services under supervision of a physician. Examine patients and record their medical histories. Conduct physicals and treat minor injuries (sutures, splints, etc) Order diagnostic tests, interpret results and diagnose medical conditions. Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval. Monitor responses to treatments and counsel patients. Assess patients’ health and their demands and aim to fulfill them as well as possible. Issue appropriate prescriptions and administer medicine. Inform physicians about any problems or discrepancies that might arise. Acquire and review patient histories identifying abnormal conditions. Monitor patients’ progress and keep records of treatments, surgeries or other medical events. Prepare patients for examinations and conduct routine procedures (measure blood pressure and temperature, administer injections etc) Provide therapeutic treatments (disinfecting wounds, stitching etc.) Collaborate effectively with team members of various specializations. Attend to emergencies.
Job Requirements: Master’s Degree required Active New York license as a Physician Assistant Currently New York Controlled Substance and Drug Enforcement Registration Master's degree Graduate of an approved PA Program and a post-graduate training program in surgery or at least one-year equivalent work experience Current Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) Emergency Medicine / Family Practice/Acute Care DOT, BLS, ACLS Preferred Bilingual a plus - Spanish Proven work experience as a physician assistant or nurse Knowledge of EMR Systems preferred Salary may reflect bonuses and incentives 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.
Candidates must hold a Master's degree from an approved PA program and maintain an active New York license and NCCPA certification. Experience in Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, or Acute Care is preferred along with BLS and ACLS certifications.
Market context
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