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Rochester Regional Health Physician Assistant - Inpatient Chemical Dependency (Clifton Springs) in Clifton Springs, New York
Description
SUMMARY
The Physician Assistant in this role will work on the inpatient chemical dependency unit located at Clifton Springs Hospital. The Physician Assistant will be the primary addiction medicine and primary care support for the patients on the unit. This individual will work under the supervision of the unit Medical Director.
STATUS: Full-time
LOCATION: Clifton Springs Hospital
DEPARTMENT: Behavioral Health
SCHEDULE: Days Monday-Friday; No call requirements. Additional hours available on holidays and weekends for extra compensation
ATTRIBUTES
- Strong customer service and communication skills
- Compassionate, warm and patient focused
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action
- Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision
- Exceptional documentation skills and professional behavior
- Patient Care. Take complex medical histories on patients referred for consultation by academic and community physicians.
- Management & Development. Reach tentative diagnosis of medical, surgical and other conditions; develop treatment plans in conjunction with attending physician to provide optimal patient medical management; order consultations and interact with members of other specialty medical teams
- Patient Satisfaction. Interacts on a frequent, regular and daily basis with patients, family members, medical/social/public services support, regulatory agencies and/or payor agencies. Interaction and communication requires expressed empathy, understanding, problem-solving, education, information gathering, process influencing and counseling.
- Medication & Orders. Prescribe medication, write orders, perform procedures and respond to emergency and/or immediate condition changes of patients.
- Documentation. Obtain complete, detailed and accurate patient histories, review patient records, perform physical exams, record all pertinent data to develop comprehensive medical status, diagnosis and clinical treatment plan for all assigned patients.
EDUCATION:
- BS: Physician Assistant (Required)
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
- RPA - Registered Physician Assistant - New York State Education Department (NYSED)
- PA-C - Certified Physician Assistant - National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.
Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran
Minimum Salary: 100000.00 Maximum Salary: 150000.00 Salary Unit: Yearly