Full Job Description
Main Function:
Diagnose illness and physical conditions and may perform corrective measures within her/his specialty area of practice in collaboration and under direction of the surgeon within the practice and practice protocol. Additionally will assist with chart review and quality measures to assure the quality and efficacy of the practice.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Performing comprehensive and problem focused histories and physical examinations, interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests.
2. Formulate a differential diagnosis establish and a working diagnosis. Develop a treatment plan for neurosurgical conditions within the scope of practice and in conjunction with the neurosurgeon. Implement therapeutic intervention for specific conditions were appropriate.
3. Exercise judgment on conditions requiring consultation, referral, or evaluation by the supervising neurosurgeon or other healthcare professionals.
4. Evaluate and clarify clinical conditions, formulate an implement a treatment and therapeutic plan for hospitalized patients, discharge planning, dictate discharge summaries.
5. See all new office patients and complete a thorough history and physical examination that is problem oriented for neurosurgical conditions.
6. Evaluate postoperative patients and routine follow up visits. Be available to see those patients that require a same day office visits.
7. Assist with phone calls from patients, handle prescription refills, review radiographic reports laboratory reports for abnormalities, suture removals.
8. Review x rays MRIs CT scan’s of hospitalized patients and office patients with the attending neurosurgeon.
9. Obtain informed consent as needed for surgeries, studies and procedures.
10. Provide education, instruction and counseling to patients, families and groups of individuals. Including physician, professional and community groups.
11. Maintain appropriate billing information and monitor adequate completion of patient note.
12. Coordinate care with patient primary physician and other agencies as necessary.
13. Document appropriately and accurately in a timely fashion the patient interaction, care and treatment of patient.
14. Assist in quality monitoring reviews for the practice. Including coordination of M&M with residents and fellows. Assist with NYPORT reviews and QA reporting to hospital as identified.
15. Perform chart reviews to assure quality of documentation.
1. Recommend practice procedural changes in coordination with Clinical Operations manager, Site Manager and Administration.
2. Follow-up with PMD’s rehab MD’s weekly for coordination of care.
3. Other duties as requested.
Qualifications:
1. Graduation from accredited PA program
2. Registration and current license as a PA
3. Willingness to participate as a team member
4. Excellent communication organization skills
5. Ability to travel if necessary
6. Ability to use wide range of computer programs including EMR, preferably Medent.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $85,000.00 – $110,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Neurosurgery
Education:
- Bachelor’s (Required)
Experience:
- EMR systems: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- Physician Assistant License (Required)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Required)
Work Location: In person
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