Pediatric Physician Assistant Hospitalist
Responsibilities
Complete comprehensive Histories & Physical examinations for all new admissions within 24 hours.
Actively co-manage new and existing medical concerns (e.g., metabolic changes, side effects, acute/chronic conditions) with the multidisciplinary team.
Place orders for diagnostic tests and lab work related to general medical health and review results in a timely manner.
Initiate, coordinate, and manage communication with internal and external pediatric medical specialists (e.g., Endocrinology, Neurology, Orthopedics).
Determine medical necessity for emergency transfers and coordinate with receiving ED providers.
Provide expert medical advice to the psychiatry team regarding the acceptance of complex referrals to the inpatient service.
Facilitate clear, structured, and comprehensive verbal sign-out of all active medical issues, follow-up items, and pending results to Pediatrics colleague(s) and the responsible treating psychiatric teams at the end of your shift.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with an active MA PA license
- Experience in pediatric hospitalist medicine
- Experience working with behaviorally and neurodevelopmentally complex children and adolescents
- Physician Assistant must live and remain within a 60 minute radius of the work site, to be available to commute for potential emergent situations when on service
Schedule
Schedule 7days on, 7 days off 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Overnight coverage is provided during service weeks via home call (telephone consultation).
Occasional in-person evaluation of patients may be required overnight in emergent situations.