Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner - Hospitalist - Full Time Days

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306‑bed medical center providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The facility includes the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion, a Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center, a Primary Stroke Center, and multiple outpatient sites such as a wound‑care center, hemodialysis center, and various primary‑care and specialty offices.

Position Summary

The Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner will join the Hospitalist team in Medical Staff Services on a full‑time, days schedule. The PA service is dedicated to delivering quality, professional, cost‑effective health care to all patients at NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk, practicing under the supervision of a licensed physician and performing a broad range of medical services.

Responsibilities

• Introduce/identify self as a physician assistant.
• Perform initial assessment, history, and physical examination.
• Order and interpret tests/results (lab, radiology, EKG, etc.) based on patient need.
• Document care in the chart in accordance with hospital policy and procedure.
• Formulate diagnoses.
• Formulate and implement a treatment plan.
• Consult with a physician when required based on the patient’s condition.
• Reassess patients.
• Order, apply, remove, and reapply restraints.
• Provide emergency medical care, including Code 64 management.
• Triages patients (ED only).
• Perform trauma assessment/reassessment (Trauma Team only).
• Legibly document all pertinent patient information in the chart, departmental forms, and any other hospital forms.
• Document patient or family education on the hospital education form.
• Ensure all orders and entries are dated and timed.
• Match level of documentation to severity of the situation.
• Document results of ordered tests.
• Complete procedure notes.
• Document follow‑up/consultation with physician.
• Sign, date, and time verbal/telephone orders by end of shift.
• Complete and submit billing forms (house only).
• Write and give discharge instructions (ED only).
• Explain procedures to patient/family.
• Use sterile technique.
• Perform procedures following accepted standards of care (IVs, Foley catheter, NGT, CVL removal, etc.).
• Suture using appropriate technique and suture selection.
• Splint (ED only).
• Assist in surgery (OR credentialed only).
• Perform CAT scan/MRI injections.
• Demonstrate positive service excellence, customer satisfaction, effective time management, communication skills, and problem‑solving abilities.
• Exhibit medical, technical, and personal skills to assess, reassess, and manage patients.
• Recognize limitations and seek help when needed.
• Maintain concentration and attention to detail.
• Work as a team member in a multidisciplinary manner.
• Maintain knowledge of current trends and techniques by reading journals, books, and attending seminars or conferences.
• Assist in inter‑ and intra‑departmental instruction.
• Abide by all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.
• Answer pages promptly (unless busy) using name and title (house only).
• Participate in performance assessment and improvement studies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of a PA program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC‑PA) or its predecessor.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• Current New York State license as a Registered Physician Assistant.
• Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association.
• Required licenses: Physician Assistant License – NYS, National Certified Physician Assistant, Basic Life Support certification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced Life Support certification (ACLS, PALS) through the American Heart Association, or Neonatal Resuscitation certification (NRP) through the American Academy of Pediatrics, as required based on selected privileges.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $138,710.13 – $152,318.13 annually. Actual compensation depends on experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The listed range does not include bonuses, incentive, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits.