Physician Assistant-QHC-13050-008

About the role

Serves as a licensed practitioner responsible for comprehensive health care services in a health care setting.

Ensures patient and family-centered quality care to improve outcomes and patient experience, adhering to applicable policies, rules, and standards.

Responsibilities

• Manages patient care as outlined in practice protocols.
• Participates in the planning, coordination, and evaluation of patient care for acute Stroke interventions.
• Obtains thorough histories and performs physical exams to assess patients' physical and psychosocial health status.
• Provides routine health care maintenance services to patients.
• Affixes medical diagnoses and records and documents necessary data for coordinated health care.
• Initiates referrals/consultations and collaborates with attending physicians.
• Promotes safe quality patient care through intra/interdepartmental cooperation and collaboration.
• Communicates patient's plan of care with appropriate disciplines.
• Participates in Stroke Teams and evaluates Team Performance and outcomes.
• Administers NIH stroke scales and sees stroke patients anywhere in the organization.
• Contributes to the success of the stroke center by participating in call schedules that include nights and weekends.
• Fulfills professional practice responsibilities including adherence to guidelines for antiplatelet meds, DVT prophylaxis, anticoagulation, lipid measurement, dysphagia screening, use of NIH Stroke Scale, stroke education, and referrals to rehabilitation.
• Trains professional nurses and other staff in areas related to the clinical requirements and educational efforts of the Stroke Center.
• Makes follow-up calls to patients and arranges appropriate outpatient follow-up.
• Initiates and participates in studies and research.
• Participates in hospital committees.
• Self-develops by evaluating own practice, maintaining clinical competency, and participating in health-related research projects and performance improvement studies.
• Helps ensure compliance with mandated parameters of care.
• Participates in achieving TJC Certification as a Primary Stroke Center.
• Champions patient-centered care and the culture of safety.
• Demonstrates fiscal responsibility in the use of resources in the provision of patient care.
• Facilitates system changes to support the use of evidence.
• Participates in peer review process.
• Participates in the achievement of Hospital’s Strategic Goals.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience as a licensed independent practitioner.
• Required current New York State registration as a licensed independent practitioner.
• Required certification by a national certifying body in her/his specialty area.