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About the Role

Provides comprehensive medical services to members of the family, regardless of age or sex, on a continuing basis.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical treatment and advice to patients of all age groups.
• Obtains medical histories, examines patients, orders, performs, and interprets appropriate laboratory and X-ray examinations, diagnoses medical conditions, and performs or orders necessary treatment.
• Examines patients, performs focused physical examinations, and compiles comprehensive medical data, including health history and physical examination findings.
• Orders or administers diagnostic tests, such as X-rays, electrocardiograms (ECGs), and laboratory tests, and interprets test results.
• Develops and implements patient care plans for identified medical conditions and documents clinical notes accordingly.
• Provides acute, subacute, and episodic care as needed.
• Instructs and counsels patients regarding existing diagnoses, compliance with prescribed therapeutic regimens, and family planning.
• Exercises independent professional judgment in providing medical services.
• Makes medical assessments, diagnoses conditions, and initiates treatment plans in accordance with established standards of care, including prescribing medications as permitted under applicable state laws.
• Provides emergency treatment, including basic life support, as appropriate and within the scope of practice.
• Recognizes mental deviations from normal functioning and initiates arrangements for the treatment of psychiatric and/or behavioral health problems.
• Participates in the development and implementation of protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Attends scheduled meetings and required organizational activities.
• Reviews Morris Heights Health Center email account daily and responds to communications in a timely manner.
• Arrives at the assigned work location prepared to begin work at the scheduled start time.

Requirements

• Graduate from an approved physician assistant program.
• Must possess a valid New York State medical license/registration.
• Must have current Infection Control certification from a New York State-approved provider.
• Must maintain a current DEA Certificate.
• Must be registered with I-STOP through the New York State Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP).
• Must maintain current CPR/BLS certification.

Skills

• Facilitates teamwork at all times, addresses issues and concerns with a positive problem-solving approach.
• Is approachable and cooperative.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas) scientific equation, graphs, musical notes, etc.) In its most difficult phases.
• Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret the most complex documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Write speeches and articles using original or innovation techniques or style.
• Make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, and/or broad of directors.
• Ability to speak additional languages, particularly Spanish preferred.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis.
• Regularly required to speak or hear.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel a mouse or keyboard, standard writing utensil; and reach with hands and arms.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job including close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Location

• Bronx, NY 10453

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Two or more years of experience as a practitioner is preferred.
• Experience with an EMR and its implementation is preferred.

Education Level

• Graduate from an approved physician assistant program.

Salary/Compensations

• $74.60 - $74.65 Hourly