Cayuga Health Montour Falls , NY 14865
Posted 2 weeks ago
Emergency Medicine APP
Location
Facility: Schuyler Hospital
Address: 220 Steuben Street
Montour Falls, NY 14865
Opportunity Criteria
Specialty:Emergency Medicine
Loan Repayment: Not Specified
Salary Range:$111,609 to $162,307 / Year
Employment Type:Full Time
Bonus Offered:Negotiable Opportunity Details
This position will support Emergency Department at Schuyler Hospital in picturesque Montour Falls, New York. The purpose of the Advanced Provider is to assist the physicians of the practice with clinical activities, surgeries and other direct patient care including diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventative care. Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners work under the direct supervision of practice doctors.
Experience Required
All Shifts are 12 hour shifts 7:00 am
7:00 pm and 7:00 pm
7:00 am
One provider on staff per shift
Full time 11 shifts per month
Essential Job Functions:
Perform patient history and physical examinations
Diagnose, treat, and manage acute and chronic health problems
Order, and interpret laboratory and radiology tests
Prescribe medication, including controlled substances as delegated in collaborative practice agreement
Document assessment, management, and education clearly, concisely, and legibly within medical record
Demonstrate strong communication skills with patients and significant others to provide feedback regarding findings and treatment plans
Assess the patient and significant other's psychosocial, emotional, and environmental needs
Consult other health care team members in collaboration with physician to meet physician needs, while ensuring continuity of care
Provide phone triage to assess patient's needs and conditions and respond appropriately
Coordinate patient care activities with other members of the office, hospital, or community
Provide education to patients, families, and community groups.
Demonstrate compliance with documentation and coding requirements
Maintain and update skills and knowledge
Work with all members of the team to achieve patient centered care as well as quality care by using the best practice standards and case management
Contribute to scheduled team meetings to discuss/clarify roles, responsibility, processes, and patient issues
Provide care management by communicating with community agencies as appropriate
Participate in quality improvement activities and committees
Hospital rounds to support the needs of the practice
On-call duties including emergency call and telephone call, to support the needs of the practice
Knowledge, skills and abilities:
Must be able to exercise a high level of independent judgment
Exceptional service attitude and communication style
Maintains highest level of confidentiality
Excellent written and verbal skills
Demonstrates clinical competency as defined by organizational standards and protocol
BLS Certification
Maintain CME requirements
Professional appearance and demeanor
Education and Experience:
Current NYS license and board certification
Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Program
Current BLS Certification
Physical Requirements:
Working Environment:
Pleasant conditions: comfortable indoor climate with suitable equipment and tools to carry out the responsibilities of the job.
Persons in this job may be exposed to communicable disease through patient care and interaction.
Cayuga Health System - encompassing health care in the Finger Lakes with 2 hospitals, Cayuga Medical Center located in Ithaca and Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls.
As the parent company, Cayuga Health System looks at the bigger, regional picture and concentrates on ways in which its members can work cohesively and share services. The goals of the health system are to enhance quality of patient care, the health of the communities we serve, and the efficiency with which care is delivered.
Our communities offer state of the art medical treatment and facilities all in a picture postcard setting.
Cayuga Health System strongly believes in collaboration, outreach, education, and a productive exchange of ideas. Cayuga Health System is affiliated with 35 collaborations and partnerships, among them are:
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital
The Rochester Heart Institute, a Cleveland Clinic Heart Surgery Center
The University of Rochester
Syracuse University and University Hospital
Ithaca College
Tompkins Cortland Community College School of Nursing.
Schuyler County is home to many award winning wineries and beautiful Seneca Lake. Seneca Lake is the deepest of all the fingers lakes and is consider the lake trout capital of the world hosting the National Lake Trout Derby. While Schuyler County is also known for breathtaking waterfalls and parks it is also home to Watkins Glenn International, previously known for formula racing and currently one of the last road car courses left on the NASCAR circuit.
About Schuyler Hospital
As a healthcare professional, you are making an important choice about where to begin or take the next step in your career. By joining our dynamic team of dedicated medical staff, you will be able to achieve your career goals in a small, rural hospital that gives you a well-rounded experience in a warm, caring environment where you'll get to know and care for patients and their families.
Schuyler Hospital is the Schuyler County's largest employer, with 400 employees working in various departments in an array of professional, technical and support positions.
About the Area
Schuyler County is located in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York. The area is one of the most picturesque scenic landscapes in the United States with unmatched lakes, forests, and communities that date back to pre- revolutionary times. In fact, Schuyler County is named in honor of an American Revolutionary War General, Philip John Schuyler. General Schuyler was also a US Senator and a member of the 1775 Continental Congress.
Schuyler County is famous as the current and original home of the Watkins Glen International Raceway, the Watkins Glen State Park, and beautiful Seneca Lake with its surrounding wineries, as well as a growing number of breweries and distilleries. We have many places to hike and bike, and a number of festivals and special events. The area is a great place to visit, work, live, and raise a family. It is also an easy commute to larger metropolitan areas, and is surrounded by some of the finest private and state universities and colleges in the world.
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