Physician Assistant (Pa) / Nurse Practitioner (Np) - Women's Surgical Program (Hereditary Brca Program)

Job Description

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

In this role, you will perform a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation of patients with genetic mutations, such as BRCA. These patients are at risk of breast and ovarian cancer and choose to undergo risk-reduction surgery, including mastectomy, breast reconstruction, and oophorectomy. This position is for Northwell Health's Katz Women's Surgical Center based out of Glen Cove Hospital. The provider in this role plays a crucial role in navigating and coordinating patients to the appropriate risk reduction surgical treatment plans. You would be responsible for educating your patients on why the surgeries are recommended, what to expect from surgeries and also be pro-active in the care the patients would need post-surgery. While the focus of the role is to navigate your patients, you will also have the opportunity to scrub in the OR as well. Finally, the provider can participate in performance improvement, research, and educational activities. This is an incredible opportunity to shape and influence a one-of-a-kind program in the region, while gaining professional satisfaction and development.

Job Responsibility

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.

• Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.

• Performs daily patient rounds.

• Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.

• Interprets laboratory and test results.

• Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.

• Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts.

• Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.

• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

• Navigates patient to appropriate discipline of specialty surgery. Explaining all details of surgery and preparing patient on what to expect.

• Supports patient pre and post operation, attending surgeries with patients at times.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree, required. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, required.

• Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA) by the New York State Department of Education, required.

• Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required.

• Current BLS certification, required.

OR

• Master's Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program and National Board Certification in specialty area required.

• Current license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in New York State, and current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State, required.

• Has a collaborative practice agreement with designated protocols filed with NYS Department of Education OR collaborative relationship attestation as per the Nurse Practitioner Modernization Act 2015.

• Current BLS certification, required.

• Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).