Surgery Physician Assistant - Per Diem

Job Summary: The Physician Assistant (PA) is responsible for practicing medicine with physician supervision including conducting examinations and writing prescriptions. Within physician-physician assistant relationship, PAs exercise autonomy in medical decision making and provide a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic services. May practice in several primary care areas including family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics/gynecology as well as surgery and surgical subspecialties. May include responsibility for education, research, and administrative services. Responsibilities: • Conducts physical examinations, assesses health status, orders and interprets tests, prescribes medications, and treats illnesses including giving injections and suturing wounds • Consults with physicians as needed and refers to physicians for more complicated medical cases or cases that are not a routine part of a PA's scope of work • Monitors therapies and provides continuity of care • Triages patient calls and evaluates patient problems, and responds to emergencies including use of CPR • Counsels patients and patient's family on preventive health care • Documents patient information and care in medical record and may maintain department statistical database for research purposes • Conducts follow-up examinations of patients • Documents patients charts and maintains detailed records of patient treatment • Performs related duties as assigned by the medical staff Qualifications/Requirements: Experience: • 1-2 years of experience as a Physician Assistant, preferred • New graduates of an accredited Physician Assistant Program also considered Education: • Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program, required Licenses / Certifications: • Current New York State Physician Assistant license, required • Current BLS and ACLS Certification, required Other: N/A Special Requirements: N/A

Created: 2026-03-04