JOB DESCRIPTION

Under the supervision of the Director of Service, supervises Physician Associates and Senior Physician Associates in their delivery of clinical care. Under supervision of a licensed physician, performs duties of a Physician Associate including evaluation and treatment of patients having medical and/or surgical problems, or requiring obstetrical care. Teaches staff and students and performs quality assurance functions for the department. Performs supervisory functions including staff recruitment, scheduling, professional development, performance evaluations and participation in the disciplinary process.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Medical Responsibilities

-Coordinate overall patient care

• Individual patients

• Treatment protocols

• Patient transfer agreements

• Individual mid-level practitioner (MLP) practice patterns

• Ensure appropriate patient discharge instructions

• Maximize ability to deliver timely care

-Expedite patient flow from triage to admission/discharge/transfer

-Handle all patient complaints and document follow up

-Respond to all medical and allied staff complaints

-Coordinate involvement with related clinical services.

• Pathology/Laboratory

• Radiology

• Intensive Care Units and Telemetry

-To ensure there is appropriate level of MLP coverage to meet the clinical needs of the Department.

Clinical Responsibilities

-To work as a physician assistant in the ED.

-To work all tours, including weekends and public holidays.

-To be on administrative call.

Administrative Responsibilities:

-To work with and support the Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine in establishing and maintaining patient care policies and procedures and ensuring the ED conforms with the bylaws, rules and regulations of the Queens Hospital Center Medical staff and appropriate Federal, State and Local laws and regulations.

-To Chair, under the supervision and guidance of the Director, the Departmental Continuous Quality Improvement Committee.

-To develop and implement a process for the annual evaluation of emergency medicine nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

-To be aware at all times of the Departmental plans, ongoing issues and philosophy of management as set forth by the Director and to be able to articulate these positions clearly in the absence of the Director.

-To represent the Director of the Department and to act in his/her stead should he/she be unavailable.

-To represent the Department of the Emergency Medicine on at least one institution-wide committee at the discretion of the Director of the Department.

-To assess the overall status of the ED.

• Anticipate problems

• Respond to identified problems in a timely manner

• Monthly volume trends

• Payer mix

• Number of admissions

• Medical staff concerns

• Community board concerns

-To advise on drug, equipment and staffing needs.

-To be scheduled as an ED Administrator on call.

-Additional duties of the Supervising PA of the Department at QHC may be assigned by the Director as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

-Licensed as a physician assistant in the State of New York.

-At minimum, a Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies.

-Certification with the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

-Certification in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).

-Certification in Pediatric Life Support (PALS).

-A high level of interpersonal skills to allow effective communications with a wide variety of hospital personnel, physicians, MLPs and the general public.

-Hospital-based emergency medicine care and expertise.

-Documented interest and experience in emergency medicine education.

REQUIRED SKILLS

EPIC

Microsoft Office Suite

ABOUT US

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.

• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.

• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history!

“About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism.”

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Requisition ID : 3018083