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Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Community Care Physicians

Nassau, NY
8 hours ago
$100,000 - $150,000

Job Description

Join Family Practice Averill Park as a part-time Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, where you'll provide essential medical care under physician supervision. With a flexible schedule of 28 hours per week, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on patient health while enjoying a supportive work environment and comprehensive benefits.

Key Responsibilities

  • Practice medicine with physician supervision including conducting examinations and writing prescriptions
  • Collaborate with physicians in managing acute and long-term medical needs of patients
  • Assess patient status by obtaining health history
  • Order/perform laboratory diagnostic and other screening tests
  • Treat illnesses, give injections, suture wounds
  • Monitor therapies and provide continuity of care
  • Counsel patient/family on preventive health care
  • Participate in peer reviews, chart reviews, staff education, clinical guideline development and other continuing education

Required Qualifications

  • License and active registration as a physician assistant or registered nurse/nurse practitioner in New York State
  • Bachelor's or equivalent degree in physician assistant studies (for Physician Assistant)
  • Current certification by National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (for Physician Assistant)
  • Successful completion of and graduation from a nurse practitioner education program acceptable to NYSED (for Nurse Practitioner)
  • Current certification as a nurse practitioner by AANPCB or ANCC (for Nurse Practitioner)
  • Current CPR certification

Preferred Qualifications

  • At least one year of experience as a physician assistant in ambulatory health care
  • Three years of professional nursing experience in an ambulatory setting (for Nurse Practitioner)
  • At least one year of experience as a nurse practitioner in ambulatory health care

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental, vision and life insurancesPaid holidaysPaid time offRetirement plan