Advanced Practice Registered Nurses / Physician Assistants
Internal Number: 34091
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Physician Assistant to join the Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (Urogynecology) at Westchester Medical Center in Hawthorne, New York. This is a unique position that would provide support for the providers in the division and work closely with our Urogyn service lines to easily co-manage urogyn patients. The role supports providers in both the office and hospital settings. The candidate will provide outpatient and inpatient care for Urogynecology patients, both autonomously and with direct supervision of an attending. The candidate will also provide assistance in hospital and office-based procedures. Specifically, the candidate will lead the conservative pelvic floor program. The candidate will be required to perform complex care coordination within the WMC Health Network, which will require travel as needed.
Responsibilities:
Provides direct patient care in outpatient settings including history and physical, teaching, counseling, follow up visits, perioperative care, and telehealth visits
Coordinate the conservative pelvic floor therapy program.
Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings both autonomously and under supervision of collaborative physician
Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures
Performs complete histories and physical examinations; Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests
Perform procedures autonomously, such as: Urodynamics, Pessary fitting and follow up, Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS), bladder instillations, Self-catheterization teaching, trigger point injections, voiding trials, endometrial biopsies
Provide care for walk-in/same day appointments and urgent post-operative care
Assists attending physicians in new patient intake and assessment, cystoscopy and bladder botox injections
Assist in result follow up and patient calls
Work alongside a team of attending physicians, residents, licensed practicing nurses and medical assistants
Order and interpret diagnostic testing according to protocols established by the department and in compliance with the NYS rules and regulations governing the performance of Physician Assistants
Other duties as assigned by Division leadership
Must be able to work various hours and cover various locations throughout the network based on business, practice and department needs.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Experience:
Preferred previous experience in Women's Health and Urogynecology, though new graduates encouraged to apply. This is an employed position in our academic group with comprehensive benefits, CME and malpractice coverage.
Education:
Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred. Successfully completed a graduate level physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation and Review Committee for Physician Assistants (ARC-PA)
Licenses / Certifications:
Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) must be obtained prior to first day of employment
Current valid license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA) by the state department of education is required
Current BLS certification is required
DEA License required
Other:
Candidate will be expected to complete specialized training within designated time period:
Must be able to travel to multiple locations throughout the network, required
Complete Laborie Hands on Urodynamic Course within 6 months of hire
Complete 2.5-Day Urodyamic Course in Year 2
Complete Biofeedback Certification International Alliance Certification in Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback/estim
Complete other trainings as needed to provide procedures and physician support.
WMCHealth is a 1,900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with ten hospitals on eight campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region’s only acute care children’s hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, a state of the art Telemedicine program, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley.
