General Physician Assistant-ELM

Elmhurst Hospital Center is seeking a highly motivated and skilled Physician Assistant (PA) to join our Interventional Radiology and Radiology team for the overnight shift. The PA will serve as a clinical coordinator for all radiology and interventional radiology patients presenting from the Emergency Department (ED) and inpatient services. Responsibilities include prioritizing patient care based on clinical urgency first-assisting in emergent IR procedures managing the IR consult line obtaining procedural consents performing patient assessments and supporting radiology-based patient care activities throughout the night.

Triage and prioritize radiology and interventional radiology patients from the ED and inpatient floors based on clinical urgency.

Act as first assist in all emergent on-call interventional radiology procedures.

Serve as the first point of contact for answering and triaging calls on the IR consult line.

Perform clinical assessments formulate differential diagnoses and develop treatment plans for radiology and IR patients.

Obtain informed consents for interventional radiology procedures ensuring patients (or their surrogates) fully understand the procedure risks and benefits.

Round on radiology and IR patients throughout the hospital providing ongoing care and addressing any urgent issues overnight.

Communicate and coordinate effectively with the on-call IR attendings radiologists ED physicians radiology staff (including administrators technologists and nurses) hospitalists and other consulting services.

Assist in documentation including history and physicals (H&Ps) progress notes procedural notes and discharge planning.

Ensure smooth and efficient patient throughput to and from the Radiology department during overnight hours.

Participate in quality improvement initiatives and departmental meetings as required.

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program with a Masters Degree.
• Current Physician Assistant license in New York State.
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required.
• Prior experience in interventional radiology emergency medicine surgery critical care or a similar high-acuity specialty preferred but not required. Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Familiarity with common IR procedures (e.g. drain placements line placements embolizations image-guided interventions).
• Experience with procedural consent discussions.
• Comfort with managing critically ill patients in a procedural environment.
• Proficiency with EMR systems (e.g. Epic).
• Intermediate level of MS Office Suite experience required.