• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35

Position Summary

Under the direction of a Supervising Physician, Chief Physician Assistant or Director, Physician Assistant Services performs history and physical examinations. Establishes a presumptive diagnosis and performs a general work-up including the ordering of appropriate laboratory studies. Under supervision, is responsible for the patient’s medical issues following the diagnosis. May assist medical staff with pre, intra- and post-operative surgical activities and research projects in assigned area.

Responsibilities

• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to
• Take, record and document patient history/encounter
• Confer w/ physicians about patient findings and potential diagnosis w/ established course of treatment; formulate and update patient care plans
• Review lab results, x-rays and MRI/CT results and communicate to physician and patient
  Provide diagnosis and treatment services to established and postoperative patients
• Administer therapeutic injections and perform minor procedures as needed
• Work closely and collaboratively with the team (office coordinator, nurse, resident, fellow) to provide high quality patient care; coordinate appointment and surgical scheduling templates w/ team
• Perform patient education duties (i.e. show surgical videos, provide brochures, direct patients to additional resources) and review pre-operative instructions to explain surgical process to surgical patients
• Ensure all necessary office notes, lab results and films are presented for residents and attending's review prior to surgery
• Triage telephone calls; Return patient phone messages at designated times throughout the day; document action taken in patient chart
• Telephone prescription requests to pharmacy; document action in patient chart and obtain physician signature of approval
• Oversee appointment bookings with appointment scheduling team and ensure emergency situations are scheduled appropriately; maintain timely flow of patients
• Complete clinical portions of disability and insurance forms
• Maintain surgical log
• Make rounds with or on behalf of physician
• Assist surgeon in operating room of the hospital and ambulatory surgery center including performing safety checks during patient positioning, mastering leg positioning, retractor placement, and facilitating surgical flow
• Film and edit surgical videos for teaching, talks, and resident education
• Work in collaboration with the Pediatric team
• Other related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus four years of related experience; Master's preferred.

• Must be a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program from a recognized college or university. Current New York Physician Assistant license. BLS and ACLS certification required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience relevant to the area of clinical practice preferred.
• Experience in Pediatric Spine Orthopedic Surgery

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.