CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: 109,200-156,500

Position Summary

The Clinical Coordinator III - Physician Assistant will support the Division of GI & Endocrine Surgery and performs history and physical examinations. Establishes a presumptive diagnosis and performs a general work-up including the ordering of appropriate laboratory studies. May assist medical staff with pre, intra- and post-operative surgical activities.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient health status by interview and chart review. Document patient care services by charting in patient’s and department records.
• Performs physical examinations and provides treatment. Recognizes and evaluates patients who require immediate attention and when necessary, initiates medical treatment without direct supervision.
• Determines abnormal conditions by administering or ordering diagnostic tests and laboratory studies; Follows-up on X-rays, CTs scans, MRIs, laboratory data.  Interprets and acts on diagnostic test results.
• Provides follow up care including prescribing or/and appropriate adjustment of medications to patients in accordance with stablished protocols.
• Pre-op work up, pre-op clearance and patient optimization prior to surgery. Basic knowledge of ECG, lab data and other diagnostic tests interpretation. 
• Postsurgical patient care including wound care and drain management.
• Develops and implements patient management plans, records procedures and visit notes. Accountable for outstanding patient continuity of care.
• Evidence of ability to maintain interpersonal relationships, communicate appropriately to others and work effectively and efficiently to solve problems.
• Able to work independently and make sound clinical decisions when appropriate.
• Participates in team meetings, symposiums and interdisciplinary weekly conferences to enhance patient care and outcomes.
• Preview new patients to assess multidisciplinary needs.
• Coordinates patient plan of care.  Reassesses and modifies plan of care as necessary to achieve surgical and health goals. Initiates referrals to specialty services and fosters continuity of care. Collaborates with other caregivers to ensure continuity of care for patients and attain the greatest efficacy in the use of hospital resources in managing patients.
• Be primary point of communication for patients, family members and referring doctors. Be able to keep supervising physician updated about patients’ status in a relevant and efficacious way.
• Must have excellent communication and written skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• Physician Assistants: Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited or New York State Education Department approved PA education program.
• 5 years of related experience required.
• Current NYS PA License and NCCPA Board Certification.
• NCCPA Board Certification
• BLS Certification
• DEA Certification

Other Requirements

• Ability to perform comprehensive history and physical examination.
• Ability to manage and coordinate a patient caseload.
• Work within a collaborative agreement/protocols with a physician and health care team.
• Demonstrate leadership ability to manage patients and interact effectively with peers and physicians.

• Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
• Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.