What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Assistant position at Mount Sinai Medical Center?
Physician Assistant
(Orthopedics Department)
As Mount Sinai grows, so does our legacy of caring!
Located in the heart of Miami Beach, overlooking the breathtaking intracoastal waterway, Mount Sinai Medical Center is dedicated to providing exceptional health care to our diverse community enhanced through innovation, technology, teaching, and research.
Mount Sinai is South Florida's largest private independent not-for-profit hospital with 672 beds, and a tight-knit community of more than 4,000 employees.
We provide world-class care:
- Named one of America's 250 Best Hospitals for 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 by Healthgrades, positioning Mount Sinai among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for overall clinical excellence
- A pioneer in innovative medical research in areas such as cardiology, cancer, memory disorders and pulmonary diseases
- The most cardiac surgery procedures performed in South Florida over the past 10 years
- A new seven-story Surgical Tower with 154 all-private rooms and patient centered technology promotes an exceptional patient experience
Position Responsibilities:
- Under the supervision of a physician, provides direct diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive health care services to patients in an assigned area/service
- Contributes to physicians effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range patient care issues that must be addressed; providing information and commentary pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action; implementing physician directives
- Makes daily rounds of patients.
- Assesses response to medications, treatments, and interventions.
- Evaluates current status and complaints of patients.
- Consults with and transmits information to the Supervising Physician regarding the health status of the patient.
- Dictates or writes progress notes on patients seen as well as dictates discharge summaries.
- Provides information and education to patient and family regarding diagnostic studies, treatments, medications, and diet.
- Functions within the guidelines of the Physician Assistant Standards.
- Orders laboratory and diagnostics tests at request of the Supervising Physician.
- Orders referrals to consulting physicians at the request of the Supervising Physician.
- Administers and/or orders medications upon request of the Supervising Physician.
- Writes admission orders for patients being admitted to Mount Sinai Medical Center upon the request of the Supervising Physician.
Position Requirements:
- Experience working in Cardiology practice preferred but will consider new graduates
- ACLS and BLS Certification
- Physician Assistant FL License and Appropriate Certifications
- Graduate of an accredited school of Physician Assisting
- Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred
Benefits:
We believe in the physical and mental well-being of our employees and are committed to offering comprehensive benefits that fit their personal needs. Our robust employee benefits package includes:
- Health benefits
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability coverage
- Healthcare spending accounts
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- Wellness program