About this role
Department/Unit:
EmUrgent Care - SchenectadyWork Shift:
Per Diem (United States of America)Salary Range:
$0.00 - $0.00Salary range: $65/hr.Welcome to Albany Medical Center, providing excellent care to our community each day. We have an exciting opportunity for physician assistants and/or nurse practitioners to join our team.
An ideal candidate must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, both independently and on a team.
This is a per diem position with a minimum requirement of 18 hours per month. Our per diem staff can work at any of our 10 locations.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
Conduct patient assessments and complete physical examinations
Collect clinical data such as vitals, specimens, point of care testing
Conduct occupational medicine assessments
Complete accurate patient coding
Maintain accurate and detailed patient medical reports
Serve as the on-site leader for clinical staff
Requirements:
Registered Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner with valid New York license and registration
Valid and current DEA certification
Education Requirements:
Graduate of an approved Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner Program
NCCPA Registration
Applicable state licensure as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
Experience:
Minimum 2 years’ experience in an Emergency Room or Urgent Care setting; critical care experience preferred.
Well-developed interpersonal skills and critical judgment.
Able to respond to emergencies in a calm, reasoned manner.
Use of the scientific process and national standards of care as a framework for managing patient care.
Able to quickly master all aspects of a computerized medical recordkeeping and billing system.
Must project a professional image and earn the confidence of others. Must have excellent verbal and written skills and have experience in and a desire to deal professionally with the public. Good interpersonal and relationship-building skills are required.
Must be HIPAA compliant at all times.
Competitive Benefits and Perks:
Paid hands-on training
Opportunities for growth within the Albany Medical Center family
Located on main public transportation lines
Occurrence Based Malpractice Insurance
About Albany Med
Best of the Capital Region
Albany Med is at its best when our community needs us most. We’ve been voted Best Hospital in the Times Union’s annual readers’ poll for two consecutive years.
For more information about Albany Med, visit our website at amc.edu and interact with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!
Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Other facts
About Albany Medical Center
Albany Medical Center, northeastern New York’s only academic medical center, is one of the Capital Region’s largest private employers with more than 9,000 employees. Albany Medical Center provides the highest level of patient care across disciplines, while receiving regional, national, and international recognition for high standards in patient care, education, and biomedical research.
The 766-bed Albany Medical Center offers access to the latest medical services and technological innovations and includes one of the busiest emergency rooms and trauma centers in New York, a children’s hospital and dedicated pediatric emergency room, intensive care units for adults and children, and organ transplant services. Albany Medical College graduates more than 200 medical doctors each year, as well as PAs, CRNAs, biomedical scientists, and bioethicists. Albany Medical College operates a biomedical research enterprise and the region’s largest physician practice with more than 500 doctors.
Albany Medical Center, along with Albany Medical College, is a partner in the Albany Med Health System, the largest and only regionally governed, not-for-profit health system serving northeastern New York and western New England.
What you'll do
- The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant will conduct patient assessments, complete physical examinations, and collect clinical data. They will also serve as the on-site leader for clinical staff and maintain accurate patient medical reports.
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