Clinical Coordinator III/ PA

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule: Mon - Fri (9am - 5pm)
• Salary Range: 130,000.00 - 160,000.00

Position Summary

The Clinical Coordinator III, Physician Assistant will function in the outpatient setting of the Thoracic Surgery Division. Collaborating with Thoracic Surgery/ Price Center multidisciplinary team to care for and manage pre-operative and post-operative patients.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates medical and surgical management of Thoracic surgery patients in the outpatient setting.
• Assisting Thoracic surgeons in the outpatient clinic to perform comprehensive history and physical exams, develop differential diagnoses, implement plan of care and document patient's response to care.
• Conduct pre-operative history and physical exams, as well as obtain surgical consents.
• Provide direct patient care by evaluating patients awaiting kidney transplant, as well as post kidney transplant recipients, and kidney donors.
• Collect, order and interpret lab work and diagnostic studies under agreed upon protocols.
• Order and obtain prior authorizations for medications.
• Ensure physicians meet meaningful use metrics.
• Develop practice protocols, standard of care, and patient education material for Thoracic surgical patients.
• In conjunction with the research team, monitor and provide care to patients participating in research studies, as needed.
• In partnership with Quality, Research and Education group, help develop and manage detail clinical databases to evaluate and improve patient outcomes.
• Attend professional meetings and conferences, maintain professional affiliations and enhances professional development to stay current with trends in health care administration.
• Support other functions as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum education:

• Physician Assistants: Advanced Degree from Accredited AMA CAHEA Approved Physician Assistant Program.

Minimum related experience:

• Requires bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus five years of related experience.

Minimum licensing requirements:

• Physician Assistant applicants must have a degree from an accredited; AMA CAHEA approved Physician Assistant Program, as well as be board certified.
• The Physician Assistant must have a current New York State Physician Assistant License.
• Current, or be eligible for, a DEA license for New York State.

Minimum certification requirements:

• BLS Certification.

Minimum computer skills:

• Intermediate MS Office skills.
• Must be able to successfully complete systems training requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS preferred.
• Master preferred.

Other Requirements

Qualifications for Candidates include but are not limited to the following:

• Ability to perform comprehensive history and physical examination.
• Ability to manage and coordinate a patient caseload.
• Work within a collaborative agreement/protocol 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

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