What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Assistant position at Greenwich House?
TITLE: Physician Assistant
DEPARTMENT: MMTP
REPORTS TO: Medical Director
JOB LOCATION: 190 Mercer Street, 4th Floor, NY, NY 10012
FLSA: Exempt
AVAILABILITY: Monday – Friday, 6:15am-1:45pm
NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1
DATE PREPARED/REVISED: 03/21/23
DEPARTMENT HEAD APPROVAL: Laura Langner
Vaccination Requirement:
As of October 29, 2021, we are requiring all Greenwich House and Barrow Street Nursery School new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the start date.
About Greenwich House:
Founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness supports, education and personal enrichment, and skills building and cultural experiences.
Position Summary
Provide medical services and medication management for substance use disorders to patients under the direction of the Medical Director.
Primary Responsibilities
- Perform physical exams, diagnose substance use disorders, provide medications for opioid use disorder and hepatitis C
- Provide primary care services to a subset of patients
- Order and review laboratory tests
- Respond to medical emergencies
- Embrace and include harm reduction in treatment of patients as part of the spectrum of care for substance use disorders
Secondary responsibilities
- Identify problems and potential improvements in treatment process and enlist interest and support of other staff
- Consultation with program medical and treatment staff and external providers
Administrative Responsibilities
- Attend and participate in staff meetings
- Attend and participate in supervision
- Complete all documentation within an Electronic Health Record within designated time frames
- Meet productivity standards
- Maintain accordance with all regulations
- Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned by the direct supervisor
Qualifications
- New York State Certified Physician Assistant
- 1 year experience treating patients with substance use disorders preferred, on-site training in addiction medicine provided for highly qualified candidates
- Active DEA registration
- Enrollment in Medicaid and Medicare as a provider prior to start
- At the time of and throughout employment cannot be listed in any of the federal or state Medicaid/Medicare exclusion lists, and Statewide Central Registry for abuse and neglect.
- Microsoft Suite literate, EHR competent and able to function in a technology driven environment.
- Must be able to establish rapport with patients who have substance use disorders and other mental health conditions
- Must have clarity in oral and written communication when interacting with multidisciplinary treatment team and completing plans and case conference input
- Must be able to maintain the normal standard of ethics, conduct and organization policies in job related activities.
- Must be able to establish priorities and a course of action for handling multiple tasks.
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, a successful candidate must be able to perform satisfactorily each essential duty, to include climbing stairs, lifting 15 lbs and ability to respond to patient medical emergencies. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified candidates with disabilities to perform these duties.
Vaccination Requirement:
Greenwich House requires all new hires to be vaccinated and recommends all employees, interns, volunteers, and on-site contractors stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines (including booster shots).
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit https://www.greenwichhouse.org/about/