Physician Assistant - Neurocritical Care
Physician Assistant - Neurocritical Care
Neurology | Full-Time Day Shift | 3 x 12-Hour Shifts
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
$75.68-$85.21/hour, depending on experience
This is not a general Physician Assistant position.
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is seeking a Physician Assistant with the clinical judgment, assessment skills, and composure to help manage critically ill neurological patients as part of our Neurocritical Care team.
Working alongside Neuro ICU physicians and a multidisciplinary team, you will help manage complex patients whose neurological status can change rapidly and where early recognition and decisive intervention matter.
What You'll Do
- Assess and manage critically ill neurological patients.
- Perform comprehensive neurological and physical examinations.
- Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic and laboratory studies.
- Recognize changes in patient status and initiate appropriate interventions.
- Collaborate with physicians on treatment plans and ongoing critical-care management.
- Assist with neurological emergencies outside the ICU and respond to inpatient code strokes.
Tagged as: physician assistant; neurocritical care; critical care
Requirements
What We're Looking For
Required:
- Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program
- Current New York State Physician Assistant license
- Current NCCPA certification
- Current BLS and ACLS
Strongly Preferred:
- Experience in Neurocritical Care, Neurosurgery, Neurology, Critical Care/ICU, Emergency Medicine, or another high-acuity inpatient environment
- Strong neurological assessment and clinical decision-making skills
- Ability to remain effective when a patient's condition changes rapidly
Schedule & Compensation
Full-Time Day Shift | 3 x 12-hour shifts
$75.68-$85.21/hour, depending on experience
If you're a PA who is comfortable managing high-acuity patients, recognizes the urgency of neurological changes, and wants to practice at a high clinical level, we want to hear from you.
Apply to join the Neurocritical Care team at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center.