The mission of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West has been to offer high quality, expert care to all of our patients. One facet of our care is our Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) program which allows our patients to complete their intravenous antibiotics in the comfort of their own home while being monitored by us. We also provide seamless outpatient follow up for our General ID patients who are being discharged on oral antibiotics.

This position is responsible for the performance of increasingly independent and complex tasks of a routine and standardized nature. It will include direct diagnostic and therapeutic patient care under Physician supervision. The provider will perform outpatient consultations for General ID patients and patients who might benefit from enrollment in our OPAT program. The PA will also provide follow-ups for General ID/OPAT patients discharged from the hospital.

KEY FUNCTIONS

Conducts 5 clinic sessions per week at the Mount Sinai Morningside Multispecialty Clinic, which will include the care of patients on intravenous antibiotics as well as general ID consults.

Conducts one clinic session at the Mount Sinai Morningside FPA practice in conjunction with supervising physician that includes OPAT patient follow-up appointments as well as general ID consults.

Responsible for working the different infusion companies (including but not limited to Optioncare and Mount Sinai Home Infusion) to review patient labs and coordinate the initiation of outpatient antibiotic therapy.

One day per week, work with the inpatient consult teams at either Mount Sinai Morningside or Mount Sinai West (determined based on consult volume) to conduct inpatient ID consultations. This will help provide some continuity for the patients who are ultimately seen in our outpatient ID clinic.

Provides assessment, triage, and therapeutic management of patient/family needs throughout the disease process in conjunction with the supervising physician.

Acts under the authority and supervision of the attending physician and in accordance with regulations, hospital policy, protocols, and clinical pathways.

Obtains medical histories, performs physical examinations, orders labs and radiographic studies and reviews results. Formulates and manages patient treatment plans and outcomes.

Prescribes treatment and signs prescriptions in accordance with institution and state requirements.

Educates patient/family on care and resources.

Collaborates on research projects, when applicable.

Supports access to the OPAT program for patients discharged from the hospital services.

Performs outpatient consultations for patients whose primary teams would like for them to be enrolled in the OPAT program.

Performs follow-up visits for outpatients enrolled in OPAT with problems while on therapy, performs follow-up visits for patients completing OPAT.

Performs General Infectious Diseases outpatient consultations and follow ups.

Discusses/coordinates patient care with relevant specialists to ensure optimal outcomes.

EDUCATION

Required: Master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant (PA) program by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), except for Physician Assistants who graduated from a PA program prior to 2013.

EXPERIENCE

Preferred: Prior experience as Physician Assistant.

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION

Required: PA certification by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants. Licensed by New York State

MAY BE REQUIRED: Eligible to be granted limited prescriptive authority by the State of New York

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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Requisition ID : 3009513