Company Overview
Rochester Regional Health, located in Rochester, NY, is a comprehensive health system serving Western New York, the Finger Lakes, St. Lawrence County, and surrounding areas. Our mission is to support our community’s health and well-being, helping individuals live fulfilling lives. We are committed to providing personalized care, focusing on the individual rather than just symptoms.
Serving a broad region of New York, we offer a wide range of healthcare services through 500+ locations. These include eight hospitals, over 300 primary and specialty care practices, rehabilitation centers, ambulatory campuses, senior services (including facilities and independent living), extensive behavioral health services, and ACM Global Laboratories, a leading provider of patient and clinical trial laboratory services. Our approach combines national-level expertise with a local, community-focused approach, grounded in a long history of providing care.
ATTRIBUTES
- Excellent customer service and leadership skills
- Patient focused, with demonstrated care and compassion
- Exceptional communication and documentation skills
- Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision
- Willingness to travel among WorkReady locations is highly preferred
Responsibilities
- Patient Care. Synthesize and interpret history, physical examination and diagnostic testing data; develop a diagnosis, initiate treatment and health maintenance plan; select and order appropriate diagnostic and health maintenance procedures; refer patients to collaborating physician, specialist and/or appropriate community services or agencies; prescribe medication, perform minor procedures and coordinate treatment
- Leadership. Provide health education, instruction, guidance and advisement to patients regarding medication and treatment; counsel family members and recommend community resources to meet patient and family needs
- Administrative Duties. Perform administrative functions to include completing insurance and when time permits, medical discharge documentation, providing guidance and teaching to ancillary personnel, communicating with and counseling family members, preparing daily billing sheets. Prepare complete chart entries on patient interactions, writing orders and recording progress notes
Education
BS: Physician Assistant (Required)
Licenses / Certifications
PA-C – Certified Physician Assistant – National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), RPA – Registered Physician Assistant – New York State Education Department (NYSED)
Physical Requirements
M – Medium Work – Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.
For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.
Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.