Physician Assistant - Neurology
7 days ago
New York
We are seeking a Neurology Physician Assistant for a 10-day locum tenens assignment in New York, beginning Jan 2, 2026. This hospital-based role supports a stroke center, with a flexible schedule of 12-hour day and night shifts based on patient and client needs. Candidates must be comfortable managing acute neurological emergencies and working collaboratively in a dynamic setting. Job Details • Location: New York, • Start Date: Jan 2, 2026, • LOA: 10 days, • Provider Type Needed: Neurology Physician Assistant, • Manage stroke patients and respond to stroke codes, • Provide care for acute neurological emergencies, • Administer IV medications, • Enter admission orders under supervising attending, • Advance care planning, including advance directives and health care proxy documentation, • Apply skin tests (e.g., PPD), • Perform arterial blood gas (ABG) determinations and arterial punctures, • Obtain blood cultures and perform phlebotomy, • Change surgical and non-surgical dressings, • Remove central venous pressure lines and drains, • Draw blood and conduct venipuncture, • Perform and interpret EKGs, • Insert and replace feeding tubes and Foley catheters, • Initiate consultation requests, CPR, and assist in codes, • Initiate intravenous infusions and insert venous lines, • Manage medication drips and handle medication ordering, renewal, and reconciliation, • Monitor vital signs, • Insert, interpret via X-ray, replace, and remove nasogastric tubes, • Obtain patient consent and order imaging studies (CT, MRI, carotid, ECHO, etc.), • Order routine laboratory work, • Manage pain and participate in treatment planning and interdisciplinary rounds, • Conduct history and physicals, pre-operative assessments, and provide pre- and post-operative instructions, • Educate patients, • Insert and remove staples and sutures (wound closure), • Write daily progress notes, discharge orders, and summaries, • Interpret head CT, MRI brain, MRA head, CTA head and neck, • Assess eligibility for thrombolytic therapy and administer Tenecteplase (TNK) as appropriate, • Perform bedside swallowing screens, • Active New York license required, • Must be comfortable with acute neurological emergencies, • Strong compensation, • Travel-related expenses covered, • A-rated medical malpractice insurance provided #LI-SC1