Physician Assistant

This field-based position will cover the following locations: Northern Brooklyn, Lower Half of Manhattan and The New Jewish Home.

MJHS is a large not-for-profit health system in the Greater New York area. Our range of health services include home care, hospice and palliative care for adults and children, rehabilitation and nursing care at Menorah, and the research based MJHS Institute for Innovation and Palliative Care. We also offer Elderplan/HomeFirst: health plans for Medicare and dual-eligible individuals. As a not-for-profit organization, many of our programs and services are made possible through the generosity of grateful families, corporate donors and grants, as well as our own employees.

The Physician Assistant (PA) provider is an integral member of the palliative care consultation team at MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, collaborating with physicians, nurse practitioners, and interdisciplinary staff to provide expert symptom management, advance care planning, and hospice eligibility evaluations. The PA works in various settings, including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and the community, delivering patient-centered, goal-directed care for individuals with serious illness. The PA functions with clinical autonomy consistent with state licensure and organizational protocols, independently conducting comprehensive assessments, treatment planning, and follow-up care.

Initial patient encounters are performed in response to consultation requests, with ongoing visits as appropriate. The PA ensures care plans minimize illness burden and align with patients' goals and values. The role includes participating in on-call rotation, documentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, education, and quality improvement initiatives to support high-quality palliative care delivery.