Physician Assistant

2020 Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital; United States; Vor Ort; USD 170.000 - 178.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is seeking a Surgical Physician Assistant to provide comprehensive medical services under supervision. Responsibilities include taking histories, performing exams, and assisting in operations.

The role supports a wide range of surgical activities and emergency care within the hospital, with essential qualifications including NYS PA licensure, ARC-PA accreditation, and NCCPA certification. The position is full-time and on-site at MVH.

Qualifikationen

• BS is required.
• MS preferred.
• NYS Physician’s Assistant Licensure required.
• Graduate of ARC-PA accredited PA program required.
• NCCPA certification required.
• BLS/ACLS per American Heart Association.
• Infection Control Certification.
• OHS Fit Test.
• OHS Annual Assessment.

Aufgaben

• Provide medical services under supervising physician.
• Obtain patient histories and perform physical examinations.
• Order/perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Develop and implement treatment plans.
• Assist at surgery and provide patient education.
• Emergency coverage within hospital settings as needed.

Kenntnisse

Surgical procedures support

Patient assessment

Emergency care

Sutures/first assist

Ausbildung

BS

MS

NYS PA Licensure

ARC-PA accredited PA program

NCCPA Certification

BLS/ACLS

Infection Control Certification

OHS Fit Test

OHS Annual Assessment

Jobbeschreibung

City/State: Mount Vernon, New York

Grant Funded: No

Department: MMV Department Of Surgery

Bargaining Unit: 1199

Work Shift: Day

Work Days: DAYS VARY

Scheduled Hours: 7 AM-3:30 PM

Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS

Hourly Rate: $83.74

For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

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Job Summary

The practice of a Surgical physician assistant shall include medical services within the education, training and experience of the physician assistant that are delegated by the supervising physician. Medical services rendered by Surgical physician assistants may include, but are not limited to, obtaining patient histories and performing physical examinations; ordering and/or performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; formulating a diagnosis; developing and implementing a treatment plan; monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions; assisting at surgery; offering counseling and education to meet patient needs; making appropriate referrals. Surgical Physician Assistants, in an emergency, shall be authorized to treat any medical disease and/or perform any medical and surgical procedures at the hospital for affiliates. An emergency, for these purposed, is defined as a situation in which any delay in administering treatment would result in serious harm to the patient or an immediate threat to life of the patient and that a qualified practitioner is not immediately available. The activities listed below may be performed in any setting authorized by the supervising physician, including but not limited to, clinics, hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, patient homes, nursing homes and other institution settings.

Essential Functions

• Abscess, Incision & Drainage
• Anesthesia, local
• Arterial Punctures
• Arterial Line, removal
• Bladder Irrigation
• Blood Products, administration
• Casts, applications & removal
• CVP Line, removal
• EKG Recording
• Enteral Feed Tubes, insertion and removal
• Foley Catheters, insertion and removal
• Immobilization, extremities
• Injections, Sub Q, IM intradermal
• Intravenous Medication, administration
• Lacerations, repair of
• Nail Trephining
• Nasogastric Tubes, insertion and removal
• Oropharyngeal Airway (current ACLS required)
• Pap Smear
• Skin Tests, administration of
• First Assist ion Operating Room
• Suction
• Surgical Dressings, application/removal
• Sutures and/or staple removal
• Venipuncture
• Wound Debridement

Qualifications

• BS Required
• MS Preferred
• NYS Physician’s Assistant Licensure Required
• Graduate of ARC-PA accredited PA Program Required
• NCCPA Certification Required
• BLS/ACLS American Heart Association
• Infection Control Certification
• OHS Fit Test
• OHS Annual Assessment

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital (MVH) is a 121-bed, community-based teaching hospital that has been serving the medical needs of the community and region since its founding in 1891. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital provides inpatient, critical care and ambulatory services. The Hospital is part of Montefiore Health System, a premier academic medical center and the University Hospital system for Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is a New York State-designated Stroke Center and HIV/AIDS Center, and it is home to the Beale Chronic Wound Treatment and Hyperbaric Center and the Montefiore School of Nursing.

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