Surgical Physician Assistant

Montefiore New Rochelle; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY seeks a Surgical Physician Assistant for Women’s Health OB/GYN. The PA will provide medical services under supervision, take histories, perform exams, write notes, order and interpret tests, and contribute to treatment plans.

Responsibilities include assisting in the operating room and pre/post-op care, and coordinating care at discharge. Requires NY PA license, NCCPA, BLS, and OB/GYN experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical services within education and experience of the surgical physician assistant.
• Obtain patient histories and perform physical exams; write progress notes and care plans.
• Order/perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; formulate diagnoses and treatment plans.

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree (Preferred)

Job description

City/State: Bronx, New York Grant Funded: No Department: OBGYN - Mwh - PHYS ASSTS Bargaining Unit: 1199 Work Shift: Day Work Days: ALTERNATE WORK SCHEDULE Scheduled Hours: 6 AM-4:30 PM Scheduled Daily Hours: 9.5 HOURS Hourly Rate: $75.62 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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The Surgical Physician Assistant will provide medical services within the education, training, and experience of the surgical physician assistant that is delegated by the supervising Chief PA and Medical PA Director for Women's Health OBGYN.

Medical services rendered by physician assistants may include, but are not limited to, obtaining patient histories and performing physical examinations; writing progress notes, procedure notes and monthly care plans, ordering and/or performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; formulating a diagnosis; developing and implementing a treatment plan; monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions; offering counseling and education to meet patient needs; making appropriate referrals.

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.

Job Responsibilities

Abscess, Incision & Drainage, Anesthesia, local, Arterial Punctures, Arterial Line, removal, Bladder Irrigation EKG Recording Foley Catheters, insertion and removal Injections, Sub Q, IM intradermal for minor ER surgery Intravenous Medication Administration Nasogastric Tubes, insertion and removal First Assist in the Operating Room Assist in preform D & C or D&E Surgical Dressings, application/removal Sutures and/or staple removal Venipuncture Wound Debridement ER consult and floor consults Admit patients, f/u patients in service and write daily progress notes Order and interpret diagnostic labs and imaging Preop and post-op care Obtain informed consents as needed Update Beta list Prostaglandins insertion for medical termination endometrial, cervical, vaginal and vulva biopsy Accessing of port-a cath Coordination of care at time of discharge for safe transfer to outpatient care

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required; Master's Degree Preferred
• One year of experience in OB/GYN highly Preferred
• Graduate of an accredited Physician's Assistant program
• Registered as a Physician's Assistant in New York State
• NCCPA certified
• BLS required

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center 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.

Since its inception in 1884, Montefiore's mission has been to heal, to teach, to discover and advance the health of the communities we serve.

Montefiore's state-of-the-art facilities include the internationally-recognized Children's Hospital at Montefiore and our Notable Centers of Excellence - Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation.

Combined with a growing number of locations for primary and specialty care throughout the Bronx and Westchester County, Montefiore is the ideal organization to apply and hone your expertise.

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