Surgical Physician Assistant (JR229707)

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ViziRecruiter, LLC. is seeking a Surgical Physician Assistant located in New York, NY. This role involves providing comprehensive medical services as part of a healthcare team, including emergency and surgical procedures. Qualified candidates should hold a Bachelor's Degree in Physician Assistant Studies along with a valid NYS PA license and certification in BLS/ACLS.

The position requires skills in patient care and surgical assistance, with an emphasis on delivering quality healthcare in various settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Physician Assistant Studies required.
• NYS PA license & registration required.
• BLS/ACLS certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Render medical services including physical examinations and procedures.
• Assist in surgical operations and offer patient education.
• Manage emergency scenarios by administering timely treatment.

Skills

Medical services

Patient care

Surgical assistance

Emergency response

Education

Bachelor Degree in Physician Assistant Studies

NYS PA license & registration

Job description

Introduction

To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.

To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates, please click here.

Overview

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.

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.

To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates, please click here.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Physician Assistant Studies required
• NYS PA license & registration
• Physician’s Assistant program Preferred
• OHS Fit Test
• OHS Annual Assessment
• NYS PA license & registration required.
• BLS/ACLS required.
• Infection control/child abuse required.
• NCCPA required.
• NPI required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.