Physician Assistant- Surgery /Urology

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, located in the Bronx, accommodates more than 325,000 outpatient visits, more than 100,000 emergency room visits and more than 20,000 inpatient admissions annually. The hospital is renowned for The Trauma Center, staffed to treat any traumatic injury or illness, the fully accredited Breast Health Center, and The Burn Center, with more than 40 years of work in burn care. The hospital also serves patients of many other needs. The hospital maintains an academic affiliation with Albert Einstein Medical College of Yeshiva University.

PAGNY has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and, in that spirit, actively encourages applications from groups underrepresented in healthcare.

Responsibilities:

The Urology Surgery department is currently recruiting for a full time provider.

• Intake patient’s medical history
• Diagnose and treat illnesses
• Orders and interprets tests
• Counsels on preventive healthcare
• Assists in surgery
• Writes prescriptions
• Provides direct outpatient and inpatient care under Attending supervision
• Participates as assistant in both in-patient and out-patient surgeries and facilitates in the post- operative care regarding prescriptions and arranging follow up care
• Participates in assigned medical adult and pediatric clinics as a healthcare provider/extender
• Responsible for medical evaluation and management according to accepted protocol
• Provides initial visits and revisit assessments
• Establishes plan of care with patient
• Utilizes medical/surgical consultation and/or referrals appropriately when needed and collaborates with other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive patient services
• Provides relevant health supervision and education
• Admits and discharges patients to and from Surgery service
• Evaluates, performs the history and physical examinations
• Orders and interprets radiological and laboratory tests
• Participates in daily rounds and note writing of all Surgery in-patients and consultations
• Consults and collaborates with other Medical/Surgical and Psychiatric services as necessary to optimize patient care within Surgery guidelines
• Participates in assigned on call coverage
• Thoroughly explains each procedure to patient
• Practices sterile technique to prevent cross contamination to patients and instruments and adheres to the hospital’s infection control guidelines

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree
• Physician Assistant certification/license
• Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant education program
• Current NYS registration as a Physician Assistant
• Current Certification issued by the NCCPA
• Must have proven ability to work in a team environment
• Must be ACLS/BLS certified
• Proof of Covid-19 vaccination required prior to hire