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Recruitment/Posting Title
Physician Assistant – Surgical (Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery)
Job Category
Staff & Executive – Medical (Clinical) – Physician Assistant
Department
RHG-RWJ OHNS Clinic
Overview
New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Physician Assistant – Surgical for the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in the Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The Physician Assistant will participate in a collegial relationship with the physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals. Time will be spent working with facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons in a comprehensive academic reconstructive and cosmetic surgery practice. The physician assistant will collaborate with the physicians and all other providers within the department, see patient independently as requested, assist in procedures and surgery, and provide a high level of customer service. Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Demonstrate aptitude, curiosity, and drive to learn new skills and techniques in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- Provide care for all patient populations within a comprehensive academic reconstructive and cosmetic surgery practice, including patients seen in the facial feminization, cleft and craniofacial, and aesthetic/cosmetic facial plastic surgery clinics.
- Coordinate preoperative care of facial plastic surgical patients to ensure patients are ready for surgery. This includes ensuring completion of all needed preoperative or diagnostic tests, forms, and documents.
- Manage perioperative and postoperative care of facial plastic surgical patients as requested by the attending physicians. This may include patient phone calls, answering patient questions, coordination of clinical needs, and responding to inquiries from other members of the team.
- Provide surgical assistance in the operating room as requested by attending MD.
- Hold office hours, independently and with physicians, and perform clinical tasks including progress notes, orders, suture removal, dressing changes, and other care as needed.
Position Status
Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.
FLSA
Exempt
Grade
35S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary
109283.00
Annual Mid Range Salary
132134.00
Annual Maximum Salary
157610.00
Standard Hours
37.50
Union Description
HPAE 5094
Payroll Designation
PeopleSoft
Benefits
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment
Staff – 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility
ABP
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
- Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program.
Certifications/Licenses
- Certification from the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
- New Jersey License from the State Board of Medical Examiners Physician Advisory Committee.
- In the case of a new graduate, they may be considered under the condition that he/she successfully takes and passes the Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and the New Jersey License examination from the State Board of Medical Examiners—Physician Assistant Advisory Committee on the first available date following his/her graduation.
- BLS is required.
- All requirements must be met prior to employment with Rutgers University.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Physical Demands: Lifting up to 25 lbs, sitting, long periods of standing, bending, walking.
- Work Environment: Hospital setting and Outpatient Physician practice.
Special Conditions
- Consideration will also be given to applicants who have not yet obtained the required degree, licenses and certification. Documentation of the degree, licenses and certification must be provided prior to the commencement of employment.
Posting Details
Posting Number
24ST2645
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus
Downtown New Brunswick
City
New Brunswick
State
NJ
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization Requirements
Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.