Full Job Description
City/State:
Mt. Vernon, New York
Grant Funded:
No
Department:
MMV Department Of Surgery
Bargaining Unit:
1199
Work Shift:
Day
Work Days:
ROTATING SCHEDULE
Scheduled Hours:
7 AM-7:30 PM
Scheduled Daily Hours:
12.5 HOURS
Hourly Rate:
$80.52
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Position Summary:
The Critical Care PA will provide direct clinical services to critically ill patients with multi-organ or multi-system disease failure in adult surgical, and medical ICU’s. The PA will work an alternate rotating schedule of nights and weekends.
Responsibilities include:
- Documentation of patient health histories and complete physical examinations
- Formulate and implement treatment plan for acute illness management in collaboration with the supervising physician
- Assess patients’ change in status and institute appropriate interventions
- Initiate necessary emergency interventions to stabilize patients
- Provide family centered care, communicating with family regarding the changing health care needs of their family members
- Perform approved diagnostic therapeutic or diagnostic procedures based on the patient’s clinical status
Experience and Education:
- Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant school
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- Concentration in Critical Care/ Emergency Medicine and Master’s Degree preferred
- Registered as a Physician’s Assistant in New York
- NCCPA(certified) DEA license/CPR-BLS/NPI/NCC PA required.
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment with members of the healthcare team to provide comprehensive patient care
- Prior experience as a PA in Critical Care a plus
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.