Lead Physician Assistant Critical Care

Overview

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:

Hours Vary

Scheduled Daily

Hours:

12.5 HOURS

Hourly Rate: $88.57

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 .

The critical care Lead PA will manage a staff of 6 FTEs responsible for 24/7 coverage of an adult medical/surgical ICU. The lead PA will work 2/3 clinical and 1/3 admin time. Work schedule will include days, nights and weekends.

• Recruitment and hiring
• Preparing work schedules
• Reporting payroll
• Assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures
• Assists with administrative issues
• Supervise and validate staff PA performance.

• 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

• Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant school
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Prior Experience in Critical Care required
• Registered as a Physician's Assistant in New York
• ACLS/BLS/Infection Control
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment with members of the healthcare team to provide comprehensive patient care

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.