Physician Assistant - Surgery

Position: Physician Assistant - Surgery (29074)
Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Physician Assistant - Surgery to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan. Metropolitan Hospital is a full-service community hospital that provides state-of-the-art care and leading-edge technology in a modern environment. We provide culturally sensitive care to patients from all five New York City boroughs in a welcoming and hospitable setting and utilizing the latest advances in medical science.

The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with New York Medical College to maintain its high healthcare delivery standards.

The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation's largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

Opportunity Details:

• Intake patient's medical history, evaluate, and physical examinations.
• Counsel on preventive healthcare, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret radiological and laboratory tests, and write prescriptions.
• Provide direct outpatient and inpatient care.
• Assist in surgery:
  Participate as assistant in both in-patient and out-patient surgeries and facilitate in the post-operative care regarding prescriptions and arranging follow up care.
• Participate in assigned medical adult and pediatric clinics as a healthcare provider/extender.
• Provide initial visit and revisit assessments and establish plan of care with patient.
• Admit and discharge patients to and from Surgery service.
• Participate 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.
• Participate in assigned on call coverage.
• Assist in departmental orientation and training of new hires and students.

• Current NYS registration as a Physician Assistant.
• Current certification issued by the NCCPA.
• Must be ACLS/BLS certified.

Wages and Benefits include:

Annual Base Salary: $131,127* - $174,836* based on 40-hour work week and years of State Licensure.

The annual total value of compensation package is estimated at $144,239** - $192,319**, which includes the baseline salary, 401(k) contribution, and other factors as set forth below:

• 401(k) Company Contribution (subject to IRS contribution limits):
  • Employees are immediately vested in a 3% company contribution of base earnings. No employee match is required.
  • After one year of service, employees receive an additional 7% company contribution of base earnings. No employee match is required.
• Annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) Reimbursement.
• Generous Annual Paid Time Off (PTO):
  Vacation, Sick, Holiday.
• Medical, Prescription, and Dental Coverage:
  Top-tier plans with employee contributions significantly below market rates.
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Coverage:
  Equal to 2x your salary (up to a maximum of $300,000) provided at no cost to you.
• Additional employee-paid Voluntary Life and AD&D coverage is available for you and your family.
• Medical Malpractice Coverage (equivalent to occurrence-based):
  Provided at no cost to the employee.
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• Pre-tax employee-paid contributions for commuting expenses.

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY) mission is to provide accountable, responsive, quality care with the highest degree of sensitivity to the needs of the diverse population that lives in our New York Community. PAGNY is one of the largest physician groups in the country and directly employs nearly 4,000 physicians and allied health professionals who provide services to NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal health care system…