About The Role

Bronx, New York Grant Funded

No Department

OBGYN - Mwh - PHYS ASSTS Bargaining Unit

1199 Work Shift

Day Work Days

ALTERNATE WORK SCHEDULE Scheduled Hours

6 AM-4:30 PM Scheduled Daily Hours

9.5 HOURS Hourly Rate

$75.62

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The Surgical Physician Assistant will provide medical services within the education, training, and experience of the surgical physician assistant that is delegated by the supervising Chief PA and Medical PA Director for Women’s Health OBGYN.

Medical services rendered by physician assistants may include, but are not limited to, obtaining patient histories and performing physical examinations; writing progress notes, procedure notes and monthly care plans, ordering and/or performing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; formulating a diagnosis; developing and implementing a treatment plan; monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions; offering counseling and education to meet patient needs; making appropriate referrals. Physician Assistants, in an emergency, shall be authorized to treat any medical disease and/or perform any medical and surgical procedures at the hospital for affiliates. An emergency, for these purposed, is defined as a situation in which any delay in administering treatment would result in serious harm to the patient or an immediate threat to life of the patient and that a qualified practitioner is not immediately available.

Job Responsibilities

Clinical Duties Including but not limited to

Abscess, Incision & Drainage, Anesthesia, local, Arterial Punctures, Arterial Line, removal, Bladder Irrigation

EKG Recording

Foley Catheters, insertion and removal
Injections, Sub Q, IM intradermal for minor ER surgery

Intravenous Medication Administration

Nasogastric Tubes, insertion and removal

First Assist in the Operating Room

Assist in preform D & C or D&E
Surgical Dressings, application/removal
Sutures and/or staple removal

Venipuncture

Wound Debridement

ER consult and floor consults
Admit patients, f/u patients in service and write daily progress notes
Order and interpret diagnostic labs and imaging
Preop and post-op care
Obtain informed consents as needed
Update Beta list
Prostaglandins insertion for medical termination
endometrial, cervical, vaginal and vulva biopsy
Accessing of port-a cath
Coordination of care at time of discharge for safe transfer to outpatient care

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree Required; Master’s Degree Preferred

One year of experience in OB/GYN highly Preferred

Graduate of an accredited Physician’s Assistant program
Registered as a Physician’s Assistant in New York State
NCCPA certified
BLS required

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center 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.