Job Description

Job Description

Position Responsibilities :

• Coordinate patient care. Counsel patients about concerns under the direction of the supervising physician(s).
• Round on patients admitted to the hospital; review care plans with nursing staff as established by our physicians.
• Assist in the operating room. Vein Harvest experience required.
• Perform physical assessments on patients and complete patient histories.
• Complete discharge summaries.
• Order medications, treatments, labs, etc.
• Be available for call about patient conditions according to the pre-established schedule. Includes holiday responsibilities.
• Other duties as determined by the supervising physician(s).
  

Education and Skills Required:

• Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant (NCCPA).
• Current licensure with the state of New York as a physician assistant (PA).
• Completion of an accredited PA program.
• Master of Science in Physician Assistant related field
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
  

Focused, collaborative environment providing state-of-the-art Cardiothoracic Surgery services including:

• VA and VV ECMO, IABP and Impella VADS
• Growing TAVR and Minimally Invasive Valve Program
• On pump, Off Pump, Hybrid and MICS CABG program
• Comprehensive Minimally Invasive Thoracic and Foregut Surgery Program?

Position located at United Health Services Hospitals Wilson Square, Heart & Vascular Institute.

Salary Range: $165,500 - $193,100 Annually

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