Full time Surgical Physician Assistant

Description

Position at Nuvance Health Med Practice PC

Full -time Surgical Physician Assistant Putnam Hospital Center

The Surgical PA Service at Putnam Center is seeking to add a board-certified full-time Physician Assistant to join its team. We are a hospital-based group that offers a supportive and team-based environment with exposure to multiple surgical subspecialties. Responsibilities currently include OR coverage with expected growth of floor rounds post-op management and discharge of patients. This position is a great opportunity for growth with a high volume of DaVinci Robotic Surgery cases.

OR First Assisting- PHC surgical PA coverage is primarily OR first assisting . Specialties include but are not limited to general surgery urology breast plastics and orthopedics.

Surgical PAs are available during the day for OR coverage with on-call night coverage and one on-call weekend per month currently for OR emergencies

Expectation of continued growth of the service to include floor rounding consults and admissions

There is cross- coverage between PHC Surgical PA Services and Vassar Brothers Surgical PA Services in a limited capacity

This position is for three 12-hour shifts per week with one required weekend shift per month. There is an extensive onboarding and training period as well as a supportive environment for collaboration and learning.

Qualifications

The qualified candidate will be a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program and be NCCPA certified as well as possess strong surgical and patient management experience

Candidates with at least one to three years of surgical experience and / or surgical residency trained candidates preferred but new graduates will be considered as will new nurse practitioners with RNF certification and surgical experience.

Highly competitive compensation package comprehensive benefits and generous allowances for CME and professional dues / expenses offered.

Putnam Hospital Center (PHC) in Carmel New York is a 165-bed community hospital. With a staff of more than 300 physicians PHC offers the highest quality medical surgical psychiatric oncology pediatric orthopedic obstetrical / gynecological and intensive care as well as 24-hour emergency services and home health care. Putnam Hospital Center is in a beautiful suburban location an hour north of New York City. The area enjoys a reputation for both excellent public and private schools and is an excellent place to raise a family. The region is a great choice for balancing work and quality of life.

PHC is also now part of Nuvance Health. Nuvance Health serves 1.5 million residents across New York and Connecticut and includes more than 2600 aligned physicians 12000 employees seven hospitals (Vassar Brothers Medical Center Putnam Hospital Northern Dutchess Hospital Sharon Hospital Danbury Hospital New Milford Hospital and Norwalk Hospital) a large network of primary care and specialty practices and multiple affiliated organizations.

For more information or to submit your CV please contact Jennifer Riccardi Physician Recruiter at emailprotected.

We are a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and therefore eligible employees may qualify for forgiveness of certain federal student loans under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Working Conditions :

Manual : significant manual skills / motor coord & finger dexterity

Occupational : Some occupational risk

Physical Effort : Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force

Physical Environment : Some exposure to dirt odors noise human waste etc.

Company : Nuvance Health Med Practice PC

Org Unit : 1406

Department : Surgical PA PHC

Exempt : Yes

Salary Range : $50.00 - $76.00 Hourly

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Hourly Salary Salary : 50 - 76