Physician Assistant Critical Care

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:

$80.52

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Job Summary

The Critical Care PA will provide direct clinical services to critically ill patients with multi-organ or multi-system disease failure in adult surgical, and medical ICUs. The PA will work 50/50 days/nights and 2/4 weekends per schedule

Responsibilities include:

• 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

Experience and Education:

• Graduate from an accredited Physician Assistant school
• Bachelor’s Degree 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
• Prior experience as a PA in Critical Care a plus

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.